Anna Thompson-Carr

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Researcher

Position:

Dr

Location:

Otago

Bio:

Dr Anna Thompson (Carr) is a senior lecturer at the University of Otago where she is co-director of the Centre for Recreation Research. She grew up at Tongariro National Park (Whakapapa village),and prior to academia worked for the Lands and and Survey/Dept of Conservation co-owner/operator of two adventure tourism companies (Southern Alps Guiding 1989-1993 and Wild Earth Adventures 1995 - 2002).

Anna is a director of Te Ana Whakairo (Ngai Tahu Maori Rock Art Centre Trust), Advisor on the NZ Ecotourism Advisory Committee, and an Otago trust member of Te Araroa (The Long Pathway) Trust. She has been involved in national and international ecotourism, visitor recreation and adventure tourism research projects since 1998. Anna is a keen mountain biker and skier and used to be an active mountaineer. She currently sits on the NZ Mountain Safety Council Research Committee.

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‘Planting the seed’: Family preferences, experiences and benefits associated with outdoor recreation in Aotearoa/New Zealand

There is a dearth of published research informing an in-depth understanding of recreational experiences of families in the outdoors, particularly when cultural values may be and influence on activity... read more

Recent immigrants’ recreation experiences of outdoor nature-based settings in New Zealand

This study contributes to the very limited body of research that addresses recreational behaviours of migrants and ethnic minorities in New Zealand – with a focus on nature-based recreation... read more