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I am a doctoral researcher in Economic and Business Sciences with a specialisation in Management at the Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve. My research focuses on the intersection of sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI), management accounting, and public policy, with a particular emphasis on the Blue Economy and ESG integration. My doctoral thesis explores how firms in ocean-based industries adopt sustainable innovation practices and respond to institutional pressures, using a mixed-methods approach (PLS-SEM, systematic literature review, case studies). I have authored and co-authored articles in leading peer-reviewed journals (Q1/Q2) and contributed to research projects funded under HORIZON Europe, PT2030, and POCTEP. In addition to academic research, I have professional experience in strategic consulting, financial management, and innovation funding, particularly within tourism sectors. I am an invited lecturer at the University of Algarve and an integrated researcher in CinTurs – Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being. My work aims to bridge academic knowledge with policy relevance and territorial impact.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Jennifer Nicole Elston

Citation names

  • Elston, Jennifer

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FA17-8863-83CB
ORCID iD
0009-0000-7500-5111

Email addresses

  • jnelston@ualg.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English (Mother tongue)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/20 - 2025/07/14
Concluded
 Ciências Económicas e Empresariais (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
"Navigating Sustainability in the Blue Economy: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015 - 2018
Concluded
 Contabilidade (Mestrado)
Major in Contabilidade de Gestão
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
"Managemente Accounting in the Hospitality Industry SLR" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012 - 2015
Concluded
 Gestão de Empresas (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014 - 2014 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada em Gestão e Economia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/11 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06/15 - 2025/06/14 Bolseiro de Doutoramento - Sustainable Horizons Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Financial Controller Siesta Campers, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Revenue Controller & Financial Reporter URBIGARBE S.A, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Consultant Btoc Consulting Algarve BTOC CONSULTING ALGARVE, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Auditora Júnior EWP Consulting, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Consultor de Gestão EWP Consulting, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Voluntária na Portuguese Finance Network -8th Finance Conference Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/06/15 - 2025/06/14 European Universities designing the horizons of sustainability
101071300
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2025 - Current EURINTECH – Programa POCTEP
EURINTECH
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2025 - Current SustainIT – Projeto Euro-Med
SustainIT
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Ongoing
2024 - Current SOFTCRAB – PT2030
SOFTCRAB
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Ongoing
2024 - Current MEDCRABNET – GFCM/FAO
MEDCRABNET
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Ongoing
2024 - Current BLUECRHUB – Economia Azul Circular
BLUECRHUB
Researcher
Ongoing
2023/11/04 - 2023/11/09 UPBLUE BRITE DA FLAD
UP BLUE BRITE
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, United States
Concluded
2023/10/12 - 2023/10/16 BLUE ROUTE
10ID00182 PT Innovation 0072 Blue Route
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Concluded
2023 - 2023 BioAssembler
NA
participation in the drafting of the report for the WP4 coordinated by Professor Hugo Pinto (CES)

