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JOSEPH BARR

Ph.D. Student | Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Joseph is the proud father of five amazing children. He is an Air Force Veteran who served in Iraq in 2005. He has successfully maintained being a fulltime UGA staff member while finishing his MS and pursuing his Ph.D at UGA. His research interest is tourism impact on residents and how it shapes their perspective of the tourist and industry. Close family ties to include his wife and sister has drawn his research interest to the Asia Pacific islands, especially the Philippines. 

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. | Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management | University of Georgia | in progress (~2023)

  • MS  | Agriculture & Environmental Education | University of Georgia | 2018

  • BS | Environmental & Occupational Safety | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 2016

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