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Connor Clark

Connor Clark is an Assistant Professor in the Arch H. Aplin III ’80 Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management & Tourism at Texas A&M University. His research examines how tourism can be leveraged as a tool for community development and conservation, with a focus on building resilience and capacity in emerging destinations. Drawing on extensive fieldwork across the United States and Latin America, his work integrates destination management, entrepreneurship, and natural resource stewardship to generate solutions for sustainable tourism development. His research emphasizes applied, community-engaged approaches that support stakeholder empowerment, strengthen local economies, and enhance the long-term sustainability of tourism systems.