Short Bio:
I am a 1^st year Ph.D. student in Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University. Before coming to TAMU, I received a bachelor degree on Environmental Science and a master degree on Tourism Planning and Management. In the meantime, I worked for Global Village of Beijing, a very famous NGO in China and successfully assisted the launch of Earth Day 2000-China. After graduation I served as an urban planner and inspector for 3 years in the Ministry of Construction, P. R. China. My research interests include World Heritage Site management, cultural tourism and urban and regional tourism planning. Park Break 2008 will be a great opportunity for me to get involved in the conservation and development of National Park System.

• World Heritage Site management, urban and regional tourism planning and cultural tourism.

• Global Village of Beijing: international communicator;
• Peking University: tourism planner and research assistant;
• Ministry of Construction, P.R. China: urban planner and inspector;
• Texas A&M University: translator 2007 George Bush China- U.S. Relations Conference, Washington, DC; student technician for Park Break! 2008.

• Deng, B., B. Wu, X. Gao and X. Li (2004). The Major Environmental Interpretation in the Universities of North America. Comparative Education Review, 175(12), 67-70.
• Gao, X. and B. Wu (2003). Key Topics in Tourism Development: Destination Marketing. China Tourism Information, 61(6), 27-29.
• Gao, X., B. Wu and B. Deng (2003). Progress in Environmental Interpretation: A Literature Review. Progress in Geography, 22(3), 326-334.

• Guest Lecturer presenting on 1) Urban Planning and Tourism Planning in Lhasa City; 2) World Heritage Sites in Beijing- RPTS 489, an undergraduate course on Tourism Social Impacts taught by Dr. Tazim Jama, Texas A&M University.

• I'm a cat person and always willing to help homeless pets.

• Gao Resume