Dr. Nicole Vaugeois

PhD
Associate Vice-President, Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity
Department
Scholarship Research and Creative Activity
Languages
English
Contact:
Contact through VIU Communications

Expertise

Amenity migration
Rural and regional economic development
Artisan economy
Labour mobility in tourism
Agri-tourism

Fields

Tourism
Rural economic development
Recreation
Sustainability

Research goals

Dr. Vaugeois’ research has centered on identifying the challenges, opportunities and innovative solutions that people in rural areas are engaging with as a result of changing realities brought about by globalization, population changes associated to mobility and aging, shifts in economic drivers and climate change. Her work has intersected with important questions on topics such as sustainability, amenity-based rural development, the artisan economy, cultural mapping, labour mobility and agritourism.