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Overview

Heather J. Gibson is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and specializes in research within the social sciences and psychology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including sociology and political science, social psychology, transportation, demography, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The primary topics of Heather J. Gibson's research focus largely on recreation, leisure, and wilderness management; urban transport and accessibility; sport and mega-event impacts; diverse aspects of tourism research; urban green space and health; environmental education and sustainability; and tourism, volunteerism, and development.

Frequent publication venues for Gibson include the Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, Leisure Studies, and Leisure Sciences.

Highlighted recent papers by Gibson include:

  • "Long-Term Impact of Study Abroad on Sustainability-Related Attitudes and Behaviors," 2021, published in Sustainability
  • "Towards an understanding of family travel decision-making processes in the context of youth sport tourism," 2021, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management
  • "COVID-19 compliance among urban trail users: Behavioral insights and environmental implications," 2021, Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
  • "Empirical testing of destination attribute preferences of women snow-sport tourists along a trajectory of participation," 2020, Tourism Recreation Research
  • "Adherence to Physical Distancing Guidelines on Urban Recreational Trails During a Pandemic," 2021, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

Among frequent collaborators, Gibson has worked notably with Christopher J. Wynveen, Ingrid E. Schneider, Megha Budruk, Taylor V. Stein, and Deonne VanderWoude, reflecting collaborative research efforts across related fields.

Best Publications

  • TOURIST ROLES, PERCEIVED RISK AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISM

    Andrew Lepp;Heather Gibson

  • Sport Tourism: A Critical Analysis of Research

    Heather J. Gibson

  • Sensation seeking and tourism: Tourist role, perception of risk and destination choice

    Andrew Lepp;Heather Gibson

  • The Effect of Risk Perceptions on Intentions to Travel in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001

    Myron F. Floyd;Heather Gibson;Lori Pennington-Gray;Brijesh Thapa

  • Small-scale event sport tourism: A case study in sustainable tourism

    Heather J. Gibson;Kyriaki Kaplanidou;Sung Jin Kang

  • Tourist roles: Needs and the Lifecourse

    Heather Gibson;Andrew Yiannakis

  • Active sport tourism: who participates?

    Heather J. Gibson

  • Small-scale event sport tourism: fans as tourists

    Heather J Gibson;Cynthia Willming;Andrew Holdnak

  • Roles tourists play

    Andrew Yiannakis;Heather Gibson

  • "We're Gators...Not Just Gator Fans": Serious Leisure and University of Florida Football.

    Heather Gibson;Cynthia Willming;Andrew Holdnak

  • Image and perceived risk: A study of Uganda and its official tourism website

    Andrew Lepp;Heather Gibson;Charles Lane

  • Destination Image and Intent to Visit China and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

    Heather J. Gibson;Christine Xueqing Qi;James J. Zhang

  • Predicting Behavioral Intentions of Active Event Sport Tourists: The Case of a Small-scale Recurring Sports Event

    Kyriaki (Kiki) Kaplanidou;Heather J. Gibson

  • Perceptions of Risk and Travel Intentions: The Case of China and the Beijing Olympic Games

    Christine Xueqing Qi;Heather J. Gibson;James J. Zhang

  • Quality of Life, Event Impacts, and Mega-Event Support among South African Residents before and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup

    Kyriaki (Kiki) Kaplanidou;Kostas Karadakis;Heather Gibson;Brijesh Thapa;Brijesh Thapa

  • Sport Tourism: Concepts and Theories. An Introduction

    Heather Gibson

  • An integrative review of women, gender, and leisure: increasing complexities.

    Karla A. Henderson;Heather J. Gibson

  • Sport Tourism: An Introduction to the Special Issue

    Heather J. Gibson

  • Moving beyond the “what is and who” of sport tourism to understanding “why”

    Heather J. Gibson

  • Psychic income and social capital among host nation residents: a pre-post analysis of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

    Heather J. Gibson;Matthew Walker;Brijesh Thapa;Brijesh Thapa;Kyriaki Kaplanidou

Frequent Co-Authors

Brijesh Thapa
Brijesh Thapa University of Florida
Matthew C. Walker
Matthew C. Walker University College London
Charles R. Lane
Charles R. Lane Environmental Protection Agency
Lori Pennington-Gray
Lori Pennington-Gray University of South Carolina
Douglas A. Kleiber
Douglas A. Kleiber University of Georgia
Galen T. Trail
Galen T. Trail Seattle University
Karla A. Henderson
Karla A. Henderson North Carolina State University
Myron F. Floyd
Myron F. Floyd North Carolina State University

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