Christopher Gaffney is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Tisch Center for Hospitality in the School of Professional Studies at New York University. A Vermont-born, Texas-trained geographer, Gaffney has taught in Taiwan, Brazil, Switzerland, and at several universities in the United States. His earlier work focused on the intersection of urban studies and sports mega-events. Gaffney´s 2008 monograph, Temples of the Earthbound Gods, explored the interdigitation of urban development and sporting cultures in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.

Data Analytics for Hospitality and Travel; Sports Tourism Development

Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Latin American Geography Project Manager for Team Rubicon's Long-Term Disaster Relief project in post-Maria Puerto Rico.