Dr. Heredina Fernández Betancour

PhD in Psychology with European Doctorate distinction (2000) from the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Accreditation: Doctor Lecturer (2008) and Research Experience certified by ACECAU (2009).\nLecturer at the University School of Tourism of Lanzarote since 2000, teaching across various subjects in the Diploma and Degree in Tourism: Management Skills and Human Resources, Communication Techniques, Human Resources Management, Final Year Project.
\nSupervisor of doctoral projects (3) and member of thesis committees.
\nGuest lecturing at postgraduate level at other institutions: University of Las Palmas, Autonomous University of Madrid, University of La Laguna, University of Valencia, University of Barcelona and University of Girona.

\nRESEARCH LINES:
Psychology, tourism, heritage, learning and training, health, psychosocial impacts of tourism and work, applications of technology to tourism.

\nPROJECTS:
\n“Design of optimal scenarios for tourism governance in biosphere reserves” (2013–2015), National R&D&I Plan 2008–2011, and Ibero-American Network for the Responsible Tourist Use of Natural Resources (RITA) (2011–2012), National R&D&I Plan 2008–2011.
\n“Structural Project for Tourism Research and Innovation (ITURC)” (2009–2010), ACIISI.

\nPUBLICATIONS:
\nEditor (2011–present) and reviewer (2003–present) of the journal PASOS — Tourism and Cultural Heritage Journal (FECYT).
\nCo-editor of a special issue of the International Journal of Web Based Communities (Inderscience).
\n- Contributing co-author, Encyclopedia of Tourism (Springer), eds. J. Jafari and H. Xiao.
\n- “Times of Tourism: Development and Sustainability in Lanzarote (Spain)”, in “Tourism as an Instrument for Development: A Theoretical and Practical Study”, eds. E. Fayos-Solá, M. Alvarez and C. Cooper. Emerald (2014).
\n- Editor, “Tourism, Heritage and Informal Learning” and “Turismo, Patrimonio y Educación”. Cabildo of Lanzarote (2008).