Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) was selected to be part of an early career editor mentorship program with the peer reviewed journal Tourism Management Perspectives. The journal is a companion resource for Tourism Management, the leading international journal covering topics related to the management…

Nasim Binesh (Hospitality) published a paper along with Sahar E-Vahdati of the Universiti Utara Malaysia, "The impact of CEO’s attributes on R&D intensity and ESG practices" It was published in the  Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad.  Binesh is a doctoral student.

​Billy Bai and Huiying Zhang (both Hospitality), together with doctoral student Xi Yu Leung are authors of "A Case Study of DMO's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Los Angeles," which explores destination stakeholder collaboration amid COVID-19 with the evidence from Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. This case study won third place…

Jin Ouk Choi, Shreyansh Paliwal, James Bristow, Seungtaek Lee (all Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) and Hyun Kyung Chatfield (Harrah College of Hospitality) published a paper, "Construction stakeholders’ perceived benefits and barriers for environment-friendly modular construction in a hospitality centric…

Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality) and alumnus Sungsik Yoon published a study in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology that provides proof that offering virtual reality features in the hotel search process improves the likelihood of booking. 

Billy Bai and Huiying Zhang (both Hospitality), together with Xi Yu Leung, ’12 PhD in Hospitality Administration, and Yunpeng Li, are authors of "Uncovering Crowdsourcing in Tourism Apps: A Grounded Theory Approach" published in Tourism Management. Applying the grounded theory, researchers propose a framework that identifies the drive of…

Christopher Cain and James Busser (both Hospitality), together with Lisa Cain, ’15 Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, are authors of “An exploratory assessment of callings: The importance of specialization” published in the International Hospitality Review. The study sought to understand how having a calling influenced engagement, work-life…

Dana Cotham and Holli Wardlow (both Hospitality) recently received $3,500 in grants from the office of undergraduate research's 2021 Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program. The duo received funding in support of their research project, “ Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity-based Workplace Policies and Practices Benefit a Hospitality Employer's…

Murray Mackenzie (Hospitality) contributed two chapters to the recently published book Practical Learning in Hospitality Education. The book contains up-to-date information on the hospitality industry and is particularly useful for instructors teaching hospitality-related subjects. Mackenzie's chapters are "Food and…

Hyelin Kim, Sung-Eun Kim, and Samuel Lee (all Hospitality) recently co-authored an article that appeared in the Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing. The article explores the gratification factors of event-focused social media content that affect information sharing and information trust and ultimately the intention to attend an event. …

Joseph Lema (Hospitality) and co-authors recently published their article, "Classification of Senior Tourists According to Personality Traits" in the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. The purpose of the research was to understand the nature of senior tourists’ personality traits and its implications for motivation, preferences, and…

Billy Bai and Huiying Zhang (both Hospitality), together with Xi Yu Leung, ’12 Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, are authors of "Destination Sustainability in the Sharing Economy: A Conceptual Framework Applying the Capital Theory Approach" published in Current Issues in Tourism. Based on a layer-by-layer analysis, this study proposes a…