Stephen L.J. Smith
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STEPHEN L.J. SMITH
EDUCATION
Degree InstitutionYear
PhDTexas A&M University1973
Recreation and Resources Development
MAThe Ohio State University1970
Geography
BAWright State University1968
Geography
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Dates PositionInstitution
2014 – presentProfessorUniversity of Guelph
School of Hospitality, Food, and Tourism Management
1987 – 2014ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
1999 – 2000 Acting ChairUniversity of Waterloo
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
1984 – 1990 ChairmanUniversity of Waterloo
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
1983Acting ChairmanUniversity of Waterloo
Department of Recreation
1980 – 1987 Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo
(Tenured 1981)Department of Recreation
1978 – 1982 Associate ChairmanUniversity of Waterloo
Graduate AffairsDepartment of Recreation
1976 – 1980 Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo
Department of Recreation
1973 – 1976 Assistant ProfessorMichigan State University
Department of Park and Recreation Resources
SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
GENERAL
1976 – 1982 Member, Board of Directors, Ontario Research Council on Leisure
1977 – 1980 Member, Publications Committee, Ontario Research Council on Leisure
1977 – 1982Member, Editorial Committee, Ontario Research Council on Leisure
1985Member, Project Management Group, Impact Assessment of Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Training Programs
1985 – 1986Member, National Task Force on Tourism Data Co-chairman, National Working Committee on Existing Tourism Data Bases
Chairman, National Working Committee on Methodological Requirements for Tourism
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Member, Future Needs Planning Team and Transition Team, National Task Force on Tourism Data
1986Elected as member of Academy of Leisure Sciences
1989 – 1990Vice-Chairman, Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee
1990Invited participant, International Assembly for the Global Assessment of Tourism Policy, George Washington University
1990 – 1997Board of Directors, Canadian Chapter, Travel and Tourism Research Association; Secretary-Treasurer, 1995 - 1997.
1991Elected Fellow, International Academy for the Study of Tourism
1990 – 1991Special Projects Officer; Industry, Science, and Technology Canada - Tourism
1991 - 1992Chairman, Steering Committee, Interim Board of Directors, and Interim Executive Committee, Kitchener-Waterloo Area Visitor and Convention Bureau
1992 – 1994Chairman, Strategic Marketing and Development Committee, Kitchener-Waterloo Area Visitor and Convention Bureau.
1992Member, Implementation Committee, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery.
1993Visiting Professor, Christelijke Hoogschool Noord-Nederland, The Netherlands.
1994Guest Professor, Department of Tourismology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
1994 – 1995Canadian academic representative to the Federal/Provincial Tourism Research Working Group
1994 – 1995Chairman, Signage Task Force, Kitchener-Waterloo Area Visitor and Convention Bureau.
1995Visiting Professor, Helsinki School of Economics.
1995Communications Committee, Ontario Tourism Council.
1995 – 1996Cultural Development Committee, City of Waterloo.
1995 – 2000Executive Committee, Festival Country Travel Association.
1995 – 1997Chair, Research Committee, Canadian Tourism Human Resources Council.
1995 – 1999Chair, Research Committee, Canadian Tourism Commission.
1999 – 2008Vice Chair, Research Committee, Canadian Tourism Commission
1996Special Research Projects Office, Industry Canada
1997Visiting Professor, Dept. of Geography, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China
1998CTC Vision Committee
1999Member, Team Canada delegation to the WTO Global Conference on Measuring the Economic Impact of Tourism, Nice, France.
1999 – 2000President, Niagara and Midwestern Ontario Travel Association.
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2000 – 2004Chair, Southern Ontario Tourism Organization
2000 – 2002Chair, International Travel Survey Working Group
2000 –Member, Marketing Performance and Assessment Committee, Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership
2000 –2005Member, Experts Committee on Research Priorities, Rural Affairs and Social Services Research Committee, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
2001 – 2005Elected Fellow, and Chair, International Statistical Institute’s “Marco Polo” Committee on Statistics in Travel and Tourism
2003 – 2004Member, Tourism Recovery Research Committee, Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation
2006Panellist, Tourism and Culture Group, Southwestern Economic Assembly, Stratford, Ontario.
