Dr Catherine Hine
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Dr Catherine Hine

Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management (Education)

Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management

Program Leader BSc Cruise Management
Program Leader BSc Cruise Management, Hospitality Management, Tourism Management (HKU Space, Hong Kong) 

Qualifications

PhD entitled ‘Transitioning beyond undergraduate hospitality education; a dialogic analysis of hospitality graduates narratives of employability’

PGCert Academic Practice, Plymouth University

PGCert Research Methodologies, Plymouth University

WSET Educator Modules 1-4, Wines and Spirits Education Trust

MSc Hospitality Management (Pass with Distinction), University of Wales, Institute Cardiff

BA(Hons) Hospitality Management (First Class), University of Wales, Institute Cardiff


Prior to working at the University of Plymouth Cat was employed by Marriott International, Mitchells and Butler PLC and Compass Group. She specialised in the management of food and beverage operations, gaining extensive experience which she now utilises in order to support her teaching.

Teaching interests

Cat currently teaches in the following areas:

  • Cruise and Maritime Operations
  • Cruise Operations and Passenger Services
  • Cruise Operations and Continuity Planning
  • Hospitality Operations
  • Food and Drink Management
  • Leadership

In addition to her teaching role, Cat is also a supervisor to a number of final year Honours Project students from Plymouth University, as well as our partner institutions in Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. She also delivers WSET Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications. 


 




Other academic activities

Walmsy, A., Hine, C. & Cripps, K. (2018) Youth Employment in Tourism and Hospitality: Challenges and Opportunities, Research Group: Tourism Workforce, Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, University of Iceland, 6th September 2018

Hine, C. (2017) 'The Rick Stein Group', in Horner, S. (ed.) Talent Management in Hospitality and Tourism. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers.

Hine, C. (2017) A Dialogic Analysis of Hospitality Graduates Narratives of Employability, School of Tourism and Hospitality Research Seminar Series, Plymouth University 26th April

Hine, C., Gibson, P. & Horner, S. (2015) 'The Plymouth University Hotel School', CHME Conference. Manchester Metropolitan University 20-22nd May 2015.

Gibson, P. & Hine, C. (2013) 'Hospitality’s got talent: investigating best practice'. EuroCHRIE Conference Freiburg 16-19th October.

Walmsy, A., Hine, C. & Cripps, K. (2018) Youth Employment in Tourism and Hospitality: Challenges and Opportunities, Research Group: Tourism Workforce, Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, University of Iceland, 6th September 2018

Hine, C. (2017) 'The Rick Stein Group', in Horner, S. (ed.) Talent Management in Hospitality and Tourism. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers.

Hine, C. (2017) A Dialogic Analysis of Hospitality Graduates Narratives of Employability, School of Tourism and Hospitality Research Seminar Series, Plymouth University 26th April

Hine, C., Gibson, P. & Horner, S. (2015) 'The Plymouth University Hotel School', CHME Conference. Manchester Metropolitan University 20-22nd May 2015.

Gibson, P. & Hine, C. (2013) 'Hospitality’s got talent: investigating best practice'. EuroCHRIE Conference Freiburg 16-19th October.