Jie Wang

Jie Wang is an Associate Professor at the UQ Business School, University of Queensland, specializing in crisis management, tourism resilience, and community engagement. Her research examines human behavior during disasters, focusing on vulnerability assessment, emotional solidarity, and digital adaptation strategies like travel live-streaming. She leads the Australia-Indonesia Business Resilience Hub, funded by the Australian Government.

Her work integrates management, psychology, and economics, with field studies across Asia-Pacific. Awards include the EFMD-Emerald Outstanding Doctoral Research Award and UQ teaching commendations. Recent publications analyze algorithmic management in gig economies, COVID-19 tourism recovery, and justice frameworks for small businesses.

Dr. Wang mentors students through work-integrated learning programs and collaborates with industry partners to translate research into crisis preparedness tools. She serves on editorial boards for Tourism Management and Journal of Sustainable Tourism, advancing policy discussions on equitable disaster recovery.