2006“Expert Reviewer” for Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council, “Development of Job Performance Standards for ‘Tourism Research’”
2005 –2007Vice Chair, International Statistical Institute’s “Marco Polo” Committee on Statistics in Travel and Tourism
2006 – 2007 Chair, Research and Evaluation Committee, Niagara Destination Development Partnership
2007 – 2014Cross-Appointment, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Wilfrid Laurier University
2007 –Member, Marketing Committee, Waterloo Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation
2008 – Cross-Appointment Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
2010 – Cross-appointment, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Guelph
SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
1983, 1984Co-Chairman, Recreation Geography Session, Applied Geography Conferences
1987 – 1990 Chairman, Steering Committee, 6th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research, Waterloo, Ontario
1987, 1988Program Chairman, Academy of Leisure Sciences
1989 – 1990Program Committee, Outdoor Recreation Trends Symposium III, Indianapolis, Indiana
1993Workshop, "A Marketing and Research Agenda for Adventure Tourism and Regional Marketing", Joint Canada/New England TTRA Conference, Portland, Maine.
1994Program Chairman, TTRA-Canada Annual Conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
1995Workshop, "Tourism and Sustainable Community Development", TTRA-Canada Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland.
2000“Tourism and the Line”, panel session in “Re-Thinking the Line: The Canada-US Border”, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2001Session Chairman, “Household and Border Surveys in Tourism”, ISI, Seoul, Korea.
2001Program Chairman, TTRA-Canada Conference, “It’s a Balancing Act: Optimising Your Destination”, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
2002Workshop on Festivals and Special Event Management, for Festivals and Events Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario.
2003Session Chairman, “Tourism and Transportation Satellite Accounts”, International Statistical Institute, 2003, Berlin, Germany.
2003Session Chairman, “Regional and Urban Tourism Statistics”, 53rdInternational Statistical Institute, Berlin, Germany.
2003Program Chair, TTRA-Canada Conference, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2004Steering Committee, Ontario Symposium on Culinary Tourism, Toronto.
2012Advisory Committee Program Committee, “Measuring Tourism: A Symposium on the Economic Indicators and Contribution of Tourism”, Transat Chair in Tourism, University of Montreal
WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS TO INDUSTRY/PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, SUBSTANTIAL GUEST LECTURES
1975"Leisure in Modern Life”, Law Enforcement Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
1982Commentator for research session, Ontario Recreation Society Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario
1985Moderator and Rapporteur for Tourism Tomorrow Conference, Ottawa, Ontario
1985Workshop, "The Future of the Leisure Industry", Inter-Corporate Future Studies Group, Vector Public Education, John Kettle and Associates), Toronto, Ontario
1990Operations and Program Committee, Pacific-Asia Travel Association 1990 Annual Conference (contributed articles to "Canada Communiqué", the daily conference newsletter)
1991Keynote Speaker, "Strategies for Success in Resort and tourism Development: A North American Perspective", International Symposium on Resort Management in the 21st Century, Yokohama, Japan
1992Keynote Speaker, "Strategies for Strengthening Industry-Academic Ties in the Tourism Industry", Second International Symposium on Resort Management, Tokyo, Japan
1992 – 1995Guest Lecturer, Ontario Advanced Forestry Program ("Silviculture and Tourism"), Dorset, Ontario
1992Facilitator, Workshop on "Building Strategic Partnerships in Tourism", Continuing Studies, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
1993Keynote Speaker, "A Research Agenda for the North American Tourism Industry", to the US Tourism Outlook Forum, Washington, DC
1993"Marketing New Hampshire to Canadians", for the New Hampshire Governor's Conference on Tourism, Gunstock State park, New Hampshire
1993"Assessment of Secondary Sources of Data for Heritage Research", for Parks Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
1994Nominal Group Workshop, "Research Information Needs and Barriers in the Canadian Tourism Industry", Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
1995"What's Happening in Tourism Statistics", for the Technology in Tourism Workshop, Festival Country Travel Association, Burlington, Ontario
1995"Opportunities for Environmental Tourism in Canada", for External Affairs, Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
1995Moderator, Panel on Issues in Tourism Planning and Sustainability, Nonprofits in Tourism Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
1995"Forecasting Museum Attendance", for the Ontario Museum Association's Education Colloquium III, Waterloo, Ontario
1995"Taxing Travel", for the Hamilton/Southwestern Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Society of Association Executives, Waterloo, Ontario
1995Small group discussion sessions on "Tourism and Sustainable Community Development", for the annual conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association - Canada Chapter, St. John's, Newfoundland.
