Rate My Professor Yohei Okamoto

Yohei Okamoto is an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at Murdoch University, affiliated with the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in the Tourism and Events discipline. His academic background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology and Anthropology from Murdoch University completed in 2024, a Master of Philosophy in Tourism from Murdoch University (2014-2016), a Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism from Murdoch University in 2011, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kyoto Sangyo University. Okamoto's research specializations encompass tourism education, research paradigms, cycling tourism, education policy, sociology, and philosophy. As a PhD graduate and educator, he contributes to the development of innovative teaching methods and study programs in sustainable tourism.

Okamoto's key publications include the encyclopedia entry 'Cycle Tourism' in the Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing edited by Dimitrios Buhalis, 'iPlay, iLearn, iConserve: Digital game-based learning for sustainable tourism education' (2018), 'The raison d'être of tourism education' (2016), 'Five Characteristics of Lifestyle Travellers' (conference paper), and 'Self-reflections through critical incident reporting within a capstone unit' presented at CAUTHE 2024 with co-authors Eunice Tan, Diane Lee, Kyoko Morikoshi, and Lee-Li Ng. He co-authored work on using simulation games for sustainable tourism education, which won the Best Paper award at the 2018 ASEAN Tourism Research Association conference with Eunice Tan. Okamoto has received the Teaching Innovation Award from the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. His contributions include pioneering the first hybrid teaching class connecting students in Perth, Singapore, and Japan (2023), leading the Sustainable Tourism Development Asian Study Tour to Japan (2022), co-organizing the CAUTHE 2023 PhD and ECR workshop with Diane Lee and Michael Hughes, and serving as a fellow at the Indo-Pacific Research Centre. He has delivered public talks, such as on regenerative tourism at Thema Collection events. Okamoto coordinates units including TOU232 Festivals and Events, TOU306 Hospitality and Tourism Project, and TOU323 Destination Management.