Li-Hsin Chen Studio · Research · Education · Impact

Research is only the beginning.

研究,只是起點。

I develop tourism ideas, methods and people—and move them into classrooms, destinations, organisations and international academic communities. 我發展觀光研究的概念、方法與人才,並讓這些成果進入課堂、目的地、組織與國際學術社群。

Li-Hsin Chen, Ph.D. · Professor of Tourism 陳俐欣博士・觀光學教授 Professor & Program Director, International Master’s Program of Tourism and Hospitality National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan
Li-Hsin Chen speaking at an academic event
Academic directionIdeas into action.讓思想走向行動。
Based in Taiwan · Working internationally
31Peer-reviewed articles

Across tourism, mobility, experience, society and methods.
涵蓋觀光、移動、體驗、社會與研究方法。

>NT$10MFunded inquiry

Ten externally funded projects, seven as principal investigator.
十項外部補助計畫,其中七項擔任主持人。

13Invited talks & keynotes

Across Asia, the United States and international online platforms.
足跡遍及亞洲、美國與國際線上平台。

10+ yearsTeaching & mentoring

Research methods, tourism management and graduate supervision.
研究方法、觀光管理與研究生指導。

Academic work matters when it changes how people understand, learn, decide and act. 學術工作的價值,在於它能改變人們理解問題、學習、決策與行動的方式。
01

Reframe the question.

Research begins by recognising what existing theories, categories and assumptions have left out.研究從重新辨識既有理論、分類與假設所忽略的問題開始。

02

Build rigorous evidence.

Quantitative models, digital traces, qualitative fieldwork and mixed methods are selected according to the problem—not habit.依研究問題選擇量化模型、數位足跡、質性田野與混合方法,而非受限於單一慣用方法。

03

Move knowledge into use.

Ideas become meaningful through teaching, mentorship, organisational decisions, public dialogue and international collaboration.知識透過教學、指導、組織決策、公共對話與國際合作產生意義。

Research agenda · 研究議程

Questions that shape the studio.

形塑研究工作的核心問題。

My research examines tourism as a system of relationships among people, animals, technologies, mobility systems and places. 我的研究將觀光視為一個由人、動物、科技、移動系統與地方共同構成的關係網絡。

01 · More-than-human tourism

Animals as actors in tourism systems

Free-roaming animals, pet tourism, multispecies encounters, animal agency and inclusive destination design.自由活動動物、寵物觀光、多物種互動、動物能動性與包容性目的地設計。

How should destinations recognise animals as actors, stakeholders and participants?目的地應如何承認動物作為行動者、利害關係人與參與者?
02 · Destination choice & culture

How places become desirable—or rejected

Destination benchmarking, social norms, face, collective imaginaries and digital travel discourse.目的地標竿比較、社會規範、面子、集體想像與數位旅遊論述。

How do cultural and collective forces shape destination choice before deliberate reasoning begins?文化與集體力量如何在理性評估之前影響目的地選擇?
03 · Mobility & experience systems

Movement as part of the tourism experience

Bicycle tourism, shared mobility, urban transport, trust, experiencescapes and memorable experience design.自行車旅遊、共享移動、都市運輸、信任、體驗情景與難忘體驗設計。

How do mobility systems shape access, confidence, satisfaction and the meaning of travel?移動系統如何形塑旅遊的可近性、信心、滿意度與意義?
04 · Methods, digital traces & AI

Evidence for complex tourism questions

Text mining, netnography, appnography, PLS-SEM, FIMIX-PLS, NCA, IPMA and AI-enabled research practice.文字探勘、網路民族誌、App 民族誌、PLS-SEM、FIMIX-PLS、NCA、IPMA 與 AI 輔助研究。

How can methods strengthen theory building while remaining transparent and responsible?研究方法如何在維持透明與負責任的前提下強化理論建構?
Real impact · 真實影響

Impact in motion.

