Assoc. Prof. MMag. Raphaela Stadler, PhD

2022 - present
Associate Professor (Tourism and Event Management) - MCI - Management Center Innsbruck

2015 - 2022
Senior Lecturer in Event Management - Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, U.K.

2013 - 2015
Lecturer in Event Management - Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, U.K.

2011 - 2013
Sessional Tutor - Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University, Australia

2009 - 2011
Studentische Mitarbeiterin in Forschung und Verwaltung - Institut für Strategisches Management, Marketing und Tourismus und Institut für Musikwissenschaft an der Universität Innsbruck

2009
Künstlerbetreuung - Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik

2008
Büroassistenz - Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik

2007 - 2010
Skilehrerin - Skischule Olympic, Axamer Lizum

2006
Marketing Intern - Colorado Music Festival, Boulder CO, USA

2010 - 2013
Tourism, Events, Sport and Hotel Management - Griffith University (PhD)

2003 - 2008
International Business - University of Innsbruck (Mag.rer.soc.oec.)

2003 - 2010
Musicology - University of Innsbruck (Mag.phil.)

Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education - University of Hertfordshire

Foundation studies; Introduction to Event Management; Community Events and Festivals; Introduction to Research; Event Evaluation and Impact Assessment - Griffith University

The Event Industry; The Event Experience; Crisis and Risk Management in Events; Policy, Politics and Events; Live Event Project; Impacts of Events and Festivals; Strategic Business Management for Tourism, Hospitality and Events; Event Marketing, Sponsorship and PR; Contemporary Research Themes in Events - University of Hertfordshire

2023
Surrey 2023 Conference
Best paper award: Jepson, A., Garrod, B., & Stadler, R. (2023, July 5-7). Neurodiversity and equity in family holiday experiences [Conference presentation]. Surrey 2023 Conference, Surrey, U.K.

2020
University of Hertfordshire
Student Choice Award

• Wood, E., Jepson, A., & Stadler, R. (2023). Doing and feeling together in older age: Self-worth and belonging through social creative activities. Ageing and Society, 43(9), 2190-2210.
• Stadler, R. (2023). Pre-Event Marketing of Trail Running Events: Stories of People, Place and Experience, Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft, 15(2), 171-192.
• Jepson A., Stadler, R., & Garrod, B. (2023). Tourism and Neurodiversity: A Problematisation and Research Agenda, Current Issues in Tourism,
• Stadler, R., Walters, T., & Jepson, A. (2023). "Work it, Work it non-stop" - Event Industry employees' unconscious application of the Five Ways to Wellbeing, International Journal of Festival and Event Management, 14(1), 41-55
• Stadler, R., Walters, T., & Jepson, A. (2022). Sustainable Humans: A Framework for Applying Sustainable HRM Principles to the Events Industry, Event Management, 26(8), 1817-1832
• Stadler, R., Jepson, A., & Wood, E. (2022): Introduction: ‘Events and Wellbeing', Event Management, 26(1), 1-5.
• Walters, T., Stadler, R. and Jepson, A.S. (2021). Positive power: events as temporary sites of power which "empower" marginalised groups, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(7), 2391-2409.
• Jepson, A., Stadler, R., & Spencer, N. (2019). Making Positive Family Memories Together and Improving Quality-of-Life Through Thick Sociality and Bonding at Local Community Festivals and Events, Tourism Management, 75, 34-50.
• Wood, E., Jepson, A., & Stadler, R. (2018). Understanding the Wellbeing Potential of Participatory Arts Events for the Over 70s: A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda, Event Management, 22(6), 1083-1101
• Stadler, R., Jepson, A., & Wood, E. (2018). Electrodermal Activity Measurement Within a Qualitative Methodology: Exploring Emotion in Leisure Experiences, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 30(11), 3363-3385
• Fullagar, S., Pavlidis, A., & Stadler, R. (2017). Critical Moments of (Un)Doing Doctoral Supervision: Collaborative Writing as Rhizomatic Practice, Knowledge Cultures, 5(4), 23-41
• Jepson, A. & Stadler, R. (2017). Conceptualising the Impact of Festival and Event Attendance upon Family Quality of Life (QOL), Event Management, 21(1), 47-60
• Stadler, R. & Fullagar, S. (2016). Appreciating Formal and Informal Knowledge Transfer Practices within Creative Festival Organizations, Journal of Knowledge Management, 20(1), 146-161
• Stadler, R., Fullagar, S., & Reid, S. (2014). The professionalization of festival organizations: A relational approach to knowledge management, Event Management, 18(1), 39-52
• Stadler, R., Reid, S. & Fullagar, S. (2013). An ethnographic exploration of knowledge prac-tices within the Queensland Music Festival, International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 4(2), 90-106
• Stadler, R. (2013). Power relations and the production of new knowledge within a Queensland Music Festival community cultural development project, Annals of Leisure Research, 16(1), 87-102.
• Abfalter, D., Stadler, R., & Müller, J. (2012). The Organization of Knowledge Sharing at the Colorado Music Festival, International Journal of Arts Management, 14(3), 4-15