Other

Designation Funders
2024/09 - Current SEA-EU Task 4.2 Coordenação da iniciativa “Call for Student-Led Projects”
SEA-EU
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Vilamoura World
NA
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pinto, Hugo; Madu Uche; Elston, Jennifer. "Tourism Sustainability and Resilience in Nigeria After Covid-19: Governance and Technology Orientation as Moderating Factors". In The Conflict Between Tourism Expansion and Sustainability. Editorial Aula Magna McGraw Hill, 2025.
  2. Pinto, Hugo; Marzano, Martina ; Cruz, A. R.; Elston, Jennifer; Hugo Pinto; Martina Marzano; Ana Rita Cruz; Jennifer Nicole Elston. "Overtourism and short-term rental effects in Florence and Lisbon: The Perspective of Residents’ Associations". In Short-Term Rentals and their Impact on Destinations, edited by Ribeiro de Almeida, Cláudia, 201-236. Hershey (Pennsylvania), United States: IGI Global, 2024.
    Published • 10.4018/979-8-3693-6050-7.ch007
Journal article
  1. Jennifer Nicole Elston; Luís Miguel Serra Coelho; Rúben Miguel Torcato Peixinho. "Corrigendum to “Show me the money: A systematic literature review on financial transparency and USALI’s global adoption challenges” [Int. J. Hosp. Manag. 131 (2025) 104312]". International Journal of Hospitality Management (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104352.
    10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104352
  2. Jennifer Nicole Elston; Luís Manuel Rodrigues Coelho; Rúben Miguel Torcato Peixinho. "Show me the money: A systematic literature review on financial transparency and USALI’s global adoption challenges". International Journal of Hospitality Management (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104312.
    10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104312
  3. Hugo Pinto; Bernardo Valente; Jennifer Elston. "The Governance of Smart Regions in Peripheral Areas: Exploring the Case of a Tourism-Dependent Region". Urban Science (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9050143.
    10.3390/urbansci9050143
  4. Jennifer Elston; Hugo Pinto; Carla Nogueira. "Tides of Change for a Sustainable Blue Economy: A Systematic Literature Review of Innovation in Maritime Activities". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su162411141.
    10.3390/su162411141
  5. Hugo Pinto; Fábio Sampaio; Sílvia Ferreira; Jennifer Elston; silvia ferreira; Elston, Jennifer. "Academic Social Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Reflection from Schumpeter’s Economic Sociology". Businesses 2024 4 (2024): 723-737. https://doi.org/10.3390/businesses4040040.
    Published • 10.3390/businesses4040040
  6. Nardelli, Ludovica; Fucilli, Vincenzo; Pinto, Hugo; Elston, Jennifer; Carignani, Annalisa; Petrontino, Alessandro; Bozzo, Francesco; Frem, Michel. Corresponding author: Frem, Michel. "Socio-economic impacts of the recent bio-invasion of Callinectus sapidus on small-scale artisanal fishing in southern Italy and Portugal". Frontiers in Marine Science 11 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1466132.
    10.3389/fmars.2024.1466132
  7. Elston, Jennifer; Pinto, Hugo; Nogueira, Carla . Corresponding author: Nogueira, Carla. "Exploring Sustainable Development in the Blue Economy: Concepts, Challenges, and Solutions (Exploratory Lit. Review)". Ualgoritmo (2024): 43-47. https://viewer.joomag.com/ualgortimo-edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-especial-special-edition-ualgospecial-edition/0756153001706910332?short&fbclid=IwAR0bdU-UqzvazC1u_Z_iaSEQgfLOb08OVSw9KdgMZ-r56xSin1h04jSfBT4.
    Open access • Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Navigating Sustainability in the Blue Economy: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities". PhD, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, 2025.
  2. "Management Accounting in the Hospitality Industry: A Systematic Literature Review". Master, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/05 Tides of Change a Systematic Literature Review of Innovations for a Sustainable Blue Economy 17th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal
Universidade do algarve - Faculdade de Economia (Faro, Portugal)
2024/06/10 Tides of Change a Systematic Literature Review of Innovations for a Sustainable Blue Economy Being SEA-EU
University of Malta (Valleta, Malta)
2022/11 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW TMS ALGARVE 2022: SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES IN TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND MANAGEMENT
(Faro, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/07/15 - Current Análise Financeira dos Clubes Filiados da Associação de Futebol de Portalegre (AFP) e da Associação de Futebol do Algarve (AFA) e Comparação de Disparidades Entre as duas Associações
Co-supervisor
 Contabilidade (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2025/01 - 2025/07 Cocoordenação científica de estágio de investigação no âmbito do CinTurs – Centro de Investigação em Turismo, Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, em articulação com a Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Algarve. Projeto de investigação focado na sustentabilidade e inovação tecnológica aplicadas à região amazónica. Atividades orientadas: condução de uma revisão sistemática da literatura (RSL), aplicação do protocolo PRISMA, análise bibliometria com VosViewer, e elaboração de artigo científico. N.º de outorga: 0022.1201.1202.0115/2024
Co-supervisor
 Programa de Internacionalização da Universidade do Estado do Amapá (Brasil) (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Turismo Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, Portugal
2025/04 - 2025/06 Coadjuvação na supervisão de estágio de investigação no âmbito do projeto internacional POSEIDON – Exploring Pathways Toward Sustainable Ocean Futures: tensions, trade-offs and just transitions, em colaboração com a Universidade de Malta.
Co-supervisor
 Projeto POSEIDON (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Turismo Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/01/01 - 2024/07/07 The Portuguese Economic Journal 2024 Conference is an international generalist conference in economics. Researchers from all fields of economics are invited to participate. Since its first edition in 2007, this annual conference has been a lively forum for exchange between researchers from all over the world. The 17th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal is set to be a premier academic event, attracting over 130 participants from around the world. (2024/07/05 - 2024/07/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/07 PEJ 2024 - 17th Annual Conference of the Portuguese Economic Journal - 5th to 7th July 2024 (2023)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2024/03/10 - 2024/04/30 GREENING OUR CAMPUS: BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS FOR A BETTER FUTURE - To generate practical project ideas aimed at enhancing sustainability and promoting a greener environment on our university campus through collaborative brainstorming and networking (2024/04/30 - 2024/04/30)
Call (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/01/01 - 2024/06/10 Task 5.2: SWOT Analysis of each Coastal Area SWOT analysis of the coastal area of Portugal: application of an ecosystem-based approach and an integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) for identifying sustainable development strategies in each coastal area (e.g., environmental footprints of socio-economic activities in coastal areas, clean and circular economy strategies, renewable energies, marine ecosystem services generation).
Conference
 Task 5.2: SWOT Analysis of each Coastal Area
European University of the Seas, Spain
2024/06/05 - 2024/06/08 SEA-EU Goes greener, task 4.4 Green Chart Workshop - how to bring sustainability to research, academia and through policies
Workshop
 SEA-EU Goes greener, task 4.4
Uniwersytet Gdanski, Poland
2023/11/17 - 2023/11/17 O Climate U é um evento que pretende despertar consciências e ativar o sentido de urgência dos estudantes para se mobilizarem e agirem enquanto cidadãos nesta causa, assumindo-se como o primeiro passo para tornar a sustentabilidade um tema transversal a todos os cursos universitários em Portugal.
Seminar
 Climate U
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025/03 - Current Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados Contabilista Certificada
2022/05 - Current Ordem dos Economistas
2021 - Current Ordem dos Economistas

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Contabilidade de Gestão I (Contabilidade Analitica) Gestão de Empresas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2021 - Current Contabilidade de Gestão II (Gestão Orçamenta) (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2021 - 2023 Projeto de Investimento Gestão de Empresas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 PRÉMIO MELHOR DISSERTAÇÃO 2023
Ordem dos Economistas, Portugal