{"id":28,"date":"2016-12-12T13:49:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T13:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/tourism\/john-thomas-mgonja\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T11:01:26","slug":"john-thomas-mgonja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/tourism\/john-thomas-mgonja","title":{"rendered":"John Thomas Mgonja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 264px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 264px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.80317%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.1968%;height: 264px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3852 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/tourism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mgonj-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/tourism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mgonj-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/tourism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mgonj.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000\">Name<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>John Thomas Mgonja<\/strong><\/span> (PhD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000\">Position<\/span>:\u00a0 Associate Professor<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000\">Address<\/span>: P.O.BOX 3167<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000\">Phone<\/span>: +255 768 314 906<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 200px\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Email<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #999999\"><a style=\"color: #999999\" href=\"mailto:mgonjajt@sua.ac.tz\">mgonjajt@sua.ac.tz<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 200px\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Area<\/span>: Food-Tourism Linkages, Sustainable Tourism, Food\u00a0 Safety, Food Quality Management,\u00a0 Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 align=\"right\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"right\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"right\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"right\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"right\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"right\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"right\"><\/h3>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#BIOGRAPHY\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> BIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PROFESSIONAL_EDUCATION_BACKGROUND\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#COURSES_TEACHING_AT_SUA\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> \u00a0COURSES TEACHING AT SUA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PUBLICATIONS\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> PUBLICATIONS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#RESEARCH_CONSULTANCY\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> RESEARCH &amp; CONSULTANCY<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#National_and_International_Conferences_Workshops_and_Meetings_Attended\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> National and International Conferences, Workshops and Meetings Attended<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-align: left\" align=\"right\"><span id=\"BIOGRAPHY\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #003300;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1.65125%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 96.5983%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I obtained my doctorate degree from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. I received my B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology from Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania, and M.Sc. in Food Quality Management majoring in food safety and supply net-chains and traceability systems from Wageningen University in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Between 1999 and 2005, I worked as a Quality Assurance Manager in food processing companies, which mainly targeted export markets essentially Europe, Japan and Israel. In 2007 I worked as a Project Manager for KWIECO\/APT, a project which focused on empowering rural destitute women in Kilimanjaro region. In 2008 I worked as a research officer at Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation (TIRDO).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In August, 2008, I diversified my career and transitioned to Sokoine University of Agriculture where I was employed as an assistant lecturer in the Department of Wildlife Management to do consultancies, research and teach courses related to food and tourism management. I have keen research interests in sustainable tourism development &amp; poverty alleviation, community development, community-based tourism\/ecotourism, food-tourism linkages, conservation, as well as visitors\u2019 management.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">While in Clemson, in 2014, I received an award as an outstanding Graduate Researcher at the HEHD Research Forum. In 2015, I received a Graduate Student Award of Excellence from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.75026%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-align: left\" align=\"right\"><span id=\"PROFESSIONAL_EDUCATION_BACKGROUND\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #003300;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 120px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 1.37385%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.6262%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>QUALIFICATION<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>WHEN OBTAINED<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.362%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>INSTITUTION ATTENDED<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.63805%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"width: 1.37385%;height: 48px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.6262%;height: 48px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Ph.D. (Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;height: 48px\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">(2011 &#8211; 2015)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.362%;height: 