Dr Rosa Codina

PhD, MSc, BA (Hons)

Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Events

Oxford Brookes Business School

Rosa Codina

Role

Dr Rosa Codina is a Senior Lecturer in Events and Tourism Management at Oxford Brookes University. She teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the subjects of tourism impact analysis, global events operations, global events and society, and co-leads qualitative research seminars for PhD students. She is also the colead for the Bacchus mentoring programme and acts as a placement tutor for postgraduate hospitality, tourism and events students. She also supervises PhD students in the area of tourism, events, and sustainability.

Rosa’s area of research revolves around the socio-cultural and political impacts of tourism and events in developing nations, with a focus on tourism host communities and traditionally marginalised groups. She is particularly interested in the experiences of women working in the tourism industry and the role of tourism and events in gender norms and values. She is keen to work with communities impacted by tourism and events development.

Rosa received her PhD from Oxford Brookes University where she conducted an ethnographic study of the role of tourism on local power relations, in the village of Pisac, Peru. Her research critically examined the role of tourism on community relations, with a particular focus on women and marginalised actors.
 

Teaching and supervision

Courses

Modules taught

  • The Experience Economy
  • Tourism Impact Analysis
  • Global Events and Society
  • Global Events Operations
  • Qualitative research seminars for PhD students

Supervision

Rosa supervises students at undergraduate and MSc levels in the areas of tourism, events management, and sustainable development. She is also actively involved in PhD supervision and is currently overseeing the following doctoral researchers:

  • Bernardo de la Vega (PhD candidate, Business School) – Director of Studies. Research topic: Virtual Tourism Initiatives in the Global South: Digital Tools for Heritage Conveyance and Community Empowerment
  • Hue Hoang (PhD candidate, Business School) – Director of Studies. Research topic: The Influence of Vietnamese Spiritual Values on Festival Attendees’ Environmental Behaviour: The Case of Hue Festival
  • Kusuma Tungpruan (PhD candidate, Business School) – Second Supervisor Research topic: Influences on the Experience Design and Delivery of Co-Creative Wellness Experiences in Thailand

Rosa has a particular interest in supervising research that explores gender issues both within and beyond the events and tourism industries.
She is also eager to support research that examines social equity in the context of the Global South, as well as research that is driven by community engagement and participation.

Research

Rosa’s research interests lie at the intersection of sustainable development, socio-spatial studies of tourism, and critical perspectives on the political dimensions of tourism and events. She has a particular focus on the socio-cultural and political impacts of tourism and events in the Global South, with an emphasis on tourism host communities, underrepresented social groups, and the experiences of women working in the tourism and events industries. Employing qualitative and interpretive methodologies, Rosa’s research explores the ways in which tourism and events shape the social structures of host communities, particularly how communities can engage with and benefit from tourism and events. She has a strong interest in participatory and collaborative qualitative methods and primarily utilises ethnographic approaches, including participant observation and semi-structured interviews, to provide in-depth insights into these dynamics. She is also currently collaborating with a group of researchers from the School of Arts and the School of Architecture, alongside community, creative, and academic partners in Oxford, to develop a living archive documenting the lived experiences of the African Caribbean Oxford community.

Research impact

Rosa is a member of the Oxford Brookes University Centre for Business, Society and Global Challenges and contributes to the People, Communities, and Places research cluster. As part of this cluster, she has organised seminars on participatory research methods. She is also a member of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Research Network.

Publications

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Professional information

Memberships of professional bodies

  • Associate fellow of the United Kingdom Higher Education Academy. May 2013

Conferences

  • First Brookes Interdisciplinary Research Conference – Addressing Global Challenges: Co-Producing Alternative Futures (June 2023) Presentation: Informal Female Tourism Workers and COVID-19 Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities in Peru ATLAS (Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research)
  • Virtual Annual Conference – Tourism 21: Re-Building Tourism – Continuities and Changes (8th September 2021) Presentation: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Artisan Women Working in the Informal Peruvian Tourism Economy