selected publications article Evaluating hospitality employees' various relationships and the effects on organizational commitment. International Hospitality Review. 37:202-218. 2023 Factors influencing student satisfaction and intention to stay in the hospitality and tourism program. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. 23:130-158. 2023 Intercultural competence: Does a short-term international educational trip matter?. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism. 22:105-125. 2022 Should cryptocurrencies be used in booking hotel rooms? Ananalysis of consumer intention.. Journal of Hospitality Financial Management. 30:90-98. 2022 A Mother's Day major letdown: The case of poor service and facilities at the El Lujo hotel. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases. 9:47-49. 2021 Perceptions of the peer review process in hospitality and tourism. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education. 2021 An exploratory study of educators' and students' perceptions of collaboration versus cheating in hospitality and tourism education. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism. 20:89-104. 2020 Consumers' perception on restaurant employee smoking. Journal of Foodservice Business Research. 23:1-16. 2020 Factors influencing consumers' rejection to smartphone transactions in the lodging industry. International Hospitality Review. 34:29-40. 2020 Making mentoring meaningful: hospitality and tourism students' perceptions of mentoring. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. 20:1-22. 2020 proceedings Building an instrument to measure transformative leadership 2019
presentations presentation Perceptions of Collaboration Versus Cheating in Hospitality and Tourism Education, 2019 ICHRIE Conference Undergraduate Students' Views of Effective Online Hospitality Instructors: A Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Study, Southeast Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (SE CHRIE) Conference (SESCA Conference) Understanding of consumer situational involvement and intention to purchase foods at state fairs in the USA, Euro CHRIE What affect hospitality and tourism students' retention?, 2021 EuroCHRIE
education and training B.S. in Hotel Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas M.S. in Hotel Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, Texas Tech University
credentials Certified Wedding Planner Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics Certification in Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Analytics Intercultural Development Inventory Qualified Administrator
awards and honors Cupola Award, conferred by ECU Student Government Association, 2024 "Honored Instructor Award", conferred by ECU Campus Living, 2022 Best Paper Award, conferred by Southest, Central, South Federation of CHRIE, 2021 Most Valuable Professor, conferred by ECU Athletics, 2017