研究如何轉化為真實影響。

Publication is one form of impact. The work continues through people, decisions, learning environments and academic platforms. 論文發表是影響力的一種形式;研究也持續在人、決策、學習環境與學術平台中發揮作用。

01 · Ideas

Research

Concepts, frameworks and evidence that reframe tourism questions.以概念、架構與證據重新界定觀光研究問題。

  • Multispecies relational authenticity
  • Dual-Lens Actor Framework
  • Destination benchmarking
  • Mobility and experiencescape research
02 · People

Education

Teaching and graduate supervision that develop independent researchers.透過教學與研究生指導,培養能獨立思考與研究的人才。

  • Research design and methods
  • Quantitative analysis
  • Thesis and publication mentoring
  • International EMI education
03 · Decisions

Practice

Research partnerships that inform service, destination and organisational decisions.透過研究合作支持服務、目的地與組織決策。

  • Industry–academia projects
  • Destination and mobility insight
  • AI and research workshops
  • Experience and service design
04 · Platforms

Community

Editorial, programme and international leadership that creates opportunities for others.透過期刊、學程與國際學術領導,為更多研究者創造機會。

  • Journal editorial leadership
  • International programme building
  • Case-writing and research networks
  • Conferences and academic exchange

151,654 reviews. 100 tours. 36 countries.

Text mining transformed a global body of traveller feedback into evidence about participant characteristics, tour quality and destination resources.透過文字探勘,將全球旅客回饋轉化為參與者特徵、行程品質與目的地資源的實證洞見。

Tourism Management article ↗

A thesis became an international journal article.

A supervised master’s project on dating-app self-disclosure developed into an appnography and interview study published in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management.一項以交友軟體自我揭露為主題的碩士論文,進一步發展為結合 App 民族誌與訪談的國際期刊論文。

Thesis record ↗

Patient evidence informed service-quality research.

An industry–academia project with Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital combined patient surveys and online-review text mining to examine service quality, satisfaction and loyalty.與高雄市立小港醫院的產學合作結合病患問卷與線上評論文字探勘,分析服務品質、滿意度與忠誠度。

Published study ↗

Destination tensions became a teaching case.

Research on the Penghu Fireworks Festival became an award-winning, peer-reviewed teaching case on sustainability, stakeholder tensions and destination decision-making.澎湖花火節研究轉化為獲獎且經同儕審查的教學個案,探討永續、利害關係人衝突與目的地決策。

Emerald teaching case ↗
Selected contributions · 代表性成果

Work that advances the agenda.

推進研究議程的代表性成果。

Selected recent contributions in multispecies tourism, sustainable mobility, destination choice, digital methods and experience research. 精選近年在多物種觀光、永續移動、目的地選擇、數位研究方法與旅遊體驗方面的成果。

Signature contribution · Tourism systems

Reconceptualising free-roaming animals as actors—not backdrop.

The Dual-Lens Actor Framework and related work position free-roaming animals as participants and stakeholders whose agency, relationships and impacts matter to destination governance.Dual-Lens Actor Framework 及相關研究將自由活動動物定位為觀光系統中的參與者與利害關係人,重視其能動性、關係與對目的地治理的影響。

From human-centred tourism to multispecies thinking.從以人為中心的觀光,走向多物種思維。
Open-access commentary ↗
International Journal of Tourism Research · 2026

Shared transport systems in urban tourism

NCA and combined IPMA identify the must-have conditions for tourists’ use of shared transport.運用 NCA 與 combined IPMA 辨識旅客使用共享運輸的必要條件。

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Tourism Analysis · In press

Multispecies relational authenticity

Examines how tourists and free-roaming cats co-construct relational authenticity at a rural destination.探討旅客與自由活動貓如何在鄉村目的地共同建構關係真實性。

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Journal of Vacation Marketing · 2025

