Steven Owen

Steven Owen is a Research Fellow at the University of Exeter's Business School, Department of Management. His work focuses on knowledge exchange initiatives, particularly through projects exploring natural environments' role in supporting older adults with cognitive impairments and the socio-cultural impacts of volunteer tourism.

Research Focus:

• Examines accessibility to natural environments for aging populations in the ENLIVEN project.
• Investigates volunteer tourism dynamics in indigenous communities, employing frameworks like 'Buen Vivir' to address global-local inequalities.
• Collaborates with leading academics (e.g., Professors Donna Chambers, Nina Laurie) on interdisciplinary studies of event volunteering and community engagement.

Key Collaborations: Includes work with Sunderland Council to analyze volunteer experiences at the 2018 Tall Ship Festival, and research in Ecuadorian indigenous communities.