She received her doctoral degree in Tourism Recreation and Sport Management from the University of Florida in 2007. Furthermore, Dr. Lusby holds a master’s degree in Tourism and the Environments from the World Leisure Center of Excellence at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. She is passionate about touring and tourism as a way to give back, believing that tourism can and should do good for people and the environment. She is a scuba instructor and has a background in adventure facilitation.