Accomplishments: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
Cervantes Lee (Business; Hospitality), with co-authors Zihui Ma (Hospitality) and Linchi Kwok from Cal Poly Pomona, published "Multi-Unit Restaurant Management," now available through Kendall Hunt Publishing.
The book provides in-depth strategies and practical insights for managing multi-unit restaurant businesses — a fast-…
The Transportation Research Center (TRC) recently participated in the 2025 Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Center (UTC) Annual Congress at the University of California, Berkeley. Assistant research engineer Juliana Byzyka (TRC) presented their project titled, “A Methodology to Evaluate Complete Streets Development in Small…
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ executive chef Joshua Cosby (Event Services) was selected to compete in the 2025 Aramark Collegiate Hospitality Culinary Excellence (ACE) Regional Competition and
ACE spotlights Aramark’s culinary talent in alignment with American Culinary Federation (ACF) standards. It provides an opportunity for Aramark chefs to showcase their passion…
Associate professor Cass Shum (Hospitality) recently published her paper, "Synthesizing MeToo: a meta-analysis of workplace sexual harassment in hospitality and tourism," in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management with college alumna, Carrie Yunxuan Zhang '23 (City University of Macau). The article…
Renata Fernandes Guzzo (Hospitality), in collaboration with professors from the University of Houston and Texas A&M University, recently published an article in the Journal of Business, entitled, "Designing cognitively and emotively attractive urban service environments for prospective employees: An application of biophilic design…
Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality), Christopher Cain (Hospitality, PGM), and Junghoon Lee (Hospitality, PGM - current PhD. student) recently published a case study, "Examining the Impact of Learning Styles on Anxiety Coping Mechanisms for Hospitality Students: A Case Study of Future and Current Golf Professionals" in the Journal of Hospitality…
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study," in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions.
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Identification and comprehensive characterization of moral…
Jehun Moon, Mehmet Erdem, Ozgur Ozdemir, Hyelin (Lina) Kim (Hospitality) and Eda Anlamlier (Business) have published their study titled, "What drives Millennials and Generation Z to adopt cryptocurrency for hotel payments?," in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Their study is among the first to comprehensively…
Doctoral students Jared Bischoff and Jaimi Garlington, along with faculty member Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality) have co-authored and published their study, "What Happens in Vegas No Longer Stays in Vegas—Cybersecurity Attacks on Las Vegas Integrated Resorts," in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases. The study examines cyberattacks…
Ashok Singh (Resