Background
I was awarded a PhD in Sociology from the University of Aberdeen. I previously worked as a research fellow on the EU Horizon-funded SPOT project looking at forms of cultural tourism across Europe. I am currently a research fellow at the ESRC-funded DIGIT centre.
Research interests
- Digital communications and cultural heritage
- Cultural tourism
- Media Tourism
- Fan Culture
Journal articles
Garrison, S., Wallace, C., & Chen, X. (2022). Media Tourism and Covid-19: An Empirical Investigation of The Impact of Covid-19 on the Scottish Tourism Industry. Tourism Culture & Communication. https://doi.org/10.3727/109830422X16600594683373
Wallace, C., Chen, X., Garrison, S., & Shaddock, J. (2022). The Impact of Covid-19 on Cultural Tourism. Introductory Article for Special Issue of Tourism Culture and Communication. Tourism Culture & Communication. https://doi.org/10.3727/109830422X16600594683508
Garrison, S., & Wallace, C. (2021). ‘Media Tourism and Its Role in Sustaining Scotland’s Tourism Industry’. Sustainability, 13(11), 6305. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13116305
Garrison, S. (2020). ‘Beyond Fandom: Outlander Facebook Fan Groups and the Guardianship of an Imagined Scotland’. Journal of Fandom Studies 8(1):83–101. doi: 10.1386/jfs_00011_1