Ph.D.   University of Waterloo (2008), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

M.Ed.   Bowling Green State University (2000), Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.

BES (Honours)   University of Waterloo (1998), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Geography of Religion

Heritage Tourism

Religious Tourism

Tourism and Disabilities

Tourism in Peripheral Areas

Mormonism

Timothy, D.J. and Olsen, D.H. Eds. 2006. Tourism, Religion & Spiritual Journeys. London and New Tork: Routledge.

Olsen, D. H., Koster, R. and Youroukos, N. 2011. Last Chance Tourism? Public Sector Views of Marketing Endangered Tourism Destinations in North America. In Lemelin, R. H., Dawson, J. and Stewart, E. Eds. Last-Chance Tourism: Adapting Tourism Opportunities in a Changing World. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 105-116.

Olsen, D. H. and Timothy, D. J. 2007. Contested Religious Heritage: Differing Views of Mormon Heritage. In D. J. Timothy. Ed. The Political Nature of Cultural Heritage and Tourism. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate (previously published in Tourism Recreation Research [2002]).

Bennett, R. E. and Olsen, D. H. 2006. Of Printers, Prophets, and Politicians: William Lyon Mackenzie, Mormonism, and Early Printing in Upper Canada. In G. L. Dorius, C. K. Mancill, and C. J. Ostler. Eds. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint History: Ohio and Upper Canada. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 177-208.

Olsen, D. H. 2006. Religion and Tourism: Management and Planning Issues. In J. Cukier. Ed. Tourism Research: Policy, Planning, and Prospects. Waterloo, Ontario: Department of Geography Publication Series, 249-272.

Olsen, D. H. 2006. Management Issues for Religious Heritage Attractions. In D. J. Timothy and D. H. Olsen. Eds. Tourism, Religion & Spiritual Journeys. London and New York: Routledge, 104-118.

Olsen, D. H. 2006. Tourism and Informal Pilgrimage among the Latter-Day Saints. In D. J. Timothy and D. H. Olsen. Eds. Tourism, Religion & Spiritual Journeys. London and New York: Routledge, 256-270.

Olsen, D. H. and Timothy, D. J. 2006. Tourism and Religious Journeys. In D. J. Timothy and D. H. Olsen. Eds. Tourism, Religion & Spiritual Journeys. London and New York: Routledge, 1-21.

Timothy, D. J. and Olsen, D. H. 2006. Conclusion—Whither Religion and Tourism? In D. J. Timothy and D. H. Olsen. Eds. Tourism, Religion & Spiritual Journeys. London and New York: Routledge, 271-278.

Collins-Kreiner, N. and Olsen, D. 2004. Selling Diaspora: Producing and Segmenting the Jewish Diaspora Tourism Market. In T. Coles and D. J. Timothy. Eds. Tourism, Diasporas and Space. London and New York: Routledge, 279-290.

Olsen, D. H. and Guelke, J. K. 2004. “Nourishing the Soul”: Geography and Matters of Meaning. In B. Warf, K. Hansen and D. Janelle. Eds. Earth Works: 100 Geographic Solutions to Saving Planet Earth. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Associates, 595-599.

Korstanje, M. and Olsen, D. H. 2011. The Discourse of Risk in Terror Movies Post September 11: Hospitality and Hostility in Perspective. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology. 1(3/4): 304-317.

Olsen, D. H. 2011. Towards a Religious View of Tourism: Negotiating Faith Perspectives on Tourism. Journal of Tourism, Culture and Communication. 11(1): 17-30.

Olsen, D. H. 2010. Pilgrims, Tourists, and Weber’s “Ideal Types”. Annals of Tourism Research. 37(3): 848-851.

Olsen, D. H. 2009. “The Strangers within Our Gates”: Managing Visitors at Temple Square. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion. 6(2): 121-139.

Olsen, D. H. and Guelke, J. K. 2004. Spatial Transgression and the BYU Jerusalem Center Controversy. The Professional Geographer. 56(4): 503-515.

Olsen, D. H. 2003. Heritage, Tourism, and the Commodification of Religion. Tourism Recreation Research. 28(3): 99-104.

Olsen, D. H. and Timothy, D. J. 2002. Contested Religious Heritage: Differing Views of Mormon Heritage. Tourism Recreation Research. 27(2): 7-15.

Timothy, D. J. and Olsen, D. H. 2001. Challenges and Opportunities of Marginality in the Arctic: A Case of Tourism in Greenland. Tourism. 49(4): 299-308.

Olsen, D. H. and Timothy, D. J. 1999. Tourism 2000: Selling the Millennium. Tourism Management. 20(4): 389-392.

Olsen, D. H. 2011. Got Faith? Musings on Religious Billboards and Other Signs Along North America’s Highways. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Prairie Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. September 16-18.

Olsen, D. H. 2011. Last Chance Tourism? Marketing Endangered Tourism Destinations in North America. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Calgary, Alberta. May 31-June 4.

Olsen, D. H. 2011. An Industry Analysis of Best Tourism Places. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference. Seattle, Washington State. April 12-16.

Olsen, D. H. 2010. Spiritual Tourism: The Spiritual Moves Us. Paper presented at the “Intercultural Dialogue in Tourism: 2020 Vision” Symposium. Toronto, Ontario. October 5-6.

Olsen, D. H. 2010. “Simply the Best”: Olympic Medal Winners and their Economic and Social Impacts on their Hometowns. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Regina, Saskatchewan. June 1-5.

Olsen, D. H. 2010. “The Map is Not Territory”: Contesting Contested Sacred Space on Main Street. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference. Washington, DC. April 14-18.

Olsen, D. H. 2009. Contesting the Pilgrim-Tourist Dualism at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Ottawa, Ontario. May 26-30.

Olsen, D. H. 2009. Reflecting on the Importance of Pilgrimage, Tourism, and the Sacred Site Management. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. March 22-27.

Olsen, D. H. 2008. Teaching Truth: The Use of History as a Pedagogical Instrument at Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Prairie Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Boissevain, Manitoba. September 26-28.

Olsen, D. H. 2008. Reversing the “Tourist Gaze”: Perspectives of Religious Sites Managers at Sacred Sites. Paper presented at the Heritage and Cultural Tourism: The Present and Future of the Past Conference. Jerusalem, Israel. June 17-19.

Olsen, D. H. 2008. Moving Beyond a “Sense of Place”: Managing Salvation at Sacred Sites. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Quebec City, Quebec. May 20-24.

Olsen, D. H. 2008. Temples, Tales and Templates: The Aestheticisation of Temple Square. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference. Boston, Massachusetts. April 15-19.

Olsen, D. H. 2007. Heritage, Tourism, and Temple Square. Paper presented at the Mormon History Association Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. May 24-27.

Olsen, D. H. 2006. Temple Square as an Emotional Place. Paper presented at the Emotional Geographies Conference. Kingston, Ontario. May 25-27.

Olsen, D. H. 2006. Typologies of Spiritual Tourists. Paper presented at the Tourism—The Spiritual Dimension Conference. Lincoln, UK. April 5-8.

Olsen, D. H. 2005. Martyr’s Shrine and the Politics of Sacred Space. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers. London, Ontario. May 31-June 4.

Olsen, D. H. 2005. Mediating Sacred Space: Tourism at Religious Sites. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference. Denver, Colorado. April 5-9.

Olsen, D. H. 2004. Examining Religious Views of Tourism. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 15-19.