48px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.63805%;height: 48px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 1.37385%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.6262%;height: 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">M.Sc. (<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Food Quality Management<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;height: 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2005 &#8211; 2007)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.362%;height: 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, Netherlands <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.63805%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 1.37385%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.6262%\" valign=\"top\" width=\"634\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">B.Sc. (<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Food Science and Technology)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;height: 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1994 &#8211; 1998)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.362%;height: 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.63805%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1.37385%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.6262%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Advanced level Secondary School Certificate <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1991 &#8211; 1993)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.362%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Same Secondary School, Same, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.63805%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 1.37385%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.6262%;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Ordinary level Secondary school Certificate<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">(1987 &#8211; 1990)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.362%;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Lyamungo secondary School, Hai, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.63805%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong style=\"color: #003300\">ACADEMIC\u00a0 APPOINTMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #161616\">Associate Professor (2023 to date)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #161616\">Senior Lecturer (2019-2023)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #161616\">Lecturer (2013 -2019)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #161616\">Assistant Lecturer (2008-2013)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span id=\"COURSES_TEACHING_AT_SUA\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #003300;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>\u00a0COURSES TEACHING AT SUA<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">BTM 103: Introduction to Hospitality Services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">BTM 213: Food Productions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">BTM 300: Tour Guiding and Interpretation Techniques<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">BTM 304: Food and Beverages<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">BTM 309: Catering, Restaurant and Food Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">BTM 311: Research Project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span id=\"PUBLICATIONS\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #003300;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 98.0845%\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T. (2023).<\/b> Linking tourists&#8217; visitation satisfaction, demographic, and travel characteristics. In\u00a0<i>The Routledge Handbook of Nature Based Tourism Development<\/i>\u00a0(pp. 349-371). Routledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Mwongoso, A. J., Sirima, A., &amp; <b>Mgonja, J. T. (2023).<\/b> Impacts of Tourism Development on Residents\u2019 Quality of Life: Efficacy of Community Capitals in Gateway Communities, Northern Tanzania.\u00a0<i>Applied Research in Quality of Life<\/i>, 1-29.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T.<\/b> <b>(2023).<\/b> Protected Areas and Rural Livelihood: An overview of the Mediating role of Wildlife Tourism.\u00a0<i>Studia Periegetica<\/i>,\u00a0<i>41<\/i>(1).<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>. <b>(2023).<\/b> Assessing Community Perceptions about the Contributions and Impacts of Wildlife Tourism to Rural Livelihoods: Wildlife Management Areas Perspective.\u00a0<i>Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation<\/i>,\u00a0<i>92<\/i>(1), 64-81.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Bupamba, H. C., Kitegile, A., &amp; <b>Mgonja, J. T.<\/b> <b>(2023).<\/b> Impacts of recreational infrastructure on rodent communities and their associated haemoparasites in Serengeti national park, Tanzania.\u00a0<i>Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation<\/i>,\u00a0<i>92<\/i>(1), 38-49.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., &amp; Uswege, D. N. (2022). Assessment of Factors Moderating Community Attitudes Towards Wildlife Tourism and Conservation: A Case of Ikona and Makao Wildlife Management Areas.\u00a0<i>Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation<\/i>,\u00a0<i>91<\/i>(2), 214-233.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Sabuhoro, E., Wright, B. A., Munanura, I. E., Mkumbo, P., Bernhard, K. P., &amp; <b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>. (2022). Livelihood Security and Perceived Prevalence of Illegal Activities Threatening Mountain Gorilla Conservation in East Africa\u2019s Virunga Landscape.\u00a0<i>Land<\/i>,\u00a0<i>11<\/i>(9), 1509.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Alazaizeh, M. M., Jamaliah, M. M., Alzghoul, Y. A., &amp; <b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>. (2022). Tour Guide and Tourist Loyalty Toward Cultural Heritage Sites: A Signaling Theory Perspective.\u00a0<i>Tourism Planning &amp; Development<\/i>, 1-21.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Mgonja, J. T.