
Dr. Chantell LaPan
Assistant Professor
Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Tourism

Background
Chantell LaPan is an Assistant Professor in the Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality program at UNC Greensboro. Her research focus is on micro-entrepreneurship and tourism, with attention to gender, indigenous issues, rural tourism development, and social justice. She has taught courses related to tourism and recreation management, marketing, tourism and culture, sustainability, and research methods. Chantell received a PhD in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management as well as a Master of International Studies Degree from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research and Awards
From Center to Periphery: Inequality, indigeneity, and domestic tourism in Guatemala
2017
Linking Urban and Rural Tourism: Strategies in Sustainability
Women’s Self-Determination in Cooperative Tourism Micro-Enterprises
LaPan, C., Morais, D. B., Wallace, T., & Barbieri
2016
Tourism Review International
Vol. 20(1), 41-56
Power, Altruism and Communitarian Tourism: A Comparative Study
LaPan, C., Morais, D. B., Wallace, T., & Barbieri, C.
2016
PASOS: Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
Vol. 14(4), 889-90
The Influence of Agritourism on Niche Meats Loyalty and Purchasing
Kline, C., Barbieri, C., & LaPan, C.
2016
Journal of Travel Research
Vol. 55(5), 643-658
The Role of Agritourism in Heritage Preservation
LaPan, C., & Barbieri, C.
2013
Current Issues in Tourism
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