Faculty

Holly Donohoe

Adjunct Instructor

Contact

HDonohoe@flagler.edu

Professional Profile

Dr. Holly Donohoe earned a Ph.D. in Human Geography from the University of Ottawa in Canada - where she was raised. She specializes in tourism and leisure management with a dedicated focus on sustainability. She is a Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) and has more than 20 years of professional and academic experience in the realms of corporate responsibility, social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management, governance and policy, tourism management and marketing, and parks and protected areas. 

She has traveled the world, written policy for national parks, cities, and nonprofit organizations, organized large-scale events in Asia, Europe, and North America, and published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and books.  She is Internationally known for creative yet critical social science and transdisciplinary approaches to tackling some of the most complex problems facing our world today. 

She is an award-winning educator who is recognized for her student-centered, experiential, and international teaching and learning practices.

OCRID Profile

Google Scholar Profile 

Teaching

  • Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
  • Tourism, Culture, Impacts
  • The Science of Crisis
  • Life on A Pale Blue Dot

Research

  • Blangy, S., Deffner., A., Rixen, A., Couetil, T., Lamalice, A., Donohoe, H., and Labba, H. (2024) The role of participatory action research (PAR) in the emergence of self-determined Indigenous research responding to major societal issues. Research for All. 2024. Vol. 8(1). DOI: 10.14324/RFA.08.1.01
  • Liu, H., Liu-Lastres, B., Zeng, L., and Donohoe, H. (2022) Travel Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Tourism Recovery. Frontiers in Psychology, 13: 1-16. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1015421
  • Omodior, O., Anderson, K., Clark, W., Eze, P. Donohoe, H. (2021) Preventing tick-bites among Indiana children: An analysis of predictors of parental protective behaviors. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 12(2): 101647. DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101647 
  • Donohoe, H., Omodior, O., Roe, J. (2018) Tick-borne disease occupational risks and behaviors of Florida Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Service employees – A health belief model perspective. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 22(June): 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2018.02.003
  • Cole, Z., Holland, S. and Donohoe, H. (2015) Ecosystem services in the coastal zone: A social values typology for comprehensive assessment. Society and Natural Resources, 29(12): 1290-1307. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2015.1020580
  • Bricker, K. and Donohoe, H. (Eds.) (2015) Demystifying Theories in Tourism Research. CABI: Wallingford, U.K. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/book/10.1079/9781780647227.0000
  • Liu, B., Pennington-Gray, L., Donohoe, H., and Omodior, O. (2015) The New York City bed bug crisis as framed by tourists on TripAdvisor. Tourism Analysis, 20(2): 243-250. https://doi.org/10.3727/108354215X14265319207597
  • Donohoe, H., Pennington-Gray, L. and Omodior, O. (2015) Lyme disease: Current issues, implications, and recommendations for tourism management. Tourism Management, 46: 408-418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2014.07.006 
  • Pennington-Gray, L.; Schroeder, A.; Wu, B.; Donohoe, H & Cahyanto, I. (2014). Travelers’ Perceptions of Crisis Preparedness Certification in the United States. Journal of Travel Research, 53(3): 353-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287513496470
  • Birnbrauer, K., Pennington-Gray, L. and Donohoe, H. (2014). Dengue fever knowledge, attitudes and practices among Bahamians and U.S. Tourists. British Global and Travel Health Association Journal, 22(winter), 56-60.
  • Schroeder, A., Pennington-Gray, L., Donohoe, H., & Kiousis, S. (2013). Using Social Media in Times of Crisis. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Special Issue on Social Media, 30(1-2), 126-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2013.751271
  • Cole, Z., Donohoe, H.M., and Stellefson, M. (2013) Internet-based Delphi Research: Case-Based Discussion. Environmental Management, 51(3): 511-523. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-012-0005-5
  • Donohoe, H. and Blangy, S. (2013) The Role of Indigenous Tourism in Supporting and Meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. In Bricker, K., Black, R. and Cottrell, S. (Eds.) Sustainable Tourism & the Millennium Development Goals: Effecting Positive Change: 57-72. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Donohoe, H. and Gilmore, T. (2012) Responsible Recreation Planning in Gatineau Park, Quebec. Leisure / Loisir, 36(3&4): 333-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2012.747276
  • Blangy, S., Donohoe, H., and Mitchell, S. (2012). Developing a Geocollaboratory for Indigenous Tourism Research. Current Issues in Tourism, 15(7): 692-706. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2011.644520
  • Donohoe, H., *Valentine, S., *Salo, B., *Gilmore, T.C., *Aslamzada, M., *Byrd, C., *Dawari, H., *Evans, A., *Latkowcer, J., *Macedo, L., *Rubacha, S., and *Sutherland, C. (2012) Leisure, Livability and Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park. Loisir et societé / Society and Leisure, 34(2): 43-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/07053436.2011.10707826
  • Donohoe, H.M. (2012) Sustainable Heritage Tourism Marketing and Canada’s Rideau Canal World Heritage Site. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 20(1): 121-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2011.617826
  • Donohoe, H.M., Stellefson, M., and Tennant, B. (2012) Advantages and Limitations of the e-Delphi Technique for Health Education Researchers. American Journal of Health Education, 43(1&2): 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2012.10599216
  • Donohoe, H., Reis, A.C., Marinho, A., Deng, J., and Liu, H. (2012) International Perspectives on Recreation and Leisure. In An Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Second Edition: 385-406. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Donohoe, H.M. (2011) A Delphi Toolkit for Ecotourism Research. Journal of Ecotourism, 10(1): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14724040903418897
  • Donohoe, H.M. (2011) Defining Culturally Sensitive Ecotourism – A Delphi Consensus. Current Issues in Tourism, 14(1): 27-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500903440689
  • Donohoe, H. and Karlis, G. (2010) Tourism, Transformation and Environmental Sustainability: A Canadian Geographic Perspective. Loisir et societé / Society and Leisure, 32(2): 261-298. https://doi.org/10.1080/07053436.2009.10707793
  • Donohoe, H. and Sunyoung, J. (2010) World class leisure! World class city! Chuncheon 2010 World Leisure Congress and Leisure Games. World Leisure Journal, 52(1): 72-73.
  • Donohoe, H.M. and Needham, R.D. (2009) Moving Delphi Best Practice Forward: Delphi Characteristics, Advantages, Potential Problems, and Solutions. International Journal of Tourism Research, 11(5): 415-437. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.709
  • Donohoe, H.M. and Lu, X. (2009) Universal Tenets or Diametrical Differences?  An Analysis of Ecotourism Definitions from China and Abroad. International Journal of Tourism Research, 11(4): 357-372. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1002/jtr.697
  • Donohoe, H. (2008) World Leisure’s Event Marketing and Communication Platform. World Leisure Journal, 50(3): 211-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/04419057.2008.9674555
  • Donohoe, H.M. and Needham, R.D. (2008) Internet-Based Ecotourism Marketing: Evaluating Canadian Sensitivity to Ecotourism Tenets.  Journal of Ecotourism, 7(1): 15-43. https://doi.org/10.2167/joe185.0
  • Donohoe, H.M. and Li Wen Jie (Eds.) (2007) Leisure in Context: Implications for Human Development and Well-Being.  Hangzhou, China: Zhejiang University Press.
  • Donohoe, H.M. and Needham, R.D. (2006) Ecotourism: The Evolving Contemporary Definition.  Journal of Ecotourism, 5(3): 192-210. https://doi.org/10.2167/joe152.0