Karoline Guelke

Dr. Karoline Guelke serves as Associate faculty in Tourism & Hospitality Management at Royal Roads University, bringing over 17 years of teaching experience in anthropology, gender studies, and global development studies. A cultural anthropologist with a PhD from the University of Victoria (2018), her work bridges academic research and community engagement across international contexts.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Anthropology, University of Victoria (2018)
• MA in Anthropology, University of Calgary (2004)
• ESL Teacher Training Certificate, Oxford Seminars, Vancouver (2004)
• BA in Anthropology, Vancouver Island University (2000)

Dr. Guelke's research critically examines tourism development, globalization, and cultural transformation through ethnographic fieldwork in Peru's Cusco region, with particular focus on gender dynamics, food systems, and cross-cultural encounters. She pioneers visual methodologies like photovoice to capture community perspectives in Peru and Ecuador, revealing complex power structures in tourist economies and local adaptation strategies.

Her publications demonstrate consistent thematic focus on Latin American tourism contexts, evolving from early nutritional anthropology in the Vilcanota Valley (2004) to contemporary analyses of digital tourist photography (2014) and photovoice applications (2020). The 2021 monograph 'The living Inca town' synthesizes her longitudinal research on Inca heritage tourism.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Outstanding Graduating Anthropology Student Award (Canadian Anthropology Society, 2019)
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral, 2014-2017)
• Multiple University of Victoria awards including Outstanding Graduate Entrance Award (2013)
• International Spirit Award at Camosun College (2009)

While her community work spans human rights committees in Victoria and consulting for organizations in Peru and Nepal, no specific student advising relationships or research grants are documented in the available materials.