Senior Lecturer of Dark Tourism, Tourism and Events Management; Subject Coordinator for PG Hospitality, Tourism and Events programmes
Dr Brianna Wyatt is a Senior Lecturer for Oxford Brookes University. She teaches at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in the subjects of Dark Tourism; Global Contexts of Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management; and Planning and Delivering Sustainable Events. She is also the Subject Coordinator for the PG programmes in Hospitality, Tourism, and Events.
Brianna specialises in dark tourism and focuses specifically on the interpretation and experience design for visitor attractions, museums, and festivals and events. She has further interests and experience with the wider heritage tourism industry, including World Heritage, which she has worked directly with at UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris.
Brianna received her PhD from Edinburgh Napier University as a 50th Anniversary Scholar, where she critically explored the influences on the design and management of interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions. She has also completed her PGCHE (with Merit) and has been awarded Fellowship with Advanced HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy). She also holds a PGC in Business Research Methods, an MSc in Heritage and Cultural Tourism Management (with Distinction and as a University Medal Winner), an MA in Humanities, specialising in History, an MA in Museum Studies, and a BA in History.