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Roy Ballantyne is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and conducts research primarily in the fields of psychology and environmental science. Their work spans several subfields including social psychology, management, monitoring, policy and law, genetics, archeology, as well as tourism, leisure, and hospitality management.

Their research topics focus mainly on environmental education and sustainability, animal and plant science education, the wine industry and tourism, culinary culture and tourism, consumer behavior related to brand consumption and identification, human-animal interaction studies, and urban green space and health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ballantyne include Jan Packer, Karen Hughes, Joanne Sneddon, Julie Lee, and David Priilaid.

Ballantyne has published in various academic venues, with multiple papers appearing in Visitor Studies, as well as publications in Tourism Management, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, and Scientific Reports.

Significant papers authored or coauthored by Ballantyne include:

  • "Facilitating zoo/aquarium visitors' adoption of environmentally sustainable behaviour: Developing a values-based interpretation matrix" (2020, Tourism Management)
  • "Does Values-Based Interpretation Make a Difference? Testing Impacts on Visitors' Environmental Learning and Reported Adoption of Environmentally Responsible Behaviors" (2023, Visitor Studies)

Among the broader scientific community, Ballantyne's contributions are recognized in fields intersecting psychology and environmental science through both empirical studies and theoretical analyses that explore how educational and interpretive strategies influence visitor behavior in environmental contexts.

The research reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining understanding of human values, behavioral change, and sustainability within tourism and heritage management settings, often examining the relationships between zoo and aquarium staff, visitors, and their environmental attitudes.

Best Publications

  • Visitors' memories of wildlife tourism: implications for the design of powerful interpretive experiences.

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Lucy A. Sutherland

  • Visitors’ learning for environmental sustainability: Testing short- and long-term impacts of wildlife tourism experiences using structural equation modelling

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;John Falk

  • Tourists' support for conservation messages and sustainable management practices in wildlife tourism experiences.

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Karen Hughes

  • Promoting environmentally sustainable attitudes and behaviour through free‐choice learning experiences: what is the state of the game?

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Conservation learning in wildlife tourism settings: lessons from research in zoos and aquariums

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Karen Hughes;Lynn Dierking

  • Using Journal Writing to Enhance Student Teachers’ Reflectivity During Field Experience Placements

    John D. Bain;Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Colleen Mills

  • Developing Procedures for Implementing Peer Assessment in Large Classes Using an Action Research Process

    Roy Ballantyne;Karen Hughes;Aliisa Mylonas

  • Travel and learning : a neglected tourism research area

    John H. Falk;Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Pierre Benckendorff

  • Motivational Factors and the Visitor Experience: A Comparison of Three Sites

    Jan M. Packer;Roy R. Ballantyne

  • Nature-based Excursions: School Students' Perceptions of Learning in Natural Environments

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Benefits of visiting a ‘dark tourism’ site: The case of the Jeju April 3rd Peace Park, Korea

    Eung-Jung Kang;Noel Scott;Timothy Jeonglyeol Lee;Roy Ballantyne

  • Program Effectiveness in Facilitating Intergenerational Influence in Environmental Education: Lessons From the Field

    Roy Ballantyne;John Francis Fien;Jan Packer

  • Students as catalysts of environmental change: a framework for researching intergenerational influence through environmental education

    Roy Ballantyne;Sharon Connell;John Fien

  • Environmental awareness, interests and motives of botanic gardens visitors: Implications for interpretive practice

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Karen Hughes

  • Trends in tourism research

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Megan Axelsen

  • Introducing a fifth pedagogy: experience‐based strategies for facilitating learning in natural environments

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Teaching and Learning in Environmental Education: Developing Environmental Conceptions.

    R. R. Ballantyne;J. M. Packer

  • Reflecting on practice : student teachers' perspectives

    John D. Bain;Roy Ballantyne;Colleen Mills;Nita C. Lester

  • Using tourism free‐choice learning experiences to promote environmentally sustainable behaviour: the role of post‐visit ‘action resources’

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Conceptualizing the Visitor Experience: A Review of Literature and Development of a Multifaceted Model

    Jan Packer;Roy Ballantyne

  • School Environmental Education Programme Impacts upon Student and Family Learning: A case study analysis

    Roy Ballantyne;John Francis Fien;Jan Packer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Packer
Jan Packer University of Queensland
David Uzzell
David Uzzell University of Surrey
John Fien
John Fien RMIT University
John H. Falk
John H. Falk Oregon State University
Klaus Winter
Klaus Winter Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Christine S. Bruce
Christine S. Bruce Queensland University of Technology
Betty Weiler
Betty Weiler Southern Cross University
Pierre Benckendorff
Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland

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