Louise Emanuel
Academic Director - Carmarthen Business School
Background
Dr Louise Emanuel has over 30 years professional and teaching experience which has focused on the concern for places, their historical development, and the way in which individuals and communities engage with the places they live in, work in, learn in and visit.
After graduating in Geography from the University of Oxford, Louise studied an MSc in Regional Development at Cardiff University. Her interest in ‘place’ subsequently led her to research the relationship between place perceptions and economic development for her PhD. In addition to her academic work, Louise has worked in planning and community development and has also developed and project managed several EU funded projects.
Louise has been a Commissioner for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales since 2017.
Specialist Subjects
- Sustainable Business
- Place Based Regeneration
- Sense of Place
- Regional Development
Professional and/or Research Experience
Throughout her time working in Higher Education, Louise has taught on a range of programmes from undergraduate through to doctoral level, which have primarily focused on heritage tourism, sustainable business, economic development and research methods. During her career she has developed and managed both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and has also led on the development of several international projects which have focused on learning and community engagement.
Since 2019 Louise has been Academic Director for Carmarthen Business School, which has a diverse portfolio including sustainable business, leadership and professional practice, offering programmes from Certificate in Higher Education through to Doctoral level. Louise currently supervises a number of doctoral students in the areas of sustainable business, sense of place, leadership and professional practice.
Since 2019 Louise has been Academic Director for Carmarthen Business School, which has a diverse portfolio including sustainable business, leadership and professional practice, offering programmes from Certificate in Higher Education through to Doctoral level. Louise currently supervises a number of doctoral students in the areas of sustainable business, sense of place, leadership and professional practice.
Qualifications
- MA Geography, University of Oxford
- MSc Technical Change and Regional Development, Cardiff University
- PhD 'An investigation of visitor and resident place perceptions of Mid Wales and an evaluation of their contribution to economic development', Open University
- Post-graduate Certificate in Online and Distance Education, Open University
Languages Spoken
English
Professional Membership or Roles
2017 - present: Commissioner, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
2014: Reviewer, Educational Research Journal
2014: Reviewer, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change
2012: Associate Editor, International Journal of Spaces and Flows
2012- 2019: Member of International Advisory Board for the annual International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference
External Recognition or Rewards
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Professional Publications
- Piper, K., Wainwright, N., Emanuel, L., & Williams, A. (2022). Wellbeing Resources and Mass Participation Sports Events in Pembrokeshire. Event Management.
- Emanuel, L. (2020) ‘Harmony, nostalgia and a sense of place,’ in Campion, N. (ed.) The Harmony Debates. Sophia Centre Press.
- Emanuel, L. & Bell, A. (2016) ‘Advancing the Sustainable Business Curriculum: A Review of Curriculum, Practice and Philosophy.’ 10th Annual International Conference on Global Studies: Business, Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Aspects, 19-22 December 2016, Athens.
- Emanuel, L. & Bell, A. (2015) ‘Collaborative online learning: experiences from the VocTEL project’, X International Guide Conference, FH Technikum, Wien, 16th-18th September.
- Bell, A. & Emanuel, L. (2015) ‘Building a learning community in the VocTEL project.’ Proceedings of the 9th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
- Madrid, 2nd-4th of March.
- Bell, A. & Emanuel, L. (2014) The VocTEL Project: Developing a curriculum for innovative learning, 6th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 7-9 July, 2014, Barcelona, Spain
- Emanuel, L. and Bell, A. (2013) ‘Engaging communities in their heritage: collaboration between higher education and the voluntary sector in Wales and Ireland’ Conference on Tourism Management and Sustainability of Heritage Sites: the Role of Education and Training, Assisi, Italy, November 22nd.
- Bell, A. and Emanuel, L. (2013) ‘Vocational technology enhanced learning: developing a European model for postgraduate level training’ Proceedings of 6th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, 18th-20th November.
- Emanuel, L. and Bell, A. (2013) ‘What’s missing from the heritage classroom? Seeking authenticity in an online space.’ Conference on Knowledge Management Applied to Cultural Heritage, University of Fes, Morocco, April 30th.
- Emanuel, L. and Bell, A. (2013) ‘Where New Places Meet Heritage Space: Online Learning out of Wales’ Workshop on Heritage and Cultural Tourism in Higher Education, University of Sousse, Tunisia, January 23rd.
- Samuel, A and Emanuel, L. (2012) ‘ Fairtrade Towns: Place(ing) Responsibility.’ Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies, Volume 2, Issue 2 pp.191-202.
- Bell, A., Emanuel, L., Zhekova, R & Őberg, H. (2012) ‘RE:ACT Evaluating the emergent model for online informal learning and community development, Proceedings of the EDULEARN Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
- Samuel, A and Emanuel, L. (2012) Fairtrade Town: Fairtrade Consumption and the Responsibility of Place, 4th Fair Trade International Symposium and GeoFairTrade Conference, Liverpool, April 1st-4th 2012.
- Samuel, A., and Emanuel, L., (2011) ‘Place(ing) Responsibility’ Spaces and Flows International Conference on Urban and Extra-urban Studies. Prato November 2011. Proceedings.
- Bell, A., Emanuel, L, Obërg, H. and Zhekova, R., (2011)‘REACT: a emergent online lifelong learning model for partnership between higher education and communities of practice’ Proceedings of International Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning July 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Samuel, A and Emanuel, L (2011) ‘Sensing Place’ 4th International Critical Studies in Tourism Conference, Cardiff, July 2011
- Bell, A., Emanuel, L. and Samuel, A., (2011)‘Practitioner Designed Online Learning: Preaching What You Practice’ INTED 2011 Valencia. Proceedings.
- Tinney, G., and Emanuel, L., (2008)‘Learners in the Landscape’ Proceedings of the 9th EOE Conference ‘Landscape, Youth and Outdoor Education’ Trinity University College Carmarthen September 2008.
- Narberth Area Tourism Development Strategy, commissioned by PLANED, 2007
- Partnertourism: Parterships and Networks in Tourism – Interreg Research Project in conjunction with Dublin Institute of Technology, 2005
- Landmap Public Perception Study of Carmarthenshire, commissioned by
- Carmarthenshire County Council, 2001
- Owen, R.E et al (2000) ‘Perceptions from the periphery: the experience of Wales.’ In
- Brown, F and Hall, D Tourism in Peripheral Areas. Clevedon. Channel
Available to Supervise Doctoral Students
Yes