Adam Dennett

Adam Dennett is a Lecturer and Subject Area Leader in Tourism, Hospitality, and Events Management at the School of Business, Education and Law, University of Huddersfield. He joined the university in 2013 after completing his undergraduate and PhD at the same institution. His career bridges industry experience in hospitality (Mitchells and Butler, Whitbread, Walt Disney World) with academic research on cruise ship work environments, identity construction, and sustainable tourism practices.

His research expertise spans

• Organizational and occupational identity in transient spaces
• Qualitative analysis of hospitality work
• Strategic development of tourism in developing economies
• Application of mixed-methods research

He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) and Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12).

His work focuses on the maritime hospitality sector, analyzing identity construction in cruise ships, transient workforce dynamics, and metaphorical frameworks for understanding workplace communities. Articles explore edgework in hospitality consumption, stakeholder salience in environmental practices, and methodological strategies for studying international labor.

He has delivered oral presentations at conferences like the Association for Consumer Research (2022) and ACR2022, and provided expert commentary for media outlets on topics such as Shanghai Disney's cultural integration and tourist authenticity. He is a member of the Northern Productivity Hub and actively supervises PhD students in hospitality and tourism research.