<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> (2022). <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>Linking Tourists\u2019 Visitation Satisfaction, Demographic and Travel Characteristics<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">. In Routledge Handbook of Nature-Based Tourism Development, Taylor &amp; Francis Group, London.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Mwangoso, A., Sirima, A., &amp; <b>Mgonja, J.<\/b><strong> T.<\/strong> (2021). Development of Tourism Destinations in Gateway Communities, Northern Tanzania. <i>Journal of Tourism Quarterly, 3<\/i>(4), 177-195.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Jamaliah, M. M., <b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., Alazaizeh, M. M., &amp; Powell, R. B. (2021). How does interpretive tour guiding promote tourists\u2019 pro-environmental behaviour? Evidence from Tanzania. <i>Tourism Recreation Research<\/i>, 1-15.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Mgonja, J. T.<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> (<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>2020<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">). Development of tourism in Tanzania: Strengthening agriculture\u2013tourism linkages. In Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Africa (pp. 399-416). Routledge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>. (2020). Leisure and recreation in non-western societies: critical perspectives and implications for future research. <i>World Leisure Journal, 62<\/i>(3), 261-271.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J.<\/b> (2020). Evaluating Leisure and Recreation Study Programmes in Training Institutions in Tanzania: Implications for Tourism Development and Destination Competitiveness. <i>Journal of Tourism Quarterly, 2<\/i>(1-2), 1-13.<span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Alazaizeh, M. M., Jamaliah, M. M., <b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., &amp; Ababneh, A. (2019). Tour guide performance and sustainable visitor behavior at cultural heritage sites. <i>Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 27<\/i>(11), 1708-1724.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T.<\/b> (2019). The Nature of Tourism Education Programs in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania.\u00a0<i>Tourism Review International<\/i>,\u00a0<i>23<\/i>(1-2), 13-19.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Martin, B. J., Rija, A. A., &amp; <b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>. (2019). Population Distribution, Threats and Conservation Awareness of African Clawless Otter in Mtera Dam Ecosystem, Tanzania. In\u00a0<i>Twelveth Tawiri Scientific Conference, 4th\u20136th December 2019, Arusha International Conference Centre, Tanzania<\/i>\u00a0(P. 141).<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Kitheka, B. M., Mcguire, F. A., Nibigira, C., &amp; <b>Mgonja<\/b>, J. T. (<b>2017<\/b>). Play and recreation in a developing country context: Assessing utility of Jardin public gardens, Bujumbura, Burundi.\u00a0<i>African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES)<\/i>,\u00a0<i>23<\/i>(4), 590-607. <\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Mgonja<\/b><\/span><b>, J. T<\/b>., Sirima, A., &amp; Mkumbo, P. J. (<b>2017<\/b>). A review of ecotourism in Tanzania: magnitude, challenges, and prospects for sustainability.\u00a0<span lang=\"en-GB\">Ecotourism in Sub-Saharan Africa Thirty Years of Practice (pp 170- 183). Routledge, Taylor &amp; Francis Group, London.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., Backman, K. F., Backman, S. J., Moore, D.D. &amp; Hallo, J.C<span lang=\"en-GB\">. (<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>2016<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">). A Structural Model to Assess International Visitors\u2019 Perceptions about Local Foods in Tanzania. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 25(6), 796-816.<\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J.T<\/b>., Backman, K.F., Backman, S. J., Moore, D. &amp; Hallo, J.C (<b>2016<\/b>). Factors Moderating and Mediating Visitors\u2019 Perceptions about Local foods in Tanzania. <i>Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism<\/i>, 2(2), 87-106.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J.T.<\/b> (<b>2016<\/b>). Local foods as an impetus for Strengthening Leisure, Recreation and Sustainable Tourism in East Africa, <i>Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism, <\/i>5(2), 135-150.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., Sirima, A., Backman, K. F., &amp; Backman, S. J. (<b>2015<\/b>). Cultural community-based tourism in Tanzania: Lessons learned and way forward. <i>Development Southern Africa<\/i>, 32(3), 377-391. <\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>. (2015).\u00a0<i>Evaluating local food-tourism linkages as a strategy for promoting sustainable tourism and economic development: A case of Tanzania<\/i>\u00a0(Doctoral dissertation, Clemson University).<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Sirima, A., &amp;<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., (2015). Tanzania, Tourism.\u00a0<i>In<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>J. Jafari &amp; H. Xiao (eds.),\u00a0<i>Encyclopedia of Tourism<\/i>,\u00a0Springer,\u00a0DOI 10.1007\/978-3-319-01669-6_1-1.<span lang=\"en-GB\">http:\/\/link.springer.com\/referenceworkentry\/10.1007\/978-3-319-01669-6_238-1. <\/span>ISBN 9783319013831.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T.<\/b> &amp; Sirima, A. (2015). What makes the \u2018community\u2019 in CBT? Reflecting on a CBT experience from Tanzania, in Novelli, M. (<b>2015<\/b>) <i>Tourism and development in Sub-Saharan Africa: current issues and local realities <\/i>Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility. Routledge, Abingdon, UK. ISBN 9780415812344.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., Luning, P., &amp; Van der Vorst, J. G. (<b>2013<\/b>). Diagnostic model for assessing traceability system performance in fish processing plants. <i>Journal of Food Engineering, 118<\/i> (2), 188-197.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Michael, M., <b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>., &amp; Backman, K. F. (<b>2013<\/b>). Desires of Community Participation in Tourism Development Decision Making Process: A Case Study of Barabarani, Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania. <i>American Journal of Tourism Research<\/i>, <i>2<\/i>(1), 84-94.