• Jepson, A., Stadler, R., & Walters, T. (Eds., 2024). Reimagining Community Festivals and Events - Critical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Routledge
• Stadler, R. (2021). Knowledge Management in Event Organisations. Goodfellow Publishers.
• Getz, D. (Editor in chief), with Abson, E., Antchak, V., Chappelet, J.L., Goldblatt, J., Jutbring, H., Mohamed A, S., O'Toole, W., Page, S., Stadler, R., & Ziakas, V. (Co-editors) (2021). Dictionary of Event Studies, Event Management & Event Tourism, Goodfellow Publishers.

• Jepson, A., Stadler, R., & Garrod, B. (2024). Neurodiversity in tourism. In J. Jafari, & H. Xiao (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Tourism (pp. ??-??). Springer Link.
• Stadler, R. (2024). Teaching community events, power and empowerment to final year Event Management students - Pedagogical considerations and reflections. In A. Jepson, R. Stadler, & T. Walters (Eds.), Reimagining Community Festivals and Events: Critical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 204-221). Routledge.
• Stadler, R. & Wegerer, P. (2024). Becoming, being… belonging? - Using collaborative autoethnography to explore community events and festivals. In A. Jepson, R. Stadler, & T. Walters (Eds.), Reimagining Community Festivals and Events: Critical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 183-203). Routledge.
• Jepson, A., Stadler, R., & Walters, T. (2024). Understanding the complex nexus of interdisciplinary research in community festivals and events. In A. Jepson, R. Stadler, & T. Walters (Eds.), Reimagining Community Festivals and Events: Critical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 1-6). Routledge.
• Stadler, R., Walters, T., & Jepson, A. (2023). Staying sane, safe and well in the events indus-try. In J. Mair, G. Aktas, & M. Kozak (Eds.), Routledge International Case Studies in Event Management (pp. 200-208). Routledge.
• Stadler, R. (2023). Formal and informal knowledge sharing rituals: Queensland Mu-sic Festival. In V. Ziakas, & D. Getz (Eds.), Cases for Event Management and Event Tourism (pp. 141-152). Goodfellow Publishers.
• Jepson, A., Stadler, R., & Garrod, B. (2022). Neurodiversity and Tourism. In D. Buhalis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing (Vol. 3, pp. 330-334). Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2022). Local Community Events as ‘Balance Leisure Activities' - Creating and Enhancing Family Well-being. In T. Fletcher (Ed.), Family events: Practices, intimacies and displays (pp. 100-113). Routledge.
• Stadler, R., Jepson, A., & Wood, E. (2020). The Benefits of Events in Older Life. In S. Page, & J. Connell (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Events (2nd Ed., pp. 525-539). Routledge.
• Stadler, R. (2019). Knowledge Management in Event and Festival Organisations: Challenges and Future Directions. In J. Armbrecht, E. Lundberg, & T. Andersson (Eds.), A Research Agenda for Event Management (pp. 154-171). Edward Elgar.
• Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2018). Understanding Feelings, Barriers, and Conflicts in Festivals and Events; The Impact upon Family QOL. In J. Mair (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Fes-tivals (pp. 243-253). Routledge.
• White, Z. & Stadler, R. (2018). "I don't think they give a monkey's about me" - Exploring stakeholder power and community alienation at Glastonbury Festival. In A. Jepson, & A. Clarke (Eds.), Power, Construction, and Meaning, in Communities, Festivals and Events (pp. 21-34). Routledge.
• Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2017). Understanding and Valuing Festival and Event Experiences and Their Impacts Upon Family Quality of Life (QOL). In J. Armbrecht, E. Lundberg, T. Andersson, & D. Getz (Eds.), The Value of Events (pp. 159-177). Routledge.

