Ursula Quinn
Lecturer
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Ulster University
Ireland
Biography
Ursula Quinn is a Senior Lecturer in hospitality management and joined the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management in 1990. She is a graduate of Ulster University having achieved a HND in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management in 1986, followed by a BA(Hons) in Hotel and Tourism Management in 1988. Ursula also holds an MPhil in Business and Management from the University and the focus of her research was on small firms in the Hospitality Industry and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Interest
Her research interests are in the areas of small business and entrepreneurship as well as pedagogical research. Ursula has taught a range of hospitality management subjects including strategic management, marketing and innovative food. She has undertaken several key roles in the Department including Placement Tutor, Course Director for the Leisure, Events and Cultural Management Degree and more recently in establishing and managing international collaborative links with a Hotel School in Switzerland.
