Faculty Member, School of Services Management
About
Holly has been involved with teaching, researching and managing programmes in the marine sector for over ten years. She has a keen research interest in the 2012 Sailing Regatta, watersports and extreme sports tourism. Recent projects include research at Spirit of the Sea Maritime Festival (a 2012 legacy project) and the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta (part of the International Sailing Federation World Cup Series). Other current projects include coasteering and yachting tourism research. Holly has also recently been awarded an ESRC bursary to Australia to present research on Sailing Tourism at CAUTHE Hobart 2010.
Holly has a 1st class BA (Hons) degree in Maritime Leisure Management from Southampton Solent University, and was awarded the Dr Martin Stopford Maritime Safety Prize for her final year dissertation. Holly completed her PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Birmingham in 2005, whilst working for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Holly has presented papers and posters at the World Drowning Congress, the International Water Safety and Boating Conference, the Irish Water Safety Congress, the National Water Safety Congress and the European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Holly has also been part of the UK Delegation at the Maritime Safety Committee and the Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation.
Holly is also qualified as a multi – disciplined watersports instructor.
Contact Information
http://hollyhendersonphd.blogspot.com/
School of Services Management
Bournemouth University
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB
01202 961577
holly henderson (Skype)
