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Suka Pandia

Ph.D. graduate student
342 Wallace Hall
Virginia Tech
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
sukapandia@vt.edu

Suka Prayanta Pandia, originally from Bandung, Indonesia, is a lecturer in the Tourism Department at a public university in Indonesia. His academic interests focus on regenerative tourism, pilgrim tourism, social movements, and entrepreneurship. 

He holds a master’s degree from Indonesia and has accumulated extensive experience in higher education leadership, having served as Head of Study Program, Academic Director, and as a member of the Quality Assurance Center.

Beyond academia, he is actively engaged in community and social initiatives, particularly in social movement programs. He has also collaborated with several international organizations from the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, reflecting his commitment to both scholarly and societal contributions.

Expected Graduation : 2029

Advisor/Chair : Nancy G. McGehee

Research Areas

  • Regenerative Tourism
  • Social movement
  • Behavioral Intention

Research Methods

  • In-depth interview analysis
  • Focus Group
  • Survey Design and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia

  • Physics
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Calculus

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

  • Tourism Management Information Systems
  • Event Management
  • Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Tourism
  • Entrepreneurship and the Tourism Industry

Education

  • MS, Physics, Institut Teknologi Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, 2012
  • BA, Physics Education – Physics Department, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, 2007

Industry Experience

  • Lecturer and Researcher, Computer Science, Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia (UNIBI), 2015 - 2020
  • Lecturer and Researcher, Tourism Marketing Management, Universitas PendidikanIndonesia, 2020 - 2025
  • Secretary of Quality Assurance Center, UNIBI, 2015-2017
  • Head of Department of Computer Science, UNIBI, 2017
  • Academic Director, UNIBI, 2018-2020
  • Journal Manager in Tourism Marketing Management-UPI 2023-2025
  • Board Member of Silih Asih Foundation
  • Co-Founder PeaceGeneration Bandung
  • Project Coordinator for Grant from World Relief (USA; 2018)
  • Project Coordinator for Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (Canada; 2022-2023)
  • Project Coordinator for Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (Netherlands; 2022- 2024)

Destination

  • Labuan Bajo and Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Food & Drink

  • Food with lots of spices are my favorite.