Dr. Roger Riley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation at Winona State University in Minnesota. He was born and raised in New Zealand prior to receiving degrees at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Texas A&M University. His research and writing encompasses a wide range of tourism related topics including: sports tourism, movie-induced tourism and “edge” tourism. In addition he has a continuing interest in qualitative research methods. Dr. Riley has also held academic positions at Illinois State University and Ithaca College.