1996Strategic planning workshop for Festival Country Travel Association Brantford, Ontario.
1996Strategic planning workshop for St. Jacob's Country, St. Jacob's, Ontario.
1996Keynote Speaker, "The Road Ahead" to the Charter meeting Haldimand-Norfolk Tourism Association, Nanticoke, Ontario.
1997Focus group series on strategic directions for Niagara and Midwestern Ontario Travel Association
1999Guest lecture, "Tourism in Canada, Eh?", President's Circle Lecture Series, University of Waterloo.
1999Guest lecture, "New Developments in the Measurement of Tourism as an Area of Economic Activity", in "New Perspective on Travel and Tourism" lecture series, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo.
1999Guest lecture, "Methodological Advances in Measuring the Importance of Tourism: Canada Takes the Lead", Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick at Saint John.
1999Guest lecture, "The Future and Challenge of Leisure Studies", Dept. of Leisure Studies, University of Illinois.
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2000“Beyond Bean-Counting: Research and Data Sources for Agri- and Culinary Tourism”, Rural Tourism Conference: Beyond the City Lights. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. King City.
2000“Tourism and the Bottom Line: Travel Volumes and Values across the Canada-US Border”, “Re-Thinking the Line: The Future of the Canada-US Border”. Policy Research Secretariat, DFAIT, Vancouver, BC.
2000“Tracking International Travel” (with Brad Ruth), Canada@The World, National Policy Conference, Policy Research Institute, Ottawa, ON.
2001Workshop for Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, “Strategies for Dealing with Seasonality”. St. Jacobs, Ontario.
2003“Tourism and Local Economic Development” for the Local Economic Development Program, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo.
2003“Methods and Issues for Measuring the Economic Impact of Festivals and Events”, Annual General Meeting, Festival and Events Ontario. Toronto.
2003“Tourism Satellite Accounts: What They Are and What They Do”, Hangzhou Tourism Commission, Hangzhou, China.
2004“Have Your Say: The Future of the Tourism Federation of Ontario”, Annual Forum of the Tourism Federation of Ontario, Barrie.
2004“President’s Panel: Challenges Facing the Tourism Industry”, Annual Forum of the Tourism Federation of Ontario, Barrie.
2005“Tourism Statistics and International Trade Statistics: Challenges and Research Needs”, a “Central Paper” presented to the WTO Conference on Tourism Satellite Accounts: Understanding Tourism and Designing Strategies. With Evelyn Pantig. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.
2005“Tourism and Trade”: Observations on Papers Presented at the WTO Conference on Tourism Satellite Accounts: Understanding Tourism and Designing Strategies.
2008Guest lecture, “Why Do the Wrong People Travel (When the Right People Stay at Home): Causes and Implications of Travel Account Deficits”, "New Perspective on Travel and Tourism" lecture series, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo.
2010Keynote address, Perth County Culinary Summit, Stratford.
EDITORIAL SERVICE
1977 – 1982Editor, Recreation Research Review
1985 – 1988Associate Editor, Leisure Sciences
1988 –Book Review Editor, Annals of Tourism Research
1990 – 1993Associate Editor, Leisure Sciences
1990 – 2000Associate Editor, Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing
1991Guest Editor, Loisir et Société, 14(1) (with T.L. Burton and R. Soubrier)
1996 – 2001Associate Editor, Tourism Analysis
1996 –Associate Editor, Tourism Management
1999 –Associate Editor, Anatolia
1999 –2003Associate Editor, Event Management
1999 – 2000Associate Editor, Hospitality and Service Quality
1999 –Member, Editorial Advisory Board for Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism Abstracts, CABI
2010 – Associate Editor, Tourism Recreation Review
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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Publications
1.Smith, S.L.J. 1975. "Towards Meta-recreation Research".Journal of Leisure Research, 7:235-239.