<\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T<\/b>. and Kussaga, J.B. (2012) Evaluation of traceability systems in fish supply chains: A case study of Tanzania, PAK. J. FOOD SCI., 22(3) 133-142 ISSN: 2226-5899.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Mgonja, J. T. Noe, FP, Uysal, M. &amp; Magnini, VP (2010). Tourist Customer Service Satisfaction: An Encounter Approach.\u00a0<i>Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism APJIHT<\/i>, 229.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Mgonja, J. T.<\/b> (2007).\u00a0<i>Understanding Technological and Managerial Factors contributing on the Performance of Traceability Systems in the Fish Supply Chain, the case study of Tanzania<\/i> (Doctoral dissertation, Wageningen University and Research Center).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.9815%\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #003300;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b>Postgraduate:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Mwongoso, J. Alpha \u2013 Sustainable ecotourism through partnerships between community and private investors in northern Tanzania: tourism partnership stages-approach (SUA:\u00a0PhD).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #222222\">Betty A. Bagashe-<\/span> Factors influencing repeat tourist\u2019s choice pattern\u2019s in Tanzania (UDOM: PhD).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Irene M. Sanga &#8211; Factors Affecting Smallholder Farmers\u2019 Digital Literacy in Increasing Agricultural Production: A Case of Muheza and Handeni Districts (SUA, MSc).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #222222\">Happiness C. Bupamba- <\/span>Impacts of Recreational Infrastructure On Rodent Species and Their Zoonotic Haemoparasites in Serengeti National Park (<span style=\"color: #222222\">SUA, MSc).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Undergraduate:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #222222;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Prof. Mgonja has supervised over 70 undergraduate students in the areas of tourism, leisure, recreation<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span id=\"RESEARCH_CONSULTANCY\"><span id=\"RESEARCH_CONSULTANCY\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #003300;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>RESEARCH &amp; CONSULTANCY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #222222;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Rapid Technical Evaluation of Partners\u2019 Collaborative Engagement in Conservation, Tourism and Rangeland Management Activities in Selela Village, Monduli District, Tanzania. December, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #222222;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Development of Benchmarks for Bachelor Degrees in Tourism and Hospitality Clusters in Tanzania (2019-2022)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Threats, Awareness and Distribution Patterns of the Threatened African Clawless Otters (Aonyx capensis) in Mtera Dam, Tanzania (2018-2019).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Linking biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services in the Great Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem (GSME) &#8211; drivers of change, causalities and sustainable management strategies (2016-19).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Provisioning ecosystem services: A spatial analysis of incentives and constraints on food provisioning by households through illegal hunting, relative to agropastoralism grazing ecosystem reliability <span lang=\"en-GB\">(2016-19).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Analysing natural resource policy frameworks and evaluating options for promoting poverty alleviation objectives in the governance of ecosystem services (2016-19).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Evaluating Local Food-Tourism Linkages as a Strategy for Promoting Sustainable Tourism and Economic Development in Tanzania (2015).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Study on Land trusts and tourism, land trusts and volunteerism, land trusts and farmers in North and South Carolina, USA (2014).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Assessment of conflicts between farmers and livestock keepers in Kilombero-Rufiji Basin, Tanzania (2010).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">Local community participation in tourism development decision making process: a case of mto wa mbu, Arusha, Tanzania (2009).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Quality assurance inspection for portable water manufacturing. Done for Dasani brand bottled water, Dar es salaam, Tanzania (2008).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Food safety and hygiene training for hotel employees. Done for Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel, Dar es salaam, Tanzania (2008).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Empowering poor, vulnerable women in the Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania to have greater control over their lives (2007)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Use of simple and appropriate technologies in developing new products for small scale food processors. Done for Tanzania Food Processors Association (TAFOPA) Tanga chapter (2005).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span id=\"National_and_International_Conferences_Workshops_and_Meetings_Attended\"><span style=\"color: #003300;font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b>National and International Conferences, Workshops and Meetings Attended<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Scientific Conferences on Transforming Agriculture and Natural Resources for Sustainable Development to Attain Industrial Economy in Tanzania. Morogoro, Tanzania. 10<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to 11<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> April, 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Training workshop on outcome based\/demand driven curriculum design, development and review. Morogoro, Tanzania. 