Anahita Malek

Hi, I'm Anahita Malek, coordinator of the Centre for Research on Heritage, Culture and Tourism (HeriCulTour)

Anahita Malek's Bio:

Anahita Malek's Experience:

• Postdoctoral Fellow at Universidade de Aveiro

  November 2012 - August 2014

  Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness & Public Policies, Aveiro University, Portugal: *Developing an innovative research program in the area of "Evaluation of Tourism Policies and Their Impact on the Population"; *Contributing to the development of funding proposals and assisting the Research Unit on Territory, *Development and Tourism Attractiveness; *Writing articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals; *Collaborating in undergraduate and graduate tourism courses. COURSES TAUGHT / ASSISTED (M.Sc) Tourism Management and Planning *Integrated Planning and Development of Tourist Destinations *Tourism and Economic Development (B.A) Tourism *Project and Consultancy in Tourism *Leisure and Recreation Management

• Research Officer at Universiti Sains Malaysia

  January 2012 - June 2012

  Sustainable Tourism Research Cluster, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Penang, Malaysia: *Wrote articles in the areas of urban tourism, destination competitiveness, tourist accommodation, planning and sustainability at STRC, a research and consultancy institution for the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism; *Designed plans to increase publications arising from various concluded and on-going research projects; *Created an effective dissemination and communication strategy for recently finalized research projects. RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY PROJECT Researcher for the project entitled "The analysis of urban tourism system: examples of Malaysia urban centers". The project was funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism.

• Project Coordinator at Universiti Sains Malaysia

  January 2010 - December 2011

  "Factors influencing conference attendees decision-making: a comparative study between Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok", The grant was funded by Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education.

• Teaching Assistant at School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia

  January 2009 - December 2011

  *Developed teaching materials, evaluated and graded examinations and assignments for the Master's in Tourism Development program; *Lectured all tourism related classes in the Master's in Tourism Development program as well as tourism planning to undergraduate students in the Urban and Regional Planning program; *Performed literature reviews in related topics to support departmental research projects; *Organized and co-led an international workshop on sustainability for international students. COURSES TAUGHT / ASSISTED 2009 - 2011 (M.Sc) Tourism Planning and Development *Tourism Planning and Development *Sustainable Tourism Development *Infrastructure and Tourism Services *The Business and Economy of Tourism 2009-2010 (B.A) Urban and Regional Development *Tourism Planning and Development

• Research Officer at Tourism Research Circle, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Penang,

  2007 - 2008

  *Conducted research projects in the areas of tourism accommodation, sustainability, and planning at Tourism Research Circle; *Performed editorial duties and edited various materials for publications in different research areas; *Took leadership role in conferences, seminars and workshops organized by Tourism Research Circle. RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY PROJECT Research Officer for the project entitled "Accommodating tourist, an analysis of the evaluation and future trends of the lodging industry in Malaysia". The project was funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism.

• Professor Auxiliar at Universidade Portucalense (UPT)

  September 2014

  Module Leader of the Following Courses: Sociology of Tourism Marketing of Tourism Companies Economic and Politic of Tourism Applied Statistic in Tourism Consultancy of Tourism Projects

• Consultant at Universidade de Aveiro

  2013

  "Does gender equality have a say in the boost of innovative forms of economic growth?", the project is funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, co-financing by the European Union through the National Strategic Reference Framework.

Anahita Malek's Education:

• Universiti Sains Malaysia

  2009 – 2011
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Universiti Sains Malaysia

  2007 – 2008
  Master of Science (M.Sc.)
  Concentration: Tourism Planning and development

• Azad University, Iran

  2002 – 2006
  Bachelor of Art (B.A.)
  Concentration: English Language and Literature