Ece Kaya

Dr Ece Kaya is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Head of Engagement at the UTS Business School, Management Department. She is the author of the book "Transformation of Sydney’s Industrial Historic Waterfront: The Production of Tourism for Consumption". Prior to this appointment, she worked at Western Sydney University as a tutor, subject coordinator, and lecturer, where she completed her PhD in heritage and tourism studies at the Institute for Culture and Society. Ece also holds an M.Sc. in urban planning. Her research expertise is on the relationship between tourism and urban transformation, the impact of gentrification on industrial waterfronts, and the historical and cultural context of industrial heritage places.

Ece is a Centre for Sport, Business and Society member at UTS. Her current research project explores women surfers' experiences and aims to understand wider issues of the surfing industry.