Ms Alona Roitershtein

Post Nominals	MSc, PhD, AFHEA
Biography	Alöna Roitershtein is an Early Careers Researcher at Robert Gordon University, working as a Research Assistant at RGU Orkney and Aberdeen Business School. With a keen interest in Northern and Arctic tourism, particularly in cold-water archipelagos, her research is rooted in the concepts of place, community, rurality and islandness, and their unique manifestation in each tourism destination, creating distinct sustainability needs, values and success definitions.
Research Interests	Sustainable tourism development; island studies; human geography; social sustainability; Scotland studies.
Teaching and Learning	Supervised MSc research projects in tourism studies. Lectured in tourism modules, such as Tourism Product, Tourism Destination Development, Leisure Tourism, Marine and Wildlife Tourism and Sustainable Tourism.

This person contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development