Dr Nicola Cade

Biography

Nicola has a Doctor of Philosophy in Events Management awarded by King's College, London. Her research qualitatively explores how Rio's mega-events impacted a specific favela community through the theoretical lenses of socio-cultural trauma and resilience. Her thesis is titled: ‘Mega-event fragmentation of Rio’s favelas: The socio-cultural trauma of Morro dos Prazeres’. Nicola studied her undergraduate BA Hons Tourism Management degree between 2013-2016 at Anglia Ruskin University and was awarded the Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE) 'Best Undergraduate Student on Tourism Programmes' in 2015/16. In 2019, Nicola successfully defended her Master of Philosophy thesis at Anglia Ruskin University - 'Transformational resilience, resistance and social change: The role of creative social legacy initiatives in Rio's favelas'. Her research interests include: • Mega-events • Favela tourism • Dark tourism • Cultural trauma • Resilience • Social Capital • Cultural and Heritage Tourism • Slow Tourism/Events Her teaching expertise is in tourism and events management having taught on a range of modules within these areas as well as business and marketing modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Qualifications

• Master of Philosophy Anglia Ruskin University, (2019)

• BA Hons Tourism Management Anglia Ruskin University, (2016)

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) King's College London, (2024)

Appointments

University of Essex

• ASE Lecturer, Edge Hotel School, University of Essex (6/2/2023 - present)

Other academic

• Lecturer / Postgraduate Course Portfolio Leader, Faculty of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University (18/9/2017 - 31/1/2023)