“My main research area is tourism and in particular tourists’ relationship with technology."

“My main research area is tourism and in particular tourists’ relationship with technology. Right now I am studying the role of smartphones in the tourist experience. I am really interested in research methodologies and trying to experiment with different methods in my research. I love working and studying in such an international and interdisciplinary environment, and although being a PhD student can be challenging, it is also very rewarding! 

The past week has been a rather typical week for me: on Monday, I worked on a paper I have to write for a pedagogical course I am taking. In our PhD we are encouraged to teach and take courses to build our pedagogical portfolio. On Tuesday, I worked on my thesis: transcribing interviews and reading articles for the paper I am currently working on. I am writing a compilation thesis, which means that the final thesis will be a collection of four published articles and a “kappa”, right now I’m working on the third article.

On Wednesday, I attended a Board of Department meeting. I am PhD representative at the Board of Department, which regularly meets once a month to discuss all kinds of matters related to the management of the Department. On Thursday I was teaching in two seminars, where I discussed the topic of research design with master students. On Friday I usually work on whatever is left to do for the week, and in the afternoon all the PhDs from the department have a Fika meeting, where we drink coffee and chat about our weeks and plans for the weekend.”