2.Smith, S.L.J. 1975. "Similarities among Urban Recreation Systems".Journal of Leisure Research, 7:270-281.
3.Smith, S.L.J. 1977. "Shakespeare, Play, and Meta-play: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'".Centennial Review, 21:194-209.
4.Smith, S.L.J. 1977. "Room for Rooms: A Procedure for the Estimation of Potential Expansion of Tourist Accommodations".Journal of Travel Research, 25(4):26-29.
5.Smith, S.L.J. 1977. "Image and Intuition in Leisure Studies".Recreation Research Review, 6(1):15-22.
6.Beaman, J.; Kim, Y.; and Smith, S.L.J. 1979. "The Effects of Supply on Participation".Leisure Sciences, 2(2):71-88.
7.Smith, S.L.J. 1979. "Typical Towns: Types of Ontario Municipalities".Recreation Research Review, 7(2):15-20.
8.Smith, S.L.J. 1979. "Selected Economic Impacts of Wintario". Recreation Research Review, 7(2):7-10.
9.Smith, S.L.J. and Lazarowich, M.J. 1979. "Test of the Validity of the Beaman, Kim, and Smith Supply Factors". Leisure Sciences, 3(1):121-127.
10.Smith, S.L.J. and Haley, A.J. 1979. "Ratio ex Machina: Notes on Leisure Research". Journal of Leisure Research, 11:139-143.
11.Smith, S.L.J. 1980. "Intervening Opportunities and Travel to Urban Recreation Centers". Journal of Leisure Research, 12(4):296-308.
12.Smith, S.L.J. and Stewart, T.O. 1980. "Estimation of the Effects of Regional Variation of Supply on Participation in Cultural Activities". Ontario Geographer, 15:3-16.
13.Smith, S.L.J. and Smale, B.J.A. 1980. "Classification of Visitors to National Parks and Related Sites". Contact, 12(1):35-54.
14.Smith, S.L.J.; Stewart, T.O.; and Brown, B.A. 1980. "Open-ended Participation Questions in Sport and Physical Recreation Surveys". The Research Quarterly, 51:732-737.
15.Smith, S.L.J. and Brown, B.A. 1981. "Directional Bias in Vacation Travel". Annals of Tourism Research, 8:257-270.
16.Smith, S.L.J. and Smale, B.J.A. 1982. "The Changing Demand for Culture: Estimation of ‘Cultural elasticities’”. Visions in Leisure and Business, 1(3):27-47.
17.Smith, S.L.J. 1982. "Reflections on the Development of Geographic Research in Recreation: Hey Buddy, Can You S'paradigm?". Ontario Geographer, 19:5-28.
18.Smith, S.L.J. 1982. "A Comment on 'Forecasting Recreation Demand in the Upper Savannah River Basin'" Annals of Tourism Research, 9:251-256.]
19.Smith, S.L.J. 1984. "A Method for Estimating the Distance Equivalences of International Boundaries". Journal of Travel Research, 22(3):37-39.
20.Smith, S.L.J. 1983. "Restaurants and Dining out: The Geography of a Tourism Business". Annals of Tourism Research, 10:515-549.
21.Smith, S.L.J. 1984. "Identification of Functional Tourism Regions in North America". Journal of Travel Research, 22(4):13-21.
22.Smith, S.L.J. 1985. "Comments on ‘Tourism Space and Touristic Attraction'". Leisure Sciences, 7:65-72.
23.Smith, S.L.J. 1985. "US Vacation Travel Patterns". Leisure Sciences, 7(2):151-174.
