Opemipo Alaba Ijose is a Ph.D. student in the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management at Auburn University. He holds two Master’s degrees: one in Hospitality Management from the University of North Texas and another in Wildlife Management from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. His research interests include sustainability in tourism and hospitality, ecotourism, community-based tourism, and natural resource management.

Birendra KC is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hospitality, Event, and Tourism Management at the University of North Texas. His research focuses on ecotourism, tourism policy and planning, community-based tourism, sustainable destination marketing and management, tourism entrepreneurship, and protected area management.