My profile

Biography

I am currently a University Education Innovation Scholar co-leading the Authentic and Flexible Assessment Community of Practice. At the institutional level, I am an elected member of Academic Board and actively engage in supporting curriculum development and approval processes. I am based within the Department of Marketing, International Business and Tourism in the Faculty of Business and Law. Within the department I line manage colleagues on the Education pathway and am committed to promoting and supporting all colleagues in engaging in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as a means of showcasing their great practice. As a CMBE I encourage all Education focused colleagues to actively engage with CABS and achieve their CMBE. At a module level I co-lead on a large undergraduate independent study module and also a level 7 International Tourism and Hospitality module. I am engaged in external examining work and am currently a member of an International Collaborative Writing Group (ISSOTL). 

Interests and expertise

Prizes and awards

  • PhD
  • PGDip
  • PGCAP
  • BA (Hons)

Membership of professional associations

  • Member of the Tourism Society
  • Institute of Travel and Tourism and Association for Tourism in Higher Education
  • Fellow Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA)
  • Certified Business Management Educator (CMBE)
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Teaching

I am the unit leader for a department unit, Research Project and also lead on Tourism and Hospitality Futures, a postgraduate unit. 

Supervision

I have extensive experience of supervising undergraduate research projects and around a range of topics. I am interested the student experience, consumer behaviour and destination marketing. I also have a particular interest in sports tourism, sports event tourism and arts and cultural tourism. 

I have successfully supervised 10 doctoral researchers to award and two Masters of Philosophy. The areas of interest are linked to consumer behaviour in tourism and destination marketing. I am also keen to support doctoral candidates interested in studies focusing upon student success and flexible and authentic assessment.

Research outputs

  • Chapters in books

    Cranmer, E.C., Jung, T., tom Dieck, M.T.D., Miller, A.M. (2016) 'Understanding the Acceptance of Augmented Reality at an Organisational level: The Case of Geevor Tin Mine Museum.' Information and communication technologies in tourism 2016. Springer,

    Miller, A.R. (2013) 'Active sports tourism: active sports tourists competing in the 2011 MBNA Chester Marathon.' In Garrod, B., Fyall, A. (ed.) Contemporary Cases in Sport Volume 1. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers, pp. 158-182.

    Miller, A.R. (2012) 'International Sport Events.' In Shipway, R., Fyall, A. (ed.) International Sport Events. Routledge,

    Miller, A.R. (2012) 'Understanding the ‘Event Experience’ of Active Sports Tourists: Long Distance Endurance Triathletes.' International Sports Events: Impacts, Experiences and Identities. Routledge,

    Miller, A.R. (2012) 'Active Sport Tourism: A Case Study of the 2011 MBNA Chester Marathon.' Contemporary Cases in Sport V1. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers,

  • Reports

    Miller, A., Mitchell, C. (2011) CHME Conference Leeds 2011-invited Key Note paper - Hospitality Research Futures-CHME research paper.

  • Internet publications

    Miller, A., Antoniadou, M., Graeupl, A. (2023) Leveraging the pandemic response to ensure a legacy for assessment and feedback practice. https://charteredabs.org/leveraging-the-pandemic-contingencies-to-ensure-a-positive-sustained-legacy-for-assessment-and-feedback-practice/.

  • Journal articles

    Pantelidis, C., tom Dieck, M., Jung, T., Smith, P., Miller, A. (2024) 'Place attachment theory and virtual reality: the case of a rural tourism destination.' International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management,

    Pantelidis, C., tom Dieck, M.C., Jung, T., Miller, A. (2018) 'Exploring Tourist Experiences of Virtual Reality in a Rural Destination: A Place Attachment Theory Perspective.' e-Review of Tourism Research, 8(Resear)

    Miller, A., Butnaru, G.I., Nita, V., Stefanica, M. (2018) 'A new approach on the quality evaluation of tourist services.' Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 31(1) pp. 1418-1436.

    Rhoden, S.J., Hunter-Jones, P., Miller, A. (2016) 'Tourism experiences through the eyes of a child.' Annals of Leisure Research,

    Jung, T.H., Ineson, E.M., Miller, A. (2014) 'The Slow Food Movement and sustainable tourism development: a case study of Mold, Wales.' International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(4) pp. 432-445.

    Grant, C., Stone, C., Miller, A., JUNG, T.H. (2011) 'Geotourism Visitor Interpretation at Geosites: A research note.' Advances in Food, Hospitality and Tourism journal, 1(4) pp. 107-113.

    Hughes, H., Monterrubio, J.C., Miller, A. (2010) '‘Gay’ tourists and host community attitudes.' International Journal of Tourism Research, 12(6) pp. 774-786.

  • Conference papers

    Miller, A., Graeupl, A. (2022) 'Bringing an academic community together through SOTL conversations during the pandemic.' In EUROSoTL. Manchester, 15/6/2022 - 15/6/2022.

    Pantelidis, C., Jung, T., tom Dieck, M.C., Miller, A., Smith, P. (2020) 'Exploring Place Attachment Theory in VR of a Rural Destination.' In 6th International AR VR Conference. Virtual, 19/11/2020 - 20/11/2020.