24.Smith, S.L.J. 1985. "A Personal Perspective on the Nature of Recreation and Leisure Studies: A Response to Rabel Burdge". Journal of Leisure Research, 17:155-160.
25.Smith, S.L.J. and June, L. 1985. "Locational Patterns of Urban Restaurants". Annals of Tourism Research, 12(4):531-602.
26.Smith, S.L.J. 1985. "Capacity and Thresholds in the Urban Restaurant Industry: Evidence of an allometric relationship". Journal of Travel Research, 24(4):29-33.
27.Smith, S.L.J. 1987. "The Regional Analysis of Tourism Resources". Annals of Tourism Research, 14:254-273.
28.June, L.P. and Smith, S.L.J. 1987. "Service Attributes and Situational Effects on Customer Preferences for Restaurant Dining". Journal of Travel Research, 26(2):20-27.
29.Smith, S.L.J. 1988. "Defining Tourism: A View from the Supply Side". Annals of Tourism Research, 15:179-190.
30.Smith, S.L.J. 1990. "A Test of Plog's Allocentric/Psychocentric Model: Evidence from Seven Nations". Journal of Travel Research, 28(4)40-42.
31.Smith, S.L.J. and Godbey, G. 1990. "The Contributions of Recreation and Leisure Studies to Tourism: A North American Perspective". Annals of Tourism Research, 18:85-100.
32.Smith, S.L.J. 1994. "The Tourism Product". Annals of Tourism Research, 21:582-595.
33.Smith, S.L.J. and Reid, L.J.N. 1994. "Souvenirs of Tourism Scholarship". Annals of Tourism Research, 21:855-857.
34.Smith, S.L.J. 1996. "The Tourism Satellite Account: Perspectives of Canadian Tourism Associations and Organizations". Tourism Economics, 1:225-244.
35.Smith, S.L.J. and Wilton, D. 1997. "TSAs and the WTTC/WEFA Methodology: Different Satellites or Different Planets?". Tourism Economics, 3:249-263.
36.Smith, S.L.J. 1998. "Toward a National Research Agenda for the Canadian Tourism Industry". Tourism Management, 20:297-304.
37.Xie, P. and Smith, S.L.J. 2000. "Towards Improvements in World's Fair Attendance Forecasts". Event Management, 6:15-24.
38.Smith, S.L.J. 2000. “How Far Is Far Enough: Operationalizing the Concept of ‘Usual Environment’ in Tourism Definitions”. Tourism Analysis, 4:137-144.
38.Beaman, J.; Beaman, J., O’Leary, J.T.; and Smith, S.L.J. 2000. “The Impact of Seemingly Minor Methodological Changes on Estimates of Travel and Correcting Bias”. Tourism Analysis, 5:91-96.
39.Smith, S.L.J. 2002. “Towards a Vision for the Canadian Tourism Industry”. Tourism Management, 24(2): 123 - 133.
40.Smith, S.L.J. and Xie, P. 2003. “Estimating the Distance Equivalence of the Canada-US Border on US-to-Canada Visitor Flows”. Journal of Travel Research, 42:191-194.
41.Tao, T; Eagles, P.F.J.; and Smith, S.L.J. 2004. "Implications of Alternative Definitions of Ecotourists". Tourism Analysis, 9:1-13.
42.Tao, T; Eagles, P.F.J.; and Smith, S.L.J. 2004. "Profiling Taiwanese Ecotourists Using a Self-definition Approach". Journalof Sustainable Tourism, 12:149-168.
43.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2004. "Residents' Perceptions of Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest: An Inductive Analysis". Event Management, 8:161-175.
44.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2005. “Source Knowledge for Tourism Research”. Annals of Tourism Research, 32:272-275.
45.Buzinde, C.; Santos, C.A.; and Smith, S.L.J. 2006. “Destination Promotion and Ethnicity: Canadian Pictorial Representations”. Annals of Tourism Research, 33:707-728.
46.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2006. “Case Studies in Tourism Research: A State-of-the-Art Analysis”. Tourism Management,27:738-749.
47.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2006. “The Making of Tourism Research”. Annals of Tourism Research, 33:490-507.