Tourist hesitancy about shared mobility

Text mining and cluster analysis reveal distinct forms of post-pandemic hesitancy.以文字探勘與集群分析辨識後疫情時期不同形式的共享移動猶豫。

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Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management · 2021

Face and destination choice

Explains how face shapes prestige destinations, luxury consumption and travel self-presentation.說明面子如何影響聲望型目的地、奢華消費與旅遊自我展演。

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Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management · 2023

Appnography, self-disclosure and travel intention

Shows how staged self-disclosure on dating apps can foster travel motivation and international travel intentions.探討交友軟體中的階段性自我揭露如何促進旅遊動機與國際旅遊意圖。

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People & learning · 人才與學習

Developing researchers, not only teaching courses.

培養能獨立思考與研究的人,而不只是完成課程。

Teaching connects research questions, theory, evidence, analysis and communication. Mentorship supports students from the first question to a defensible thesis—and, where appropriate, to conferences and publication. 教學串連研究問題、理論、證據、分析與溝通;研究指導則陪伴學生從第一個問題走向可辯證的論文,並在合適情況下進一步參與研討會與發表。

Teaching portfolio

Graduate-level, English-medium teaching in research, tourism management and leadership.以全英語授課方式教授研究、觀光管理與領導相關研究所課程。

Research Methods · 研究方法Quantitative Research · 量化研究Tourism Experience Design · 旅遊體驗設計Destination Marketing & Management · 目的地行銷與管理Organisational Behavior & Leadership · 組織行為與領導
Graduate supervision

From question to contribution.

I supervise graduate students through problem framing, research design, analysis, thesis writing and academic communication.我從問題界定、研究設計、資料分析、論文寫作到學術溝通,陪伴研究生完成完整的研究歷程。

Example thesis record ↗
Research literacyTurning interests into researchable questions and defensible designs.
將興趣轉化為可研究的問題與可辯證的設計。
Analytical confidenceMaking quantitative methods understandable, transparent and useful.
讓量化方法可理解、透明且能實際運用。
Academic voiceDeveloping argument, writing, presentation and publication readiness.
培養論證、寫作、發表與投稿能力。
Speaking & workshops · 演講與工作坊

Ideas grow through conversation.

思想在對話中持續發展。

Invited talks, keynotes, research workshops and academic exchange across Asia, the United States and international online platforms. 透過亞洲、美國與國際線上平台的專題演講、主題演說、研究工作坊與學術交流,讓研究進入更廣泛的對話。

Multispecies tourism · 多物種觀光Destination choice and culture · 目的地選擇與文化Text mining and digital methods · 文字探勘與數位方法Sustainable mobility · 永續移動AI-enabled research · AI 輔助研究Academic publishing and networks · 學術發表與網絡
Current roles · 現任角色

Academic homes and platforms.

支持研究、教育與國際合作的學術平台。

Current institutional and editorial roles provide platforms for research, graduate education, publishing and international exchange. 現任校院與期刊職務,構成推動研究、研究生教育、學術出版與國際交流的平台。

Professor & Program Director

IMTH, NKUHT

Strategic development, internationalisation, curriculum, graduate education and thesis supervision in an all-English master’s programme.負責全英語碩士學程的策略發展、國際化、課程、研究生教育與論文指導。

Managing Editor

Journal of Responsible Tourism Management

Editorial leadership supporting responsible tourism scholarship and international research communities.透過編務領導支持負責任觀光研究與國際學術社群。

Editorial & academic service

Research communities

Editorial advisory boards, peer review, case-writing competitions, conferences, workshops and international partnerships.參與編輯諮詢、同儕審查、個案競賽、研討會、工作坊與國際夥伴合作。

Connect · 聯絡

Let’s collaborate.

一起讓研究產生更遠的影響。

Research partnerships, invited talks, workshops, academic programme development, editorial projects and international collaboration. 歡迎洽談研究合作、專題演講、工作坊、學術學程發展、編輯出版與國際合作。

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