4<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to 5<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> April, 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">A Consortium conference on linking biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services in the Great Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem (GSME) &#8211; drivers of change, causalities and sustainable management strategies. 26<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to 30<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Aug, 2018. Sparrow-Karatu. Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM): Recent Advances in Model Assessment by Prof. Dr. Marko Sarstedt. Online workshop- 26<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> April, 2018.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) 11<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Conference. Theme: \u2018People, Livestock <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">and<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Climate change: Challenges for sustainable biodiversity conservation\u2019. Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC), Arusha, Tanzania. 6<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">-8<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Dec. 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">A Consortium conference on linking biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services in the Great Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem (GSME) &#8211; drivers of change, causalities and sustainable management strategies. 4<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to 12<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Feb, 2017. Lake Naivasha Country Club. Kenya.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Mgonja, J. T., Backman, K. F., Backman, S. J., Moore, D.D. &amp; Hallo, J.C. (2016). A Structural Model to Assess International Visitors\u2019 Perceptions about Local Foods in Tanzania. Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Developing Countries, 28-29 July 2016; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Facilitator-Training of trainers (ToT) workshop for occupation health safety in Hospitality and Tourism Industry, organized by VETA, 12<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to 21<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">st<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> December, 2016, MVTTC Morogoro.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">A training workshop on didactics and pedagogical skills, 11<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> -15<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> October, 2015, at MIC hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">A workshop on opportunities and challenges of a highway passing through Mikumi National Park, 3<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> \u2013 4<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> September, 2015, at <\/span>Oceanic Bay Bagamoyo, Tanzania.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Statistics with R workshop<\/span>, 10<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; 14<sup>th<\/sup> August, 2015 at Sokoine University of Agriculture, <span lang=\"en-GB\">Morogoro<\/span>, Tanzania<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">GWS (George Wright Society) conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites, March 29 &#8211; April 5, 2015 at Marriot Hotel-Oakland California, USA. The nexus between Tourism, Conservation and local community livelihood in northern Tanzania.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">ICCF (International Conservation Caucus Foundation) workshop on conservation initiatives in some African Countries (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and Zambia), April 23-25, 2015 at the Capitol Hill &#8211; Washington D.C. USA.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Expedition on Food safety processing facility, May 6, 2015 at Johns Island in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Agnes Sirima, Mathew Ladslaus and Mgonja, J.T. (2014). Review of Tourism Development in Tanzania. Paper presented at International Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Developing Countries, 19<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> \u2013 20<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> June, 2014, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Conference on the value of play \u2013 taking action; February 16<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to 18<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">, 2014 at Madren Conference Centre- Clemson, South Carolina. U.S.A.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The 8th Atlas Africa conference. Theme; Africa tourism in global society: Central or peripheral? 3rd &#8211; 5th June 2013. Kigali, Rwanda.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Conference on the value of play \u2013 taking action; February 17<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to 20<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">, 2013 at Madren Conference Centre- Clemson, South Carolina. U.S.A.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">International Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Developing Countries (ICST-DC held in Zanzibar 8<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> -9<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> August, 2012<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Time Management, motivation, and procrastination: Understanding and teaching students self-regulatory behavior. Organised by Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI). Clemson University, U.S.A. 19<sup>th<\/sup> January 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Scholarship made easier: Best practices for Writing and Publishing. Organised by Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI). Clemson University, U.S.A. 8<sup>th<\/sup> December 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Training workshop on <\/span>Developing Tanzania\u2019s Tourism Industry through science and technology. Organizer \u2013 UNESCO from 7<sup>th<\/sup> to 10<sup>th<\/sup> December, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Gender sensitization workshop, Morogoro, Tanzania, 05<sup>th<\/sup> March, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies. 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