معرفی
Associate Professor Nalan Işık serves at Gaziantep University's Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management, specializing in tourism economics and sustainable development. With a Doctorate in Economics from Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, she bridges international trade expertise with contemporary tourism research.
Education:
- Doctorate in Economics, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University (2010-2013)
- Master's in International Relations, Gazi University (1990-1993)
- Bachelor's in International Relations, Gazi University (1985-1989)
Research Focus: Her work spans Tourism Management, Sustainable Tourism, Gastronomy Tourism, and Neurogastronomy, with recent emphasis on climate change impacts, migration-tourism dynamics, and green hospitality practices. She pioneered neurogastronomy applications in Turkish culinary tourism contexts.
Publication Trends: Shifted from early international trade studies to tourism-centric research after 2015. Current output (2023-2025) explores neurogastronomy's behavioral impacts, sustainable kitchen practices, and Syrian refugee effects on Gaziantep's tourism sector, predominantly in Q1/SSCI-indexed journals.
Academic Leadership: Supervised 15 theses including neurogastronomy chef studies and migration research. Directed EU-funded vocational training projects and national gender employment studies. Held administrative roles including Department Head (2023), Deputy Dean (2021), and Research Center Director (2007-2017).
