Dini Hajarrahmah
Doctoral student
342 Wallace Hall, Virginia Tech
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Dini Hajarrahmah is a Ph.D. student in the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Virginia Tech. Her research interest includes sustainable tourism, community-based tourism, tourism social entrepreneurship, tourism resilience, and innovation. She co-founded a social enterprise called Wanderlust Indonesia that aims to empower the local community in tourism destinations through a sustainable tourism approach.
Research Areas:
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Social Entrepreneurship, SMEs
- Tourism Resilience
- Sustainable Tourism
Research methods:
- In-depth interview analysis
- Content Analysis
- Focus Group
- Survey Design
Education
- MS, Dual Concentration: Economic Development & Tourism Management and Innovation and Technology, Boston University, 2017
- BA, American Cultural Studies – English Department, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, 2011
Industry Experience
- Lecturer and Researcher, School of Business & Management, Bandung Institute of Technology, 2019 - 2022
- Co-Founder, Wanderlust Indonesia, 2017 – 2022
- Co-Founder, Barokah Coffee Shelter, 2018 – 2022
- Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Boston University, 2016 - 2017
- Human Resources Executive, Groupe Danone Indonesia, 2012 – 2015
Honors and Awards
- Award for Excellence in Graduate Study, Boston University Metropolitan College, 2017
- Australia Awards Indonesia - Start-Up Ecosystems Awardee, 2018
- Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education Master Degree Scholarship Awardee, 2015 - 2017
- Jolkona Catalyst x US Embassy Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Awardee, 2014
- Indonesia-Canada Youth Exchange Program, 2011 – 2012
- Danone Best Practice Award in Culture & Social Innovation, 2014
Conferences
- The 6th International Conference of Arte-Polis, Indonesia 2016
- The 2nd Tourism and Leisure Studies Conference, Vancouver 2017
Grant
- Alumni Grant Scheme – Australia Awards Indonesia: “Disaster Mitigation Education for Local People in Lembang Fault through Impact Travel Experience”, Bandung, West Java - Indonesia, AUD$ 10,000, 2020 – 2022
Destination
Wae Rebo Village in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Food & Drink
From sushi to ramen.. Japanese food are my comfort food, Indonesian specialty coffee that we brew at home