“Through the identification and examination of power relations present in communication, I want to empower individuals to resist dominant ideological and cultural structures.”
- Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
- 104 Huff Hall
- 1206 S. Fourth St.
- Champaign, IL 61820
- Phone:(217) 244-3874
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- Contact Carla Santos
Carla Santos, Ph.D.
Education
- Degree
- Ph.D., Mass Communications, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
- Area of Professional Interest
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Dr. Santos is the co-director of the Tourism Lab for Economic and Social Behavior Research. She serves on the
editorial boards of Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Culture and Communication,
and the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Her research program is focused on the examination of
communicative practices (from mass mediated narratives to the face-to-face dyad) as a means of addressing the
socio-political and cultural impact of tourism on the world's people and cultures.
- Research Interests
- Socio-cultural and political aspects of tourism.
- The personalized worlds of experience guided by tourism representations.
- The ideological forces that shape and organize tourism representations.
- Awards, Academic and Professional Honors
- International Travel and Tourism Research Association Best Research Paper Award, 2008
- Arnold O. Beckman Research Award, University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
- Outstanding Graduate Student, University of North Dakota, 1998
- Mildred Lippincott Memorial Journalism Scholarship, 1993
- See Curriculum Vitae for complete list of awards, academic and professional honors.
- Publications
- See curriculum vitae for list of publications, proceedings, books, and articles.
- Professional Associations and Certifications
- See curriculum vitae for professional associations and certifications.
