Dr Sean Lochrie

Role
Associate Professor - Edinburgh Business School
Section
School of Social Sciences
Sean Lochrie

About

Dr. Sean Lochrie is an Associate Professor in Marketing in the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus. In the department, Sean’s also holds the role of the Associate Director of Learning and Teaching (Dubai). Sean delivers several undergraduate and postgraduate courses across the school. This includes Research Philosophy and Practice, and Leisure Marketing. He is also the Undergraduate Honours Year Dissertation coordinator, Sean is also a member of various school and university groups such as the School Studies Committee, the Learning and Teaching Operations Group, the Learning and Teaching Strategy Committee, and the Learning Teaching and Enhancement Fourm.

Biography

 

Academic Leadership and Affiliations

In the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus, Sean under takes several roles:

  • Associate Director of Learning and Teaching (Dubai).
  • A member of the SoSS Leadership Team (Dubai).
  • A member of the Edinburgh Business School Extended Leadership Team.


Qualifications:

• PhD in Management (2012-2016),
School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• Master of Research (2011-2012),
Strathclyde Business School, Department of Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

• Bachelor of Arts 1st Class Honours in Management and Tourism (2007-2011),
Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

Research

Sean’s research interests focus on management and marketing perspectives within the tourism, leisure, and cultural heritage industries. He has published research in several journals including the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Journal of Marketing Management, Tourism Recreation Research, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, and the Services Industries Journal.

Publications
  • Cordina, R., Gannon, M., Taheri, B., Okumus, F., & Lochrie, S. (2022). Committed to conservation: Tourism in developed and developing contexts. International Journal of Tourism Research,24(2),323-336. Doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2504
     
  • Lochrie, S., Baxter, I. W., Collinson, E., Curran, R., Gannon, M. J., Taheri, B.,... & Yalinay, O. (2019).Self-expression and play: can religious tourism be hedonistic?. Tourism Recreation Research,44(1),2-16. Doi https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2018.1545825
     
  • Taheri, B., Gannon, M. J., Cordina, R., & Lochrie, S. (2018). Measuring host sincerity: Scale development and validation. International Journal of Contemporary HospitalityManagement,30(8), 2752-2772. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-08-2017-0535
     
  • Curran, R., Baxter, I. W., Collinson, E., Gannon, M.J., Lochrie, S., Taheri, B., ... & Yalinay, O. (2018).The traditional marketplace: serious leisure and recommending authentic travel. The Service Industries Journal,38(15-16), 1116-1132. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2018.1432603
     
  • Yalinay, O., Baxter, I. W., Collinson, E., Curran, R., Gannon, M. J., Lochrie, S., ... & Thompson, J.(2018). Servicescape and shopping value: The role of negotiation intention, social orientation, and recreational identity at the Istanbul Grand Bazaar, Turkey. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing,35(9), 1132-1144. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2018.1475277
     
  • Lochrie, S. (2016). Engaging and marketing to stakeholders in World Heritage Site management: A United Kingdom multiple case study perspective. Journal of Marketing Management, 32(15-16), 1392-1418. Doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2016.1186107