Elif Vozar

Elif Vozar serves as an Academic Program Specialist at the Hamilton School. A native of Ankara, Turkey, she earned her MSc and PhD in Management at the University of Exeter Business School in the UK. Her doctoral research explored how visitors’ mindfulness intersects with conservation efforts and sustainable development at Dartmoor National Park in southwestern England. Earlier, in Turkey, she received a double bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and International Relations at Kirikkale University and worked at the International Office of Mugla Sitki Kocman University.

Before joining the Hamilton School, Elif worked as a lecturer at the Berlin School of Business and Innovation in Germany. In this capacity she taught a wide range of courses in business and other related subjects. She also helped students to improve their skills for their desired careers through mentorship.

Her foreign languages include Turkish, some Kurdish, and some German.

Education

• PhD in Management, University of Exeter Business School, 2021
• MSc with Merit in International Tourism Management, University of Exeter Business School, 2016
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Kirikkale University, 2011
• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, Kirikkale University, 2011

Publications - Articles

“Construing Tourism in the Ars Apodemica: A Qualitative Analysis of English Travel Advice Books, c. 1550–1650,” forthcoming in Print and Tourism, eds. John Hinks and Catherine Armstrong (Bern: Peter Lang), co-authored with T. M. Vozar.

“Tors, Moors, and Ponies: A Case Study of Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Mindfulness and Sustainability at a Nature-Based Tourism Destination in the UK,” in Developing Destination Sustainability Practices: Influencing Practitioners and Tourists (Emerald Publishing), special issue of Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences 7.2 (2025), 146-162.

“Visitors’ Mindfulness at Dartmoor National Park,” CABI Tourism Cases (2024).