Margaret Daniels

Ph.D., Clemson University
Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Send email to mdaniels@gmu.edu

Phone: (703) 993-4279
Fax: (703)993-2025

George Mason University, Prince William Campus
Bull Run Hall 202
10900 University Blvd
MS 4E5
Manassas, VA 20110

Profile

Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Daniels has conducted extensive fieldwork in the areas of tourism planning and policy, supply resource promotion and event management as pertaining to local economic development. She partners with agencies in the Washington DC metropolitan area to assist them with event and tourism implementation and evaluation. Dr. Daniels is a prolific researcher and has a combination of over fifty published papers, book chapters, professional presentations and technical reports to her credit. She has spearheaded research in the niche event area of wedding consulting and has a newly released book entitled Wedding Planning and Management: Consultancy for Diverse Clients written with Carrie Loveless and published by Elsevier. Dr. Daniels is currently working on a series of collaborative studies with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. She is also conducting research with the National Park Service on the National Mall and Memorial Parks Management Plan.

Research Interests

  • Tourism planning and policy
  • Local economic development
  • Economic impact analysis
  • Sports tourism
  • Event planning, implementation and evaluation