He has been the Head of School for four years. He has a particular interest in the field of tourism, applied economics and econometric modelling. He completed his PhD at the School of Economics, University of Nottingham in 1998. He has worked on projects for UNCTAD and EU. He was a Research Fellow, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has lectured Econometrics (theory and applied), Research Methods, Tourism Business, Markets and Strategy, Marketing Strategies for Tourism and Travel at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.