    Pantelidis, C., Jung, T., tom Dieck, M.C., Miller, A., Smith, P. (2020) 'Exploring Place Attachment in VR of a Rural Destination.' In 6th International AR VR Conference. Virtual, 19/11/2020 - 20/11/2020.

    Pantelidis, C., tom Dieck, M., Jung, T., Miller, A. (2019) 'Exploring Place Attachment in VR of a Rural Destination.' In International Augmented and Virtual Reality Conference. Munich,

    Pantelidis, C., tom Dieck, M.C., Jung, T., Miller, A.R. (2018) 'Exploring Tourist Experiences of Virtual Reality in a Rural Destination: A Place Attachment Theory Perspective.' In ENTER Conference. 1/2/2018 - 1/2/2018.

    Cranmer, E., Jung, T., tom Dieck, M.C., Miller, A. (2016) 'Implementing Augmented Reality to Increase Tourist Attraction Sustainability.' ARVR Innovate,

    Dziedataja, I., Rhoden, S., Miller, A., Partington, S. (2015) 'An Analysis of Tourists' Experiences during a Train Journey.' 2/7/2012 - 5/7/2015.

    Miller, A.R., Kirkup, K., Hallmann, K., Feiler, S. (2014) 'Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of open water swimmers.' In Academy of Marketing. Bournemouth, UK, 7/7/2014 - 10/7/2014.

    Leib, T., Reynolds, D., Rhoden, S.J., Miller, A., Stone, C. (2014) 'Tourists’ Perception and Evaluation of a Region’s Co-Branding Ability: The Case of the Baltic States.' In APacCHRIE. Kuala Lumpur, 1/1/2014 - 1/1/2014.

    Leib, T., Rhoden, S.J., Reynolds, D., Miller, A., Stone, C. (2013) 'Tourists’ Perception and Evaluation of a Region’s Destination Image: The Case of the Baltic States.' In EuroCHRIE. Freiburg, Germany, 1/1/2013 - 1/1/2013.

    Dziedataja, I., Rhoden, S., Miller, A.R., Partington, S. (2013) 'Methodological Considerations for Evaluating Affective Atmospheres of Mobile Environments.' In RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2013. London, United Kingdom, 1/1/2013 - 1/1/2013.

    Butnaru, G., Miller, A.R. (2012) 'Conceptual Approaches on Quality and Theory of Tourism Services.' In The Emerging Markets Queries in Finance and Business Conference. Petru Maior University of Tirgu-Mures, Romania, 24/10/2012 - 27/10/2012.

    Butnaru, G., Miller, A.R. (2012) 'Strategies to Increase the Quality of Tourism Services by Managerial Performance.' In 6th Annual International Conference Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2012) Conference. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania, 18/10/2012 - 20/10/2012.

    Kanlayanasukho, V., Miller, A., Partington, S., Rhoden, S.J. (2012) 'An analysis of the tourism industry’s management responses to political crises in Thailand.' In 4th Asia-Euro Conference. Kuala Lumpur, 1/1/2012 - 1/1/2012.

  • Presentations

    Miller, A., Graeupl, A. (2023) Students in the driver’s seat for assessment design: Using choice to personalise assessments. [Presentation] Vienna,5/10/2023.

    Connelly, D., Atapattu, C., Miller, A. (2023) Designing an Industry Co-Creation Curriculum for Undergraduate Hospitality Students’ Research Projects: a collaborative case study. [Presentation] 5/10/2023.

    Miller, A., Graeupl, A. (2022) Developing an assessment and feedback strategy that is flexible and agile for block teaching delivery. [Presentation] Belfast,24/5/2022.

    Miller, A., Graeupl, A. (2021) Flexibility and fluidity: essential traits needed to lead to successful assessment strategies during a pandemic. [Presentation] Online,9/12/2021.

    Miller, A., Colley, D., Graeupl, A., Grainger, S., Penney, S. Success for all: a critical exploration of the realities facing students in their degree ambitions. [Presentation] Utrecht,

    Miller, A., Graeupl, A. One University’ – facilitating programme focused assessment design and feedback practice. [Presentation] Online,

    Dziedataja, I., Rhoden, S., Miller, A., Partington, S. (2013) Methodological considerations for evaluating affective atmospheres of mobile environments. [Presentation] 27/8/2013.

  • Posters

    Miller, A., Penney, S., Colley, D., Graeupl, A., Grainger, A. (2023) 'Success for all: a critical exploration of the realities facing students in their degree ambitions.' [Poster] Date viewed 10/11/2023.

  • Other

Career history

September 2022 to September 2023

Department Head of Curriculum 

January 2018 to September 2022

Department Education Lead 

September 2017 to January 2018

Section Leader Tourism and Retail 

November 2016 to August 2017

Acting Head of Faculty Research Degrees, Business and Law 

November 2015 to August 2016

Faculty Head of Research Degrees, Hollings 

April 2015 to August 2016

Principal Lecturer Quality 

2012 - 2015

Principal Lecturer Tourism: programme leader and research lead and Department Research Degree Co-ordinator   

February 2004 to 2012

Section Leader Tourism Management 

January 2002 to January 2004

Programme Leader Tourism Management