Dr Lee Slaughter
Lecturer
School of Business
+61 7 334 60755
Researcher biography
Dr Slaughter is a teaching focused academic in the Tourism discipline of UQ Business School. Her knowledge of tourism management is supported by substantial study in the area.
After travelling extensively, Lee returned to Australia to pursue tourism studies at The University of Queensland. In 2000 Lee was awarded her doctorate which focused on backpacker tourism. She continued researching in the area of tourism management, particularly as it relates to backpacker tourism. More recently Lee has moved to a teaching focused position and uses her previous experience to enhance her teaching at both undergraduate and masters levels.
Book Chapter
Slaughter, L. (2004). Profiling the International Backpacker Market in Australia. The Global Nomad - Backpacker Travel in Theory and Practice. (pp. 168-179) edited by G. Richards and J. Wilson. Clevedon, UK: Channel View Publications.
Journal Articles
Slaughter, Lee, Sie, Lintje, Breakey, Noreen, Macionis, Niki and Zhang, Jingru (2023). Can we buffer them? Supporting healthy levels of stress and anxiety in first year international students. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 32 100438, 100438. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2023.100438
Lenggogeni, Sari, Ritchie, Brent W. and Slaughter, Lee (2019). Understanding travel risks in a developing country: a bottom up approach. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 36 (8), 941-955. doi: 10.1080/10548408.2019.1661329
Slaughter, L. and Ruhanen, L. M. (2007). Using action learning to improve assessment: A case study from an undergraduate tourism management course. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 7 (2), 1-20. doi: 10.1300/J172v07n02_01
Slaughter, L. and Home, R. (2004). Motivations of Long Term Volunteers: Human Services Vs Events. UNLV Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Science (HTL Science), 2, 1-12.
Slaughter, L. (2000). Tourism Management. Australian Journal of Hospitality Management, 7 (1), 45-46.
Conference Papers
Slaughter, Lee , Macionis, Niki , Breakey, Noreen , Zhan, Jingru and Sie, Lintje (2022). Minimising stress and anxiety in the ‘next normal’ learning environment: a case of first semester EAL students studying tourism hospitality and event courses. The Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), Online, 7-9 February 2022.
Henderson, D., Slaughter, L-J. and Pegg, S. (2007). Trust and new technologies: Looking at issues from the perspective of the young tourist. e-Case 2007, Hong Kong, 15-17 August 2007. Taipei, Taiwan: Knowledge Association of Taiwan.
Slaughter, L. and Slater, K. (2005). Tourist railways: A staffing dilemma. CAUTHE 2005: Sharing Tourism Knowledge, Alice Springs, Australia, 1-5 February 2005. Darwin, NT, Australia: Charles Darwin University.
Slaughter, L. and Suwannachote, P. (2004). ELICOS Students - an International student travel market overlooked?. CAUTHE: Creating Tourism Knowledge, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, 10-13 February 2004. Altona Victoria: University of Queensland.
Slaughter, L., Carr, N. S. and Oxley, L. (2004). Tourism Motives and Youth: An Analysis of Holiday Motivations of Visitors to Contiki Great Keppel Island Resort, Australia. Asia Pacific Tourism Association Tenth Annual Conference, Nagasaki, Japan, 4-7 July 2004. Hong Kong: Asia Pacific Tourism Association.
Slaughter, Lee, Reid, Sacha and Arcodia, Charles (2003). Event Management Education in Finland. Advances in Convention, Exhibition & Event Research, Convention and Expo Summit, Hong Kong, 29-31 August, 2003. Hong Kong: The Honk Kong Polytechnic University.
Slaughter, L. (2002). Motivations of long tern volunteers at events. EAPM: Building Destinations and Communities through Events, Sydney, Australia, 15-16 July 2002. Sydney: UTS: Australian Centre for Event Management.
Reid, S. L., Slaughter, L. and Prideaux, B. R. (2002). Coastal Cruising: Targeting the Backpacker Market in the Whitsunday Region, Australia. CAUTHE 2002, Perth, Australia, 6-9 February 2002. Perth, Australia: Promaco.
Slaughter, L. (2002). Backpackers - a source of income for rural communities. Tourism and Well-Being 2nd Tourism Industry and Education Symposium, Jyvaskyla Paviljonki, Finland, 16-18 May 2002. Jyvaskyla Polytechnic, Finland: Jyvaskyla Polytechnic, Finland.
Slaughter, L. (2001). Managing the backpacker market in Australia. Makati, Philippines, La Consolacion College, Lyceum of the Philippines, 4-7 July 2001. Philippines: Asia Pacific Tourism Assoc.
Slaughter, L. (2001). International backpackers' preferences for long distance. Capitalising on Research, Canberra, 7-10 Feb 2001. Canberra: Uni of Canberra.