48.Ignatov, E. and Smith, S.L.J. 2006. “Segmenting Canadian Culinary Tourists”. Current Issues in Tourism, 9:235-255.
49.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2006. “The Maturation of Tourism Research: Evidence from a Content Analysis”. Tourism Analysis, 10:335-348.
50.Smith, S.L.J. 2006. “How Big? Now Many? Enterprise Size Distributions in Tourism and Other Industries”. Journal of Travel Research. 45:53-58.
51.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2006. “Towards a Paradigm Shift of Knowledge: Implications for tourism research in China”. China Tourism Research.4: 402-442.
52.Smith, S.L.J. and Xiao, H. 2007. “Culinary Tourism Supply Chains: An Exploratory Analysis”. Journal of Travel Research. 46:289-299
53.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2008. “Knowledge Impact: An Appraisal of Tourism Scholarship”. Annals of Tourism Research. 35:62-83.
54.Reid, L.J.; Smith, S.L.J.; and McCormick, R. 2008. The Effectiveness of Regional Marketing Alliances: A Case Study of the Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership 2000 – 2006. Tourism Management. 29:581-593.
55.Yang, L.; Wall, G.; and Smith, S.L.J. 2008. Ethnic Tourism Development: Chinese Government Perspectives. Annals of Tourism Research. 35:751-771.
56.Murphy, J. and Smith, S.L.J. 2009. "Chefs and Suppliers: A Supply Chain Perspective on the Use of Local Ingredients". International Journal of Hospitality Management. 28:212-220.
57.Xiao, H. and Smith, S.L.J. 2010. “Professional Communication in an Applied Research Community”. Tourism Management. 31:402-411.
58.Smith, W.W. and Smith, S.L.J. 2011. “The Use of Rank-Order Data in Segmentation Analysis - The Case of Bruce County, Ontario, Canada”.Journal of Vacation Marketing. 17(2):105-114.
59.Garrick, A.M.; Armoo, A.K.; and Smith, S.L.J. 2011. “Learntertainment: Evaluation of an Alternative Instructional and Assessment Tool for Tourism and Hospitality”. Illuminaire 9(1):29-47.
60.Guttentag, D; Harrigan, K.; and Smith, S. 2011. Gambling by Ontario casino employees: Gambling behaviours, problem gambling, and impacts of the employment. International Gambling Studies,DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2011.605069.
61.Nunkoo R.; Smith, S; Ramkissoon, H. 2013. Residents' Attitudes to Tourism: A Longitudinal Analysis of 140 Papers from 1984-2010. Journal of Sustainable Tourism21:5-25.
62.Nunkoo, R. and Smith, S.L.J. 2013. Political Economy of Tourism: Trust in Government Actors Political Support, and Their Determinants. Tourism Management. 36:120-132.
63.Hu, Y.; Banyai, M.; and Smith, S.L.J. 2013. Expenditures, motivations, and food involvement among food festival visitors: The Hefei, China, Crawfish Festival, Journal of China Tourism Research,9:467 – 488.
64.Smith, S.L.J.; Xiao, H.; Nunkoo, R.; and Tukamushaba, E. K. 2013. Theory in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Studies, Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, 22:875 – 894.
65.Smith, S.L.J. 2015. A sense of place: Place, culture, and tourism. Recreation Tourism Research, 40(2):220-233.
Conference Proceedings
1.Smith, S.L.J. 1980. "The relationship between active and passive involvement in the arts - is the artist also a spectator?" In Social and Cultural Policy, Monographs in Leisure and Cultural Development, Waterloo, Ontario: Otium Publications.
2.Avedon, E.M. and Smith, S.L.J. 1980. "Data banks for recreation supply and participation." In The 1980 Outdoor Recreation Trends Symposium, Vol. 1, General Technical Report, NE-47, Broomall, Pennsylvania: US Forest Service.
3.Smith, S.L.J. 1981. "Publishing in refereed journals." In Innovation and Creativity in Travel Research and Marketing, pp 391-400, Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press.