Dr Noreen Breakey joined the UQ School of Tourism in 2005. She was the First Year Experience Coordinator for three years, followed by the Undergraduate Programs Director for four years. In 2013 she developed the Masters course - Disciplinary Foundations of Tourism, Hospitality & Events, which she continues to Course Coordinate, encouraging students to understand how the theories and approaches from different social science and humanities disciplines can help us to address the challenges and issues in tourism, hospitality, and events.
In 2010 Dr Breakey received a UQ Excellence in Teaching & Learning Award - Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, and in 2013 she was part of the team which was awarded the UQ School of Tourism Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Team).
Dr Breakey received her PhD on tourism destination development in 2006. Since then her research has explored the relationships between people, tourism and the natural environment, through her principal research areas of environmental ethics, sustainable tourism, ecotourism, community-based tourism, and tourism in protected areas; and tourism and hospitality education. She has successfully supervised six PhD scholars through to completion.
Prior to her academic career, Dr Breakey worked for over a decade in industry, including hotels, resorts, tour operations, travel agencies, and events in Australia and overseas, as well as in government, developing the Destination Management Plans at Tourism Events Queensland.
Journal Article: Development of a conflict management model as a tool for improved project outcomes in community based tourism
Curcija, Marcus, Breakey, Noreen and Driml, Sally (2019) Development of a conflict management model as a tool for improved project outcomes in community based tourism. Tourism Management, 70 341-354. doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2018.08.016
Journal Article: Tourism and hospitality internships: influences on student career aspirations
Robinson, Richard N. S., Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen M. (2015) Tourism and hospitality internships: influences on student career aspirations. Current Issues in Tourism, 19 6: 513-527. doi:10.1080/13683500.2015.1020772
Book Chapter: Approaches in the Design and Delivery of Hotel/Hospitality Management Undergraduate Degree Programmes within Australia
Breakey, Noreen M., Robinson, Richard N.S. and Brenner, Matthew L. (2015). Approaches in the Design and Delivery of Hotel/Hospitality Management Undergraduate Degree Programmes within Australia. In Dianne Dredge, David Airey and Michael J. Gross (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Hospitality Education (pp. 305-321) New York, NY United States: Routledge.
Conflict Management within the Context of Community Based Tourism: An Exploratory Study
(2016) Doctor Philosophy
(2010) Doctor Philosophy
(2010) Doctor Philosophy
Región de Los Ríos: Agenda de Innovacion Turistica: 2010-2020
Breakey, N., Gutierrez, C., Scott, N. R. and Szmulewicz, P. Región de Los Ríos: Agenda de Innovacion Turistica: 2010-2020. Valdivia, Chile: InnovaChile, 2010.
Industry performance analyser for tourism (IPAT) research and pilot study
Scott, Noel and Breakey, Noreen Industry performance analyser for tourism (IPAT) research and pilot study. Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.: Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre, 2008.
Breakey, Noreen M., Robinson, Richard N.S. and Brenner, Matthew L. (2015). Approaches in the Design and Delivery of Hotel/Hospitality Management Undergraduate Degree Programmes within Australia. In Dianne Dredge, David Airey and Michael J. Gross (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Hospitality Education (pp. 305-321) New York, NY United States: Routledge.