Stadler, R., Wegerer, P., & Nadegger, M. (2024, June 17-20). "I need to just keep running" - navigating the field in collaborative autoethnographic event research [Conference presentation]. Event Management Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Stadler, R., Wegerer, P., & Siller, H. (2023, July 11-13). Experiencing sport, nature and culture together - The impact of trail running events upon community wellbeing and place identity [Conference presentation]. LSA Conference, Bournemouth, U.K.

Jepson, A., Garrod, B., & Stadler, R. (2023, July 5-7). Neurodiversity and equity in family holiday experiences [Conference presentation]. Surrey 2023 Conference, Surrey, U.K. *Best Paper Award

Stadler, R. (2023, May 15-16). Ethical considerations in tourism research: working with children, disabled, older people and other vulnerable groups [Workshop presentation]. ISCONTOUR 2023, IMC Krems, Austria.

Jepson, A., Garrod, B., & Stadler, R. (2022, June 27 - July 1). Neurodiversity and equity of family holiday experiences [Conference presentation]. Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Mao, Menorca.

Stadler, R. (2022, June 10). Events, positive power and empowerment - Five stages of teaching power theory to final year Event Management students [Conference presentation]. Event Education Symposium, Hochschule Hannover, Germany.

Stadler, R. (2022, May 16-17). Sustainable HRM Principles for the Events Industry: Tackling stress, burnout, and high staff turnover [Keynote presentation]. ISCONTOUR 2022, MCI Innsbruck, Austria.

Stadler, R. (2021, December 1-9). Effective Knowledge Management in Event Or-ganisations - How to stop reinventing the wheel [Conference presentation]. ABPCO Festival of Learning, U.K. (online).

Stadler, R., Jepson, A., Walters, T., & Capell-Abra, L. (2021, July 6-8). 'Take an interest in what's going on, ask how I'm feeling': Improving mental health and wellbeing in the events industry [Conference presentation]. LSA Conference, Solent University, U.K.

Gilbert, T., Bradley, A., & Stadler, R. (2021, June 30). How, why and when to allocate Diverse Students into Online Groupwork the Easy Way - with Good Social and Learning Outcomes [Conference presentation]. University of Hertfordshire Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, Hertfordshire, U.K.

Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2019, July 9-11). Families that play together, stay together - Creating shared memories through event experiences [Conference presentation]. LSA Conference, Dundee, U.K.

Stadler, R., Jepson, A. & Wood, E. (2019, July 9-11). ‘Being creative together' - The well-being effects of participatory arts events for the over 70s [Conference presentation]. LSA Conference, Dundee, U.K.

Jepson, A. & Stadler, R. (2019, July 3-4). Understanding the potential of collective memory(ies) in local community festivals and events [Conference presentation]. AEME Con-ference, University of Hertfordshire, U.K.

Jepson, A. & Stadler, R. (2019, July 3-4). We are one but we're not the same: festivals and events as social intervention for the well-being of Autistic children and their families [Conference presentation]. AEME Conference, University of Hertfordshire, U.K.

Jepson, A., Stadler, R. & Wood, E. (2019, May 16-17). Festivals, Events, Memories and Wellbeing [Conference presentation]. Inside Festival Cultures Conference, University of Birmingham, U.K.

Wood, E., Jepson, A., & Stadler, R. (2018, September 26-29). Exploring older event communities; A co-creative approach to exploring the wellbeing effects of participa-tory arts events for the over 70s [Conference presentation]. ATLAS Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Booth, A., Jepson, A., & Stadler, R. (2018, September 26-29). Why Attend Our Festival? Families Engagement and Quality of Life [Conference presentation]. ATLAS Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Wood, E., Jepson, A., & Stadler, R. (2018, July 10-12). Exploring the well-being effects of participatory arts events for the over 70s — a co-creative approach [Conference presentation]. LSA Conference, Bath, U.K.

Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2018, July 10-12). "A funfair with my children would be my worst nightmare" - Event spaces as a site of family conflict [Conference presentation]. LSA Conference, Bath, U.K.

Jepson, A., Stadler, R. & Wood, E. (2018, July 4-5). Exploring older event communities; A co-creative approach to exploring the wellbeing effects of participatory arts events for the over 70s [Conference presentation]. AEME 15th Events Management Educators Forum, Leeds, U.K.

Wood, E., Jepson, A., & Stadler, R. (2017, November 8-10). Remembering together: event experience after the event - EDA tracking and its use in understanding the memory of emotion rich experiences [Conference presentation]. Workshop on Analytics in Tourism Design, Mod-ul University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2017, May 23-27). Event attendance and family quality-of-life: Cre-ating positive memories and enhancing community pride [Conference presentation]. 15th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Jepson, A. & Stadler, R. (2016, November 25-26). Understanding the Sociological Impact of Festivals and Events upon their Communities [Invited presentation]. International Student Research conference ‘MEKST', Novi Sad, Serbia.

Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2016, July 10-14). Festivals, Events and Family Well-Being - Short-term Happiness, Long-term Quality of Life? [Conference presentation]. 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology, Vienna, Austria.

Jepson, A. & Stadler, R. (2016, July 5-8). Understanding Quality of Life (QOL) as a Contem-porary Issue for Families Attending Festivals and Events [Conference presentation]. Global Events Congress, Indianapolis, USA.

Jepson, A. & Stadler, R. (2015, October 21). Conceptualising and Understanding the Impact of Festival and Event Attendance upon Family Quality of Life (QOL) [Invited talk]. University of Surrey, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Research Seminar Series, Surrey, U.K.

Jepson, A. & Stadler, R. (2015, July 7-9). Analysing the Impact of Festival and Event Attend-ance upon Family Quality of Life (QOL) - A Qualitative Inquiry Approach [Conference presentation]. LSA Conference, Bournemouth, U.K.

Stadler, R. (2015, April 1). "Let's have a chat over lunch" - The Importance of Informal Knowledge Transfer Practices in the Voluntary Sector [Invited talk]. Loughborough University, Knowledge Management in the Voluntary Sector Event, Loughborough, U.K.

Stadler, R. (2014, May 21-24). Community Participation in Festivals - An Appreciative In-quiry Approach to Research [Conference presentation]. 14th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research, Halifax, Canada.

Baker, M. & Stadler, R. (2014, May 21-24). "Everything is more intense": the emotion work of delivering leisure experiences [Conference presentation]. 14th Canadian Congress on Lei-sure Research, Halifax, Canada.

Stadler, R. (2013, July 3-5). "I had to go off in the dark somewhere and swear a bit" - Nar-ratives of emotion work in festival management [Conference presentation]. International Con-ference on Events (ICE2013) and 10th AEME Forum, Bournemouth University, U.K.

Stadler, R. (2013, July 3-5). Knowledge transfer and the co-creation of new knowledge within the Queensland Music Festival [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Events (ICE2013) and 10th AEME Forum, Bournemouth University, U.K.

Stadler, R. (2012, September 13-14). "There are no secrets here" - Organisational Culture, Knowledge Management and Innovation within the Queensland Music Festival [Conference presentation]. Australian Event Symposium 2012, Sydney, Australia.

Stadler, R. (2012, July 6-9). Reflections on a Festival Tourist Experience in Queensland [Conference presentation]. Soundtracks: Music and Tourism Conference, Liverpool, U.K.

Stadler, R. (2012, June 20-22). Knowledge Management in Music Festivals - Reflections on the Insider/Outsider Perspective of an Ethnographer [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Tourism and Events: Opportunities, Impacts and Change, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Stadler, R. (2011, December 6-8). Rethinking Knowledge Management in Music Festivals - Individual Roles and Responsibilities [Conference presentation]. ANZALS Conference, Dun-edin, New Zealand.

Stadler, R. (2011, November 3-4). Drag Queen'sLand - A Queensland Music Festival project about belonging to the Queensland drag community [Conference presentation]. Postgraduate Symposium, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Australia.

