Sofia Karampela

Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki (AUTh) Subject Area: “Tourism Economics”

Education

Dr. Sofia Karampela is an Economist and Regionalist. She holds a B.A. from
the Department of Economic and Regional Development of Panteion
University, an MSc in “Tourism Planning, Management and Policy” from
the University of the Aegean (Chios), and both a PhD and a Postdoctoral
degree from the Department of Geography of the same University (Lesvos).

Experience – Academic Positions

She possesses extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels in tourism-related subjects, having taught at the
University of the Aegean, the Agricultural University of Athens, the Ionian
University, and AUTh. Prior to her appointment at the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki (2024), she served as an Assistant Professor at the Department
of Tourism of the Ionian University (2021-2024).

Alongside her academic career, she has:

• Participated in the design, management, and implementation of
  numerous EU co-funded research programs.
• Organized scientific conferences and summer schools with a focus
  on insularity (island studies).
• Gained experience in the private sector as a consultant for business
  and regional development.

Research Interests

Her research focuses on the following thematic areas:

• Local and regional development with an emphasis on island regions.
• Tourism planning and destination sustainability.
• Community wellbeing in tourism areas.
• Alternative and thematic forms of tourism.
• Cooperation networks and insularity/ island studies.

Scientific Work

She has authored numerous scientific articles in international journals and
conferences and actively serves on the scientific and editorial committees of
academic journals and conferences.
Recently, she co-edited the textbook: “An Introduction to Geographical and
Urban Economics: A Spiky World” (3rd Edition), written by Steven
Brakman, Harry Garretsen, and Charles van Marrewijk” (Tziola Publications).

Links: Google Scholar | ResearchGate