Nuno da Costa Cardoso Dantas Ribeiro

Dr. Ribeiro is a passionate educator, researcher, and entrepreneur. He has devoted his career to understanding how culture impacts travel behavior, and how different stakeholders can use this knowledge to better plan and develop tourism destinations, optimise international travel, and enhance the delivery of hospitality services. Having grown up in the hospitality business, Dr. Ribeiro’s professional background is in hospitality and international tour operations management, and he has over 10 years’ higher education experience in hospitality, tourism, and cross-cultural research. He has received accolades for his teaching in the form of multiple awards and teaching grants.

Research Supervision:
Doctoral Students – Committee Chair
- Hang, P. T. (PhD), RMIT University Vietnam. Dissertation title: Examining the antecedents of protean career orientation and boundaryless career orientation: evidence from tourism and hospitality industry in Vietnam.
- Thuy, P. T. T. (PhD) , RMIT University Vietnam. Dissertation title: The impact of electronic word-of-mouth on tourists’ purchasing decisions: The case of domestic tourism of Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam.

Doctoral Students – Committee Member
- Sanghun Park, (PhD), UIUC, graduated May 2017, dissertation title: Exploring global and local intersections at a prospective World Heritage Site in South Korea: Implications for sustainable tourism development, strategic planning and management. Currently a Lecturer in the Department of Tourism Development at Kyonggi University, Seoul, South Korea.
- Megan Owens, (PhD), UIUC, graduated May 2016, dissertation title: A phenomenological study of camp counselors’ influence on the social-emotional learning of youth attending summer residential camp, currently an Assistant Professor in the Recreation Park and Tourism Administration Department at Western Illinois University, USA.

Master’s Students – Advisor
- Ross Guignon, (MSci), graduated Spring 2016, currently a Global Client Strategist at Creative Artists Agency.
- Jerrick Olson, (MSci), graduated Spring 2018, currently a Technology Specialist at the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Chair of graduate student milestones:
- Nhan, D. T. T. (PhD, 2nd milestone). Topic: Talent conceptualization and talent management practices within the banking sector in Vietnam.
- Truong, N. (PhD, 2nd milestone). Topic: The influence of innovative service clues and the innovativeness on customer satisfaction and behavioural intentions. The case of boutique hotel sector in an emerging county.

Noteworthy Supervision of Undergraduate Students
- Tang Minh Nguyet, BSci, graduated August 2020, received several internal awards under his supervision
- Fransisca Otto, BSci, graduated Spring 2015, James Scholar
- Brendan Valyo, BSci, graduated Spring 2017, Sapora Undergraduate Research Award Recipient due to work under his supervision
- Youyou Zhang, BSci, graduated Spring 2017, James Scholar, Sapora Undergraduate Research Award Recipient due to work under his supervision

Awards & Recognition:
- 2021 - Living RMIT Values Award
- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 2013-2014 – Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre, University of Regina, Canada ($92,000).
- 2010 – Student Professional Development Endowment Award - College of Health and Human Development - The Pennsylvania State University ($512).
- 2009 – Golden Key International Honour Society, elected member (recognizes the academic achievements of the top 15% students in each class).
- 2009 – Student Professional Development Endowment Award - College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University ($484).
- 2005-2010 – Graduate Scholarship, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University (full tuition waiver + $12,500 yearly stipend).
- 2004 – ULHT Student Merit Scholarship, Lusófona University of Science and Technology (Portugal), (awarded to the 15 best students of the University, full tuition waiver for one year)

Industry experience:
- Overseas Representative, Panorama Holiday Group (UK)
- Hotel Management, Yellow Hotels (Portugal)
- President and Lead Researcher, Insights Consulting Solutions (USA)