Accomplishments: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
Jungsun "Sunny" Kim and Mehmet Erdem (both Hospitality) were two of 10 restaurant technology experts featured in HT Magazine's "2022 Restaurant Industry Outlook." The article explores hospitality technology trends — identifying what's working, what's not working, and the most promising trends for the future.
Tiange Xu (Hospitality), Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute), and Shane Kraus (Psychology) presented a poster, "Problem Gambling and Mental Health Disorders among Undergraduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic", at the 2022 New Horizons In Responsible Gambling Conference.
Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) is coauthor of an article, "Risk Mitigation through Source Credibility in Online Travel Communities," which has been published in the hospitality research journal, Anatolia. Using "uncertainty reduction theory" the researchers explore the impacts of risk perceptions in online travel communities on source…
Wen Jiang, Cass Shum, Billy Bai, and Mehmet Erdem (all Hospitality) recently published their paper, "P2P Accommodation Motivators and Repurchase Intention: A Comparison of Indirect and Total Effects Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic" in the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management. The paper tested and compared the…
Ozgur Ozdemir (Hospitality) recently published an article, "Top Management Team Gender Diversity and Firm Risk-taking in the Hospitality Industry," in International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. He co-authored this study with Ezgi Erkmen from Bogazici University in Istanbul.
Toni Repetti (Hospitality) and Susan Roe of San Francisco State University were invited guests on the "Restaurant Relevance" podcast to discuss their paper “Minimum Wage Change Effects on Restaurant Pricing and Employment” and how the results are applicable in today’s restaurant employment environment. The podcast will be available on YouTube,…
Sherrie Tennessee and her advisor, Hyelin Kim (both Hospitality) received the Best Poster Award at the West Federation Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education Regional Conference, held virtually this month. Their poster explored the underlying wellness attributes used to target African American women, a high-spend group,…
Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) recently co-authored the article “Blurred lines: Comparing Room Rates, Star-Ratings, and User-Generated Contents for Full-Service and Select-Service Hotels” in the Service Business journal. The study examined the differences in room rates between limited-service and full-service hotels and also what impacts star…
Toni Repetti (Hospitality) has earned her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from The Council for Sig Sigma Certification (CSSC). This certification along with her industry experience brings value to the classroom when teaching students how to improve quality and efficiency in hospitality operations while keeping an eye on the bottom line.…
Huiying Zhang (Hospitality) together with Xi Yu Leung, '12 PhD Hospitality and Jie Sun, '18 PhD Hospitality, co-authored "Attracting Generation Z talents to the hospitality industry through COVID CSR practices," which was published in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Based on signaling theory,…
Mehmet Erdem and Saeed Vayghan (both Hospitality), together with co-authors Dori Davari and SooCheong Jang of Purdue University have published their research study, "Hotel Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: High-Touch versus High-Tech," in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Research. The findings offer support to…
Hyelin Kim (Hospitality) and coauthors wrote the article "Enhancing the Quality of Life of Senior Tourists: A Theoretical Perspective," which recently was published in An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research . Their research shows that when senior tourists recognize goal attainment in leisure travel, their travel and…