Manisha Agarwal

Dr. Manisha Agarwal is a Lecturer in the Business and Psychology programs at James Cook University Singapore and serves as Head of Accreditation, leading initiatives like AACSB accreditation for the School of Business. She holds a PhD in Tourism and a Master of Arts in Psychology, enabling her multidisciplinary approach to education and research.

Her research focuses on tourist behavior, destination loyalty, and sustainable/responsible tourism practices. She explores methodologies like multi-method blog analysis and collaborates across disciplines to address tourism phenomena such as repeat tourism and post-pandemic travel behavior. Her work emphasizes understanding psychological drivers in tourism decisions and has been published in top-tier journals.

Recent articles highlight themes like Ladakh's tourism development, repeat tourist motivations, and post-COVID travel intentions. She actively contributes to academic discourse through journal reviewing and conference participation, such as the SEIGOP Conference focusing on tropical studies.