Biography

Adun joined the School in September 2010 after completing a Masters in Globalization and Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS, University of London). Prior to this, she trained as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, London. She has a Business Economics degree from Keele University.

Adun is interested in the role of tourism in development, as well as the role of leaders in transforming the tourism organizations, a relationship that her research explores further. She has worked on several projects within the tourism industry and is a Policy and Research analyst at the World Travel and Tourism Council, a global forum for business leaders in the Travel and Tourism Industry.

Research Interests

Tourism Leadership, Transforming Tourism Organizations, Intelligent Leadership

Project Title: The Art of Leadership: Practically Intelligent Leadership and transformation in Nigeria’s Tourism Industry

Supervisors: Prof. John Tribe and Graham Miller.

Teaching

• International Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Seminars for Undergraduate students.
• Tourism Management Seminars for Undergraduate students Tourism Impacts Seminars for Undergraduate students.

Affiliations

Member - Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Keele Society Advisory Committee - liaising between the University and the alumni body on its strategy for prospective and current students and alumni.

2009 Associate Nigerian Leadership Initiative, a part of the global Aspen Leadership Initiative that identifies future leaders.

Member, 2013 Surrey University PostGraduate Researcher Conference Organising Committee.