SCUBA Diving Tourism
Kelsey's early research agenda was born out of her love of SCUBA diving as a means to explore the underwater natural's flora, fauna and cultural heritage. Her Honours Thesis explored SCUBA divers impacts on marine environments in Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap and Chuuk).
Publications
Johansen, K. (2013). Chapter Five – SCUBA Diving Education and Training. In K. Dimmock and G.Musa (Eds.). SCUBA Diving Tourism. Oxford, UK: Routledge. (INVITED).
Johansen, K. & Koster, R. (2012). Forming SCUBA Diving Environmental Codes of Conduct - What Entry-Level Divers are Taught in Their Fist Certification Course. Tourism in Marine Environments - Special Issue SCUBA DIVING: Exploring Issues of Its System, 8(1/2), pp. 61-76.
Conference Proceedings
Johansen, K. & Lemelin, R.H. (2015). Chuuk Lagoon: Management Challenges Communicating Conflicting Narratives at Marine Battlefields to Dive Tourists. At the Canadian Association of Geographers’ Annual Meeting, Special Session on ‘Tourism to Destinations with a Controversial Past: Issues and Problems in the Management of Dark Heritage Sites’. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, June 1st – June 5th 2015.
Johansen, K., Koster, R. & Hunt, L. (2012). Environmental Messages, Diver Attitudes and Depreciative Behaviours: Does How We Communicate Environmental Messages to Recreational Divers and Dive Tourists Really Matter? At the 6th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas (Outdoor Recreation in Change - Current Knowledge and Future Challenges), Stockholm, Sweden, August 21-24, 2012.
Conference Posters
Johansen, K. & Koster, R. (2010). Scuba Diving Tourism in Truk Lagoon: Implications for Cultural Heritage Preservation. At the 2010 Society for Economic Anthropology Contested Economies Conference (Global Tourism and Cultural Heritage), April 8-10, 2010, Tampa, USA.
Johansen, K. & Koster, R. (2009). Assessing Diver Impacts on Marine Environments in Palau, Yap and Chuuk: Is a New Diver Education Model Needed? At the Travel and Tourism Research Association Canada Chapter Conference (Student Research Symposium), October 14-16, 2009, Guelph, Canada.