Ecotourism: a new challenge for protecting rainforest areas in Chile
Vera Campos, Mirko, Scott, Noel and Breakey, Noreen (2014). Ecotourism: a new challenge for protecting rainforest areas in Chile. In Bruce Prideaux (Ed.), Rainforest tourism, conservation and management: challenges for sustainable development (pp. 134-145) Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Women's participation in tourism: A case from the Maldives
Shakeela, Aishath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2010). Women's participation in tourism: A case from the Maldives. In Noel Scott and Jafar Jafari (Ed.), Tourism in the Muslim World (pp. 61-71) Bingley, UK: Emerald. doi:10.1108/S2042-1443%282010%290000002008
Curcija, Marcus, Breakey, Noreen and Driml, Sally (2019) Development of a conflict management model as a tool for improved project outcomes in community based tourism. Tourism Management, 70 341-354. doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2018.08.016
Tourism and hospitality internships: influences on student career aspirations
Robinson, Richard N. S., Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen M. (2015) Tourism and hospitality internships: influences on student career aspirations. Current Issues in Tourism, 19 6: 513-527. doi:10.1080/13683500.2015.1020772
A phenomenological approach to hospitality management research: chefs' occupational commitment
Robinson, Richard N. S., Solnet, David J. and Breakey, Noreen (2014) A phenomenological approach to hospitality management research: chefs' occupational commitment. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 43 65-75. doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.08.004
Breakey, Noreen M. and Breakey, Hugh E. (2014) Tourism and Aldo Leopold's “cultural harvest”: creating virtuous tourists as agents of sustainability. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 23 1: 85-103. doi:10.1080/09669582.2014.924954
Breakey, Noreen and Breakey, Hugh (2013) Is there a right to tourism?. Tourism Analysis, 18 6: 739-748. doi:10.3727/108354213X13824558470943
A tourism immersion internship: student expectations, experiences and satisfaction
Ruhanen, Lisa, Robinson, Richard and Breakey, Noreen (2013) A tourism immersion internship: student expectations, experiences and satisfaction. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 13 1: 60-69. doi:10.1016/j.jhlste.2013.02.001
A foreign assignment: internships and international students
Ruhanen, Lisa, Robinson, Richard and Breakey, Noreen (2013) A foreign assignment: internships and international students. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 20 1-4. doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2013.05.005
Knowledge exchange and networks: A new destination for tourism internships?
Ruhanen, Lisa, Breakey, Noreen and Robinson, Richard (2012) Knowledge exchange and networks: A new destination for tourism internships?. Current Issues in Toursim, 15 3: 183-196. doi:10.1080/13683500.2011.577890
Tourism education's roles in sustainable tourism development: A case study of SIDS introduction
Shakeela, Aishath, Breakey, Noreen and Ruhanen, Lisa (2012) Tourism education's roles in sustainable tourism development: A case study of SIDS introduction. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 24 1: 35-43.
Human resource policies: striving for sustainable tourism outcomes in the Maldives
Shakeela, Aisath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2012) Human resource policies: striving for sustainable tourism outcomes in the Maldives. Tourism Recreation Research, 37 2: 113-122. doi:10.1080/02508281.2012.11081696
Studying World Heritage visitors: The case of the remote Riversleigh Fossil Site
Breakey, Noreen M. (2012) Studying World Heritage visitors: The case of the remote Riversleigh Fossil Site. Visitor Studies, 15 1: 82-97. doi:10.1080/10645578.2012.660845
The Maldives: A sustainable tourism success story?
Shakeela, Aishath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2011) The Maldives: A sustainable tourism success story?. e-Review of Tourism Research, 9 5: 243-264.
Shakeela, Aishath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2011) The role of employment in the sustainable development paradigm - The local tourism labor market in Small Island Developing States. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, 10 4: 331-353. doi:10.1080/15332845.2011.588493
Women's participation in tourism: A case from the Maldives
Shakeela, Aishath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2010) Women's participation in tourism: A case from the Maldives. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, 2 61-71. doi:10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000002008
Hotel restaurant dining: The relationship between perceived value and intention to purchase
Ashton, Ann Suwaree, Scott, Noel, Solnet, David and Breakey, Noreen (2010) Hotel restaurant dining: The relationship between perceived value and intention to purchase. Tourism and Hospitality Research: the Surrey quarterly review, 10 3: 206-218. doi:10.1057/thr.2010.5
Robinson, Richard N. S., Breakey, Noreen M. and Craig-Smith, Stephen J. (2010) Food for thought: Investigating food and beverage curricula in Australian hospitality degree programs. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 22 1: 32-43.
