Olivier Oren

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I am a Lecturer in Tourism and Event Management at the University of the Sunshine Coast, specialising in tourism and hospitality workforce research and rural volunteering. I am currently leading and contributing to national and international projects on employment conditions, workforce resilience, and the everyday realities of hospitality and community-based work. My research combines qualitative inquiry with industry and community collaboration to examine how social, organisational, and demographic changes are reshaping labour, volunteering, and service experience alike.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Lecturer, The University of the Sunshine Coast
  • 2024–2026
    Associate lecturer, Griffith University
  • 2021–2024
    Assistant researcher, Griffith University
  • 2017–2020
    Assistant lecturer, The University of Queensland

Education

  • 2024 
    Griffith University, PHD
  • 2018 
    The University of Queensland, Hospitality management
  • 2011 
    Ecole Superieure de Comptabilite et de Gestion, Diplome de Comptability et de Gestion

Publications

  • 2025
    ‘Free Food and Beer’: The blurred line between fair contracts, entitlements & perks in hospitality work, Unpacking Hospitality Work Realities
  • 2024
    Commensality research in commercial hospitality: A systematic review, International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • 2024
    ‘Commensal scenes’: Problematizing presence in restaurants in the digital age, International Journal of Hospitality Management

Professional Memberships

  • Global Hospitality Research Alliance
  • Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)
  • Research in Hospitality Management editorial board
  • Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT)

Contact Olivier for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision