GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Certificate, Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). (October 2020 – November 2020).
Social Network Analysis, University of Michigan. (2013).
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). (2020 – Present).
Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA). (2018 – Present).
Academic Affiliate, Center for Responsible Travel (CREST). (2018 – Present).
International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR). (2013 – Present).
Equitable and Sustainable Tourism Research (EaST) Circle. (2013 – 2016).
Academy of Leisure Sciences (ALS). (2013 – 2015).
Society of American Foresters (SAF). (2011 – 2012).
Other,"Faculty Mentoring Program," UNT Office for Faculty Success, United States of America. (August 2016 – Present).
Workshop,"Building Burnout Resistance," Office for Faculty Success at UNT, United States of America. (April 5, 2024).
Workshop,"Beyond Tenure and Promotion: Soaring into the next season of your faculty career," Office for Faculty Success at UNT, United States of America. (March 23, 2024).
Workshop,"HSI Broader Impact Workshop," Division of Research & Innovation at UNT, United States of America. (February 6, 2024).
Workshop,"Grants Writing Technical Assistance Workshop," USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), United States of America. (May 8, 2023 – May 12, 2023).
Workshop,"Developing Broader Impacts for HSI Universities," Division of Research & Innovation, UNT, United States of America. (April 13, 2023).
Seminar,"FY22 RFA Informational Webinar," USDA, United States of America. (December 3, 2021 – December 3, 2021).
Seminar,"Sustainable Tourism Development Post-COVID-19," Griffith University, Australia. (June 24, 2021).
Workshop,"Promotion and Tenure," Office for Faculty Success at UNT, United States of America. (April 19, 2021).
Workshop,"Promotion and Tenure," Office for Faculty Success at UNT, United States of America. (March 29, 2021).
Seminar,"Resilience of ecotourism communities in the South Pacific," Smart Community Tourism (SCoT), United States of America. (February 11, 2021).
Workshop,"Research Breaks - Cultivating Relationships with Companies and Foundations," UNT Corporate & Foundations Relations, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 3, 2020).
Workshop,"AtKisson Training Group LLC & UNT Grantsmanship Workshop," University of North Texas, Office of Research & Innovation, United States of America. (February 27, 2020).
Workshop,"Tenure and Promotion," Office for Faculty Success, UNT, United States of America. (January 24, 2020).
Workshop,"Tenure and Promotion," Office for Faculty Success, UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 23, 2019).
Other,"Graduate Student Research Symposium," Federation of North Texas Area Universities, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (April 5, 2019).
Other,"Texas Sea Grant Pre-Proposal Webinar," Texas Sea Grant, United States of America. (January 7, 2019).
Tutorial,"CMHT Canvas Bootcamp Training," Center for Learning Enhancement Assessment and Redesign, UNT, United States of America. (November 30, 2018).
Workshop,"Research IT Services for Non-STEM Domains," UIT, University of North Texas, United States of America. (November 29, 2018).
Workshop,"Getting Engaged Internationally Workshop," Office for Faculty Success, UNT, United States of America. (November 14, 2018).
Workshop,"Foundation Funding Workshop," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (April 2, 2018).
Other,"International Faculty Network," UNT International, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 2017).
Workshop,"Team Based Learning Workshop," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 10, 2017).
Other,"Texas Sea Grant Pre-Proposal Webinar," Texas Sea Grant, United States of America. (January 6, 2017).
Conference Attendance,"2nd Hospitality Teaching and Learning Conference," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 23, 2016 – November 24, 2016).
Workshop,"FacultyConnect," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (October 2016).
Workshop,"P&T Workshops," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (October 2016).
Conference Attendance,"Social Business Conference," NC State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America. (September 27, 2012).
NC State University, Analysis and Evaluation in Parks and Recreation, PRT 380, 2016.
NC State University, Tourism, Poverty and Health, PRT 430, 2014.
Guest Lecture. (November 8, 2022 – November 8, 2022).
Guest Lecture. (February 15, 2018).
Guest Lecture. (February 8, 2018).
Guest Lecture. (February 6, 2018).
Guest Lecture. (February 22, 2017).
Guest Lecture. (October 25, 2016).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"The Development of Homestay Tourism in Nigeria: A Stakeholders’ Perspectives," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (August 2023 – Present).
Other,"Agritourism in the midst of COVID-19: Prospects, challenges, and policy implications," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (2022 – 2022).
Other,"Northern lights tourism: A niche tourism market and way forward for its sustainable development," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2022 – May 2022).
Other,"Ethnic restaurant owners on entrepreneurial climate and surviving COVID," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2022 – May 2022).
Other,"Defining the sustainable tourist: Examining tourist typology through the lens of biospheric values and sustainable pillars.," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2021 – May 2021).
Other,"Visitors’ Experiences at the Maasai Mara, Kenya: An analysis of tourist satisfaction based on the Kano Model," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2021 – May 2021).
Other,"The Impact of Online Reviews and Media on Small-Scale Motel Businesses," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2021 – May 2021).
Other,"Unfolding Overtourism: A News Media Analysis," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2020 – May 2020).
Other,"Sustainable Practices in the Hotel Industry," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2020 – May 2020).
Other,"Applying Doxey’s Irridex Index Model to Determine Visitor Satisfaction: A thematic analysis of San Antonio River Walk TripAdvisor Reviews," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2020 – May 2020).
Other,"Comprehensive analysis of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHSs) in “Danger” category," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2019 – May 2019).
Other,"Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Tourism," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (August 2018 – December 2018).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Rural agritourism in North Texas: A SWOT-ANP analysis," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (August 2017 – May 2018).
Other,"Perceived value of Geocaching experience in Yellowstone National Park," Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management. (January 2017 – April 2018).
Nominated for: Outstanding Online Teacher & Course Award, Center for Learning, Experimentation, Application, and Research (CLEAR). (2020).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Wildlife Tourism and Homestay, University of Missouri, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).
KC, B. (Panelist), 2nd Hospitality Teaching and Learning Conference, Career Development for Graduate Students and Current Faculty Member, Denton, USA, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), International Tourists Guide Day, Sustainable Thinking in Tourism, Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington D.C. and Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides, United States of America. (2024).
KC, B. (Panelist), National Federation of Tour Guides Associations (NFTGA) Conference, USA, Sustainable Tourism, San Antonio, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Thapa, S. (Author), Tourism, Economics, Business, Education and Social Science Academic Conference (TEBEC), Homestay tourism and socio-cultural change, Verona, Italy (Virtual), Italy. (2023 – 2023).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Adhikari, H. (Author), Tourism, Economics, Business, Education and Social Science Academic Conference (TEBEC), Protected areas (PAs) and nature-based tourism (NBT): Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis with a focus on national collaboration, Verona, Italy (Virtual), Italy. (2023 – 2023).
Kelly, M. (Author & Presenter), Robbins, R. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Tourism Naturally, An overview on protected area issues and other forms of nature-based tourism, Colorado, United States of America. (2022).
Robbins, R. (Author & Presenter), Schaffer, K. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), Agritourism in the Midst of COVID-19: Prospects, Challenges, and Policy Implications, Korea, South. (2022 – 2022).
Dinh, R. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Wen, H. (Author), Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), Ethnic Restaurant Owners on Entrepreneurial Climate and Surviving COVID-19, Korea, South. (2022 – 2022).
Kelly, M. (Author & Presenter), Shepard, A. (Author & Presenter), Josiam, B. M. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), Defining the sustainable tourist: Examining tourist typology through the lens of biospheric values and sustainable pillars, Korea, South. (2021 – 2021).
Kaberere, I. N. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Wildlife Tourism Australia, Wildlife Tourism Experiences at the Maasai Mara, Kenya, Australia. (2021 – 2021).
KC, B. (Author), Min, J. (Author & Presenter), Hoogendoorn, G. (Author), Serenari, C. (Author), North East Chapter of the Travel & Tourism Research Association (NETTRA), The importance of wildlife value orientations for ecotourism development, United States of America. (2021).
Min, J. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Kim, S. (Author), Lee, J. (Author), The 26th Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Annual Conference, The impact of natural disasters on a tourism destination., The Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), Chiang Mai, Thailand, Philippines. (2020 – 2020).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on Tourism (ICOT), Analysis of threats to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in danger, Virtual Conference, Greece. (2020 – 2020).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on Tourism (ICOT), Understanding the role of the Nepalese tourism industry in addressing sustainable development goals (SDGs), Virtual Conference, Greece. (2020 – 2020).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Wildlife Tourism: Enhancing the Benefits for Wildlife and People, Community-based homestay to support wildlife conservation and rural livelihoods, Brisbane, Australia. (2020 – 2020).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Wildlife Tourism: Enhancing the Benefits for Wildlife and People, Understanding wildlife value perceptions to promote successful ecotourism and conservation efforts in protected area, Brisbane, Australia. (2020 – 2020).
Hall, S. W. (Author & Presenter), Morais, D. B. (Author), Brothers, G. L. (Author), KC, B. (Author), Southeast Environment and Recreation Research (SERR) Conference, Networking and collaboration among fly fishing microentrepreneurs in Western North Carolina, Ashville, United States of America. (2020 – 2020).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Ormsby, A. (Author), 10th International Conference on Sustainable Niche Tourism, Community-based tourism (CBT) through Homestays in Nepal: Opportunities and challenges to ensure sustainability, Vietnam. (2019).
Morais, D. B. (Author & Presenter), Brothers, G. (Author), Ferreira, B. S. (Author), KC, B. (Author), LaPan, C. (Author), Peroff, D. (Author), Nazariadli, S. (Author), 2nd International Conference on Tourism Research (ICTR), Multi-method longitudinal study of tourism microentrepreneurs’ agency, networking and success, Portugal. (2019).
KC, B. (Author), Ormsby, A. (Author & Presenter), 56th Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), Attitudes of homestay operators near Bardia National Park, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Madagascar. (2019).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Paudyal, R. (Author), Neupane, S. S. (Author), International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Residents’ perspectives of ecotourism project: A case of Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Nepal, United States of America. (2018).
Torres, A. (Author), Wilson, R. (Author), KC, B. (Author), Josiam, B. (Author), Spears, D. (Author), Kim, Y. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Global Hospitality & Tourism Conference, The millennial travel market: motivations affecting eco-destination decision making, Korea, South. (2017).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Pathways 2017, Examining social capital among wildlife tourism microentrepreneurs, Estes Park, Colorado, USA, United States of America. (2017).
Halim, M. (Author & Presenter), Henderson, M. (Author & Presenter), Ghahramani, L. (Author), KC, B. (Author), Li, J. (Author), Deason, G. (Author), Nazariadli, S. (Author), Southeastern Recreation Research (SERR), Wineries’ perceptions of climate change vulnerability: Findings from North Carolina, United States of America. (2016).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Morais, D. (Author), Smith, J. (Author), Peterson, M. (Author), Seekamp, E. (Author), International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Characterizing wildlife tourism micro-entrepreneurs’ social network: An example from North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound region, United States of America. (2015).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Morais, D. (Author), Smith, J. (Author), Seekamp, E. (Author), Peterson, M. (Author), Southeastern Recreation Research (SERR), Examining social networking and social capital among wildlife tourism microentrepreneurs from North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound region, United States of America. (2015).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Stainback, G. (Author), Shrestha, P. (Author), Southern Forest Economics Workers (SOFEW), Using expert and user knowledge to analyze the relative importance of issues confronting community forests in the mid hills region of Nepal, United States of America. (2012).
Zhang, X. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Singh, S. (Author), Hickman, M. (Author), IMEX 2023, Unveiling Sustainable Innovations: A Study of Business Event Planners' Intrapreneurial Behavior Through the Lens of Identity Theories, IMEX MPI IAEE, Las Vegas, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Dhungana, A. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Federation Graduate Student Research Symposium, Tourism and sustainable development goals (SDGs): A perspective from Nepal, United States of America. (2020).
Sun, K. (Author & Presenter), Spears, D. (Author), KC, B. (Author), 14th Annual Consumer Experience Symposium, Macro Analysis of Chinese Involvement in Costa Rica, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2019).
Haveman, K. (Author & Presenter), Sun, K. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), Comprehensive analysis of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHSs) in “Danger” category, Da Nang, Vietnam. (2019).
Schuelke, W. (Author), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Spears, D. (Author), 23rd Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Rural agritourism in North Texas: A SWOT-ANP analysis, United States of America. (2018).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), The use of social media and peer networking in tourism microentrepreneurship, United States of America. (2018).
Ingram, K. (Author), Spears, D. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Graduate Student Research Conference in Business and Economics, An analysis of risk perception amongst millennial aged college students and travel, United States of America. (2017).
Meehan, E. (Author), Spears, D. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Graduate Student Research Conference in Business and Economics, Coastal restoration through community-based tourism, United States of America. (2017).
Wilson, R. (Author & Presenter), Torres, A. (Author & Presenter), Spears, D. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Josiam, B. (Author), Graduate Student Research Conference in Business and Economics, Ecotourism perceptions and participation by university students, United States of America. (2017).
Crary, L. (Author & Presenter), Spears, D. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Graduate Student Research Conference in Business and Economics, Motivation and satisfaction of shore and land based whale watchers, United States of America. (2017).
Saul, N. (Author), Spears, D. (Author & Presenter), KC, B. (Author), Vargas, E. (Author), Graduate Student Research Conference in Business and Economics, Sustainable consumption behavior of millennials: Post assessment of a study abroad experience, United States of America. (2017).
Paudyal, R. (Author & Presenter), Neupane, S. (Author), KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Southeastern Recreation Research (SERR), Resource dependency, attitudes, and participation in ecotourism and conservation among residents of Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Nepal, United States of America. (2017).
KC, B. (Author), Morais, D. (Author & Presenter), Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), Assessment of social capital in tourism microentrepreneurship: People-First Tourism (P1T) context, Belgium. (2014).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Mao, Y. (Author), Peroff, D. (Author & Presenter), Elmer, M. (Author), Morais, D. (Author), Leung, Y. (Author), International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Exploring the livelihoods of coastal tourism micro-entrepreneurs and their conservation attitudes: a people-first tourism approach, United States of America. (2013).
KC, B. (Author & Presenter), Zhang, X. (Author), 6th Annual 2501 Partnership Symposium, Increasing students’ access to educational and experiential learning opportunities in agritourism, USDA-NIFA, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Washington DC Faculty Fellow, UNT. (January 2022 – May 2022).
Best Project Design Award, CMHT Research Symposium, UNT. (April 2020).
Most Innovative Project Award, CMHT Research Symposium, UNT. (April 2020).
Conference Support Award, Office for Faculty Success, UNT. (2019 – 2019).
Student Scholarship, International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) Conference. (2015 – 2015).
Student Scholarship, Southeastern Recreation Research (SERR) Conference. (2015 – 2015).
Forestry Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research, Academic Performance, and Service, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky. (2012 – 2012).
Program Coordinator, MIST Program. (2022 – Present).
Member, Graduate Program Committee. (August 2019 – Present).
Faculty Advisor, MIST Program. (2016 – Present).
Co-Chair, CMHT PAC Committee. (2023 – 2024).
Committee Member, CMHT PAC Committee. (2022 – 2023).
Committee Member, MDR Faculty Search Committee. (2021 – 2022).
Committee Member, Undergraduate Program Committee. (2021 – 2022).
Committee Member, Recruiting/Marketing Committee. (2017 – 2022).
Faculty Mentor, We Mean Green Fund Committee. (2019 – 2021).
Committee Member, EDEM Assistant Professor Search Committee. (March 2021 – May 2021).
Faculty Advisor, Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc.. (2018 – 2020).
Faculty Advisor, Nepalese Student Association of University of North Texas. (August 2016 – July 2020).
Member, CMHT Research Committee. (January 2020 – May 2020).
Member, CMHT Curriculum Review Committee. (August 2017 – May 2019).
Member, HTM Chair Search Committee. (August 2018 – December 2018).
Member, CMHT Research Committee. (August 2016 – May 2017).
Member, HTM Chair Search Committee. (August 2016 – May 2017).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. (2023 – Present).
Committee Member, Tourism, Economics, Business, Education and Social Science Academic Conference (TEBEC). (2023 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Forests. (2022 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Sustainable Tourism. (2022 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Tourism and Hospitality Research. (2021 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Current Issues in Tourism. (2020 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Society & Natural Resources. (2020 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Tourism Review. (2020 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. (2019 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Sustainability. (2018 – Present).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference. (2017 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Human Dimensions of Wildlife: An International Journal. (2017 – Present).
Editorial Review Board Member, Sustainable Communities Review. (2017 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Wildlife Society Bulletin. (2017 – Present).
Other, International Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Conference. (2024).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, International Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Conference. (2024).
Session Chair, Annual ICHRIE Conference. (2021 – 2021).
Editor, Guest Editor, Tourism Review International. (2020 – 2021).
Session Chair, 10th International Conference on Sustainable Niche Tourism, Da Nang. (2019).
Session Chair, Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Annual Conference, Da Nang. (2019).
Board of Directors, PUP Global Heritage Consortium. (March 2019 – October 2019).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Hospitality Teaching and Learning Conference (HTLC). (2018).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Tourism Cares. (2018).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, 48th International Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Conference. (2017).
Session Chair, Pathways 2017. (2017).
Other, Southeastern Recreation Research (SERR) Conference. (2016).
Other, Southeastern Recreation Research (SERR) Conference. (2016).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Illuminare: a student journal in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Studies. (2014 – 2016).
Other, Hospitality Teaching and Learning Conference. (November 2016).