Dan Zhu


Office: Guanli Building 419

Email: zhudan@dhu.edu.cn

research interests: tourism consumer behavior, mobilities,Chinese outbound tourism,

INTRODUCTION

   Dr. Dan Zhu, joined Glorious Sun School of Management, Donghua University in 2019. She is currently an associate professor in the School of Management, Donghua University. Her research interests include tourism consumer behavior, mobilities, and Chinese outbound tourism. Dr. Zhu has published over 10 journal papers, and presided over 3 scientific projects.

Education

  • 2011.09-2016.09  Tourism Management, School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, Ph.D.

  • 2007.09-2011.06  Tourism Management, School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, B.A.

Work Experience

  • Since 2022.09 Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Associate professor

  • since 2019.01   Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Lecturer

  • 2016.10-2018.12  Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Lecturer

Academic Experience

  • 2014.09-2015.09  Human Geography, Eichstedt-Ingolstadt Catholic University, Joint Training of Doctoral Student

Honors and Awards

  • 2018.03  Excellent Award of Tourism Research Academic Papers (ranked No.2)

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Journal Papers

  1. Zhu, D., & Xu, H*. (2021). Guides’ handling of multiple roles in interactions with tourists: The prism of impression management. Tourism management,85, 104306. SSCI

  2. Zhu, D., He, H., Yang, X. S., & Xu, H. (2024). A gift from travel: The shift of gift-giving in the new mobilities paradigm. Tourism Management Perspectives, 51, 101236. SSCI Q1

  3. Zhu, D., & Xu, H. (2023). Framing a Relational Typology of Tourism Shopping Space by Affective Atmosphere: Thinking with Assemblage. Journal of China Tourism Research, 1-25.

  4. Liu, F., Zhu, D., & Xu, H*. (2023). Craftspeople's autonomy in an “organization-craftspeople-tourist” ternary work structure. Tourism Management Perspectives, 47, 101132. SSCI Q1

  5. Zhu, D., Xu, H*.(2022). Novice tourists’ play experience in commercial outdoor adventure tourism: the perspective of reversal theory. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 39, 100529. SSCI

  6. 朱丹*. (2022). Tourist-companion Robot’s Interactions in the Context of CountryPark:Relationship Performance and Tourist Experience. Tourism Science,36,(4):1-23. CSSCI

  7. Zhu, D., Wang, J., Wang, P*., & Xu, H. (2022). How to Frame Destination Foodscapes? A Perspective of Mixed Food Experience. Foods, 11(12), 1706. SCI

  8. Zhu, D*., Wang, J.Y. & Wang, M.F. (2022). Sustainable tourism destination image projection: the inter-influences between DMOs and tourists. Sustainability, 14(5), 3073. SSCI

  9. Zhu, D*., Xu, H., & Yao, Y. (2022). The Wellbeing of Chinese Migrating Grandparents Supporting Adult Children: Negotiating in Home-Making Practices. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9903.

  10. Zhu, D., Wang, K., & Xu, H. (2018). The impact and implementation path of Chinese outbound tourism to construct China’s soft power. World Regional Studies, 27(4): 45-56.

  11. Zhu, D., Chimita, B., & Xu, H. (2017). Self-development of Chinese overseas students in their European travels. Journal of China Tourism Research, 13(1): 46-64.

  12. Xu, H., Zhu, D., & Bao, J. (2016). Sustainability and nature-based mass tourism: Lessons from China's approach to the Huangshan Scenic Park. Journal of Sustainable Tourism,24(2):182-202. SSCI 

  13. Zhu, D., Xu, H., & Jiang, L. (2016). Behind buying: The Chinese gaze on European commodities. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 21(3): 293-311  SSCI

Chapters, Academic Books, and Textbooks

  1. Zhu, D. (2021). A sociological reading of the shopping behavior of Chinese outbound tourists in Europe, Shanghai: Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Teaching and Research Projects

  • 2024.01-2027.12 The pattern, process and mechanism of tourism commodities driving the place development: the perspective of new materialism,NSFC(42371235),Principal

  • 2020.01-2022.12  A study on the characteristics, mechanism and effect of the touristic practice of Chinese tourists to Europe: based on the theory of performativity, NSFC(41901166),Principal

  • 2019.03-2023.02  Beautiful encounter: Research on the realization mechanism and path of empathy of Chinese outbound tourists in destination,Youth Foundation Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of Education Ministry(no.19YJCZH276), Principal

  • 2022.06-2023.05 Excellent course project of aesthetic education of Donghua University(MYKC2022-16), Principal

TEACHING COURSES

  • Undergraduate: Tourism Geography, Chinese Tourism Geography, Principle and Application of GIS

  • Graduate: Culture& Museum & Event Research

SOCIAL SERVICE

Academic and Social Posts

  • Reviewer for journals: Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, Tourism Geographies, Nankai Business Review International, et al.

Academic Association Memberships

  • The Geographical Society of China (GSC), Member