Breakey, N., Robinson, R. and Beesley, L. (2009) Students go a "Waltzing Matilda" - A regional tourism knowledge exchange through innovative internships. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism, 8 2-3: 223-240. doi:10.1080/15313220802714505
Impact of Chinese outbound tourism to Australia: Reviewing the past; implications for the future
Breakey, Noreen, Ding, Peiyi and Lee, Timothy (2008) Impact of Chinese outbound tourism to Australia: Reviewing the past; implications for the future. Current Issues in Tourism, 11 6: 587-603. doi:10.1080/13683500802475935
Yield applied to destination management: an inefficient analogy
Scott, Noel and Breakey, Noreen (2007) Yield applied to destination management: an inefficient analogy. Tourism Economics, 13 3: 441-452. doi:10.5367/000000007781497755
Hospitality degree programs in Australia: A continuing evolution
Breakey, Noreen M. and Craig-Smith, Stephen J. (2007) Hospitality degree programs in Australia: A continuing evolution. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 14 2: 102-118. doi:10.1375/jhtm.14.2.102
Does tourism development change local communities’ attitudes towards the environment?
Rastegar, H., Driml, S. and Breakey, N. (2012). Does tourism development change local communities’ attitudes towards the environment?. In: 5th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-12), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, (). 22-24 November 2012.
Australian hospitality education - A ‘Brilliant Blend’ Of degree programs
Breakey, Noreen M., Robinson, Richard N. S., Craig-Smith, Stephen J. and Szambowski, Dominic (2011). Australian hospitality education - A ‘Brilliant Blend’ Of degree programs. In: Tourism: Creating a Brilliant Blend: Proceedings of the 21st Annual CAUTHE Conference. Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, (1-10). 8-11 February 2011.
Breakey, Noreen and Craig-Smith, Stephen (2011). One Vision? Or many Visions? Trends and developments in tourism, hospitality, event and leisure degree programs throughout Australia. In: 9th APacCHRIE Conference: Conference Proceedings. 9th APacCHRIE Conference, Hong Kong, China, (). 2-5 June 2011.
The local gaze: Social inhibitors to engagement in the Maldivian tourism industry
Shakeela, Aishath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2011). The local gaze: Social inhibitors to engagement in the Maldivian tourism industry. In: Michael J. Gross, Tourism: Creating a Brilliant Blend: Proceedings of the 21st Annual CAUTHE Conference. CAUTHE 2011 - 21st CAUTHE National Conference, Adealide, SA, Australia, (1-13). 8-11 February 2011.
Breakey, Noreen, Robinson, Richard, Ruhanen, Lisa and Craig-Smith, Stephen J. (2010). 16 Students, 2 destinations, 1 trip: Educating students through an innovative knowledge exchange based internship. In: Proceedings of CAUTHE 2010: Challenge the Limits. 20th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, (1-12). 8-11 February 2010.
Shakeela, Aishath, Breakey, Noreen and Ruhanen, Lisa (2010). Dilemma of a paradise destination: Tourism education and local employment as contributors to sustainable development. In: CAUTHE 2010: Challenge the Limits. CAUTHE Conference Proceedings 2010. 20th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, (). 8-11 February 2010.
Hotel restaurant dining: The relationship between perceived value and intention to purchase
Ashton, Ann Suwaree, Scott, Noel, Solnet, David and Breaky, Noreen (2010). Hotel restaurant dining: The relationship between perceived value and intention to purchase. In: Proceedings of CAUTHE 2010: Challenge the Limits. 20th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, (1-14). 8-11 February 2010.
Breakey, N., Campos, M. and Scott, N. R. (2010). Protected rainforest areas in Chile: A review and current issues: Ecotourism's growth - A new challenge for protected rainforest areas in Chile. In: International Rainforest Tourism Symposium, Palm Cove, QLD, Australia, (). 22-24 June 2010.
Australian hotel and hospitality degree programs: Philosophy and practice
Breakey, N. M., Batey, H., Robinson, R. N. S. and Craig-Smith, S. J. (2009). Australian hotel and hospitality degree programs: Philosophy and practice. In: Andy Nazarechuk, 7th Asia-Pacific CHRIE Conference 2009, Singapore, (). 28-31 May.
Experiential learning in a hospitality technology course
Breakey, Noreen, Ruhanen, Lisa and Scott, Noel (2009). Experiential learning in a hospitality technology course. In: 2nd Arab International Conference for eTourism and eCommerce: Journal of Information Technology and Tourism (JITT) Workshop, El Gouna, Egypt, (1-4). 14-18 December 2009.
