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Dr

Iris Sheungting Lo

Lecturer

Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise

  • Lecturer
    Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise

BIOGRAPHY

Iris is passionate about using events and games to connect people, foster creativity, stimulate thinking, and bring joy. With over a decade of experience in teaching, research, and consulting in events, tourism, and business management, she has had the privilege of educating thousands of students across three continents. She is multidisciplinary and has adopted a range of research methodologies. Her research expertise is in ethnography, qualitative research, creativity tools and education. She is now working on projects that help students to be inspired and get creative by questioning. 

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Lecturer
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom27 Nov 2023
  • Programme Leader of BA in Events Management
    University of Chester, Marketing and Professional Development, United Kingdom1 Mar 2024
  • Ethics Committee
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Mar 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD in Tourism Management
    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • MA in Comparative and Public History
    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Bachelor of Science
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Food and Beverage Management
    Institute Hotelier Cesar Ritz, Le Bouveret, Switzerland
  • Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions: Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
  • Associate Fellow (AFHEA)
    University of Chester

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • Chester Business School