Amy Vaughan, M.A., is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management. She is especially interested in high-impact practices, including internships and first year seminars. Vaughan also focuses on career readiness, mentoring of interns, and helping students transition from college to career. In addition, she develops community-based partnerships and co-chairs the department’s industry advisory council.
She has presented at the Edward C. Moore Symposium, the Assessment Institute, the First-year Experience Conference, the International Symposium on Service Learning, and Central States Travel and Tourism Research Association.
She has more than twenty years of experience in the tourism industry. Prior to joining the IU Indianapolis faculty in 2012, Vaughan served as the Director of the Indiana Office of Tourism Development for more than seven years and was the director of the Hamilton County CVB for fourteen years. She is a certified destination management executive (CDME). She is a graduate of Ball State University’s economic development course and of the Hamilton County leadership academy. She is also a Purdue University Distinguished Darden Professor.
She received her B.A. in English and journalism from Indiana University, Bloomington, and her M.A. in philanthropic studies from Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Vaughan co-chairs the department’s industry advisory council and was instrumental in planning and executing NextGen Indy, the group’s initial community-focused research and conversation event, in 2023.