Ashton, Ann, Scott, Noel, Breakey, Noreen and Solnet, David (2009). Hotel restaurant dining: An examination of the relationship between consumer socio-demographic characteristics and purchase goals. In: Seongseop Kim, Proceedings of the 2009 8th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism. 2009 8th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism, Seoul, Korea, (1-11). 7-9 July 2009.
World Heritage - Bringing Universities and Governments Together
Breakey, N. and Vallance, T. (2009). World Heritage - Bringing Universities and Governments Together. In: Global Eco - Asia Pacific Tourism Conference, Alice Springs, Australia, (). 9-11 November 2009.
Evolution of food and beverage studies: An Australian perspective
Robinson, R., Breakey, N. and Craig-Smith, S. (2008). Evolution of food and beverage studies: An Australian perspective. In: Davidson, M., Proceedings of the 18th Annual CAUTHE Conference. CAUTHE Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, (1-10). 11 - 14 February 2008.
Food and beverage content and delivery in Australian hospitality degree programs
Robinson, R., Breakey, N. and Craig-Smith, S. (2008). Food and beverage content and delivery in Australian hospitality degree programs. In: Hobson, P., Proceedings of APac-CHRIE Conference. 6th Asia-Pacific CHRIE (APacCHRIE) Conference, Perth, Australia, (1-12). 21 - 25 May 2008.
Going bush: An innovative regional tourism internship project
Breakey, Noreen, Robinson, Richard, Beesley, Lisa and Craig-Smith, Stephen (2008). Going bush: An innovative regional tourism internship project. In: Perry Hobson, Proceedings of APac-CHRIE Conference. 6th Asia-Pacific CHRIE (APacCHRIE) Conference, Perth, Australia, (). 21-25 May 2008.
Ashton, Ann Suwaree, Scott, Noel and Breakey, Noreen (2008). Hotel restaurant co-branding - The impact of consumer evaluation on perceived risk, perceived value and intention to purchase. In: S. Richardson, L. Fredline, A. Patiar and M. Ternel, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice: "Where the 'bloody hell' are we?". Proceedings of the 18th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, CAUTHE, Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, (1-12). 11-14 February 2008.
Trends and issues in Tourism and Hospitality degree education in Australia: Will the bubble burst?
Breakey, N and Craig-Smith, S. (2008). Trends and issues in Tourism and Hospitality degree education in Australia: Will the bubble burst?. In: S. Richardson, L. Fredline and M. Ternel, CAUTHE 2008: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice: "Where the 'bloody hell' are we?". 18th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, (1-11). 11 - 14 February, 2008.
Undergraduate hospitality degree programs in Australia: Three decades of evolution
Breakey, N. M. and Craig-Smith, S. J. (2007). Undergraduate hospitality degree programs in Australia: Three decades of evolution. In: I. McDonnell, S. Grabowski and R. March, Cauthe 2007. Cauthe 2007, Sydney, Australia, (not found-not found). 11-14 February, 2007.
'Yield applied to destination management - an inefficient analogy?'
Scott, N R and Breakey, N M (2006). 'Yield applied to destination management - an inefficient analogy?'. In: G. Barry O'Mahony and P. A. Whitelaw, 16th Annual CAUTHE Conference - 'to the city and beyond...'. 16th Annual CAUTHE Conference - 'to the city and beyond...', Melbourne Australia, (1019-1029). 6-9 February, 2006.
Special Event Evolution: The Schoolies Festival
Breakey, N M, McKinnon, S. E. and Scott, N R (2006). Special Event Evolution: The Schoolies Festival. In: Dr C. Arcodia, Dr M. Whitford and Ms C Dickson, Global Events Congress and Event Educators' Forum. Global Events Congress and Event Educators' Forum, Customs House, Brisbane Australia, (36-57). 26-28 September 2006.
Tourism destination development - beyond Butler
Breakey, Noreen Maree (2006). Tourism destination development - beyond Butler PhD Thesis, School of Natural and Rural Systems Management, University of Queensland.
Conflict Management within the Context of Community Based Tourism: An Exploratory Study
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Environmental Protection and Local Resident Attitudes at Early Stages of Tourism Development
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Investigating Creativity as an Alternative Explicator of the Mobility of Chefs
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