Müller, J., Abfalter, D. & Stadler, R. (2008, December 10-15). Characteristics of Festival Organizations and Their Influence on Knowledge Sharing [Conference presentation]. Strate-gic Management Society Conference, Cologne, Germany.

• Garrod, B., Jepson, A., & Stadler, R. (2023). How the tourism industry (and other travelers) can help families of autistic children get the break they deserve. The Conversation - Academic rigour, journalistic flair. https://theconversation.com/how-the-tourism-industry-and-other-travellers-can-help-families-of-autistic-children-get-the-break-they-deserve-180715
• Stadler, R. (2022): Winter Study Tour 2022 - Einblicke in Geschäftsmodelle von Laax und Lech/Zürs. TTR Tirol Tourism Research. Online: https://www.ttr.tirol/innovation-und-inspiration/winter-study-tour-2022
• Stadler, R., Walters, T., & Jepson, A. (2021). Stress, mental health and well-being in the events industry: Report of key findings, September 2021. Available from https://eventsandwellbeing.wordpress.com/current-research-projects/2021-events-industry-wellbeing-insights-project/
• Stadler, R., Jepson, A., & Garrod, B. (2021). Family holidays with autistic children: Report of key findings, September 2021. Available from https://eventsandwellbeing.wordpress.com/current-researchprojects/family-holidays-with-children-with-asd/
• Stadler, R. & Jepson, A. (2018). Event Attendance and Family Quality-of-Life - Research Report, March 2018
• Stadler, R. (2012). Knowledge Management within the Queensland Music Festival - Report of Key Findings for QMF, April 2012

2021 - present
Co-Investigator - Stress, Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Events Industry - Stress Matters, U.K.

2021 - present
Co-Investigator - Neurodiversity and Tourism - Family Fund, U.K.

2017 - 2019
Co-Investigator - Participatory Arts Events for the Over 70s - AgeUK

2015 - 2018
Co-Investigator - Events and Family Quality-of-Life - 10 Events/Festivals in Hertfordshire, U.K. und St. Albans City and District Council

2010 - 2013
Principal investigator - Knowledge Management at the Queensland Music Festival - Queensland Music Festival, Australia

2023 - present
Event Management journal

2022 - present
IJEFM / International Journal of Event and Festival Management

Kuntner Teresa (2023): Chancen und Herausforderungen von Mega-Events für die lokale Bevölkerung einer gastgebenden Destination

Stark Patrick (2023): eSports - Die Zukunft des Sponsorings?

Netzer Nina Maria (2023): Implementierung von TikTok Videos und Instagram Reels in das Social-Media-Konzept von alpinen KMU-Hotels

Buß Lina Marie (2023): Beeinflussung des Reiseverhalten der Zielgruppe aus den Golfstaaten in Österreich durch kulturelle Hintergründe

Comploi Lara (2023): Chancen und Risiken des Influencer Marketings in der Individualhotellerie

Goldmann Konstantin (2023): Grossveranstaltungen im Spiegel der Gesellschaft. Nachhaltiges Ressourcenmanagement bei Mega-Events

Sieder Katharina (2023): Erlebnisinszenierung in alpinen Destinationen am Beispiel des Tiroler Wandertourismus

Meier Anna (2023): Positionierung einer Destination durch die Implementierung von Musikfestivals

Loderer Marisa (2023): Podcasts im Destinationsmarketing: Einfluss auf das Destinationsimage von Innsbruck

Svitková Lívia (2023): Analysis of emotional response to visual marketing and its effects on consumer behavior in hotel context

Frost Lara (2023): Auswirkungen von online Kundenbewertungen auf die Buchungsabsicht von Ferienwohnungen und Ferienhäusern: Die moderierende Rolle von Sterne-Bewertungen und Valenz

Roher Hannah (2023): Managing Event volunteers: A study of perceptual differences and implications for Event volunteer management practices

Thurner Franziska (2023): The power of emotions on social media: Understanding the influence on tourists' decision-making during the pre-trip phase

Boltenhagen Dorothea (2023): Zukunftsfähigkeit von wissenschaftlichen Kongressen am Beispiel der Congress und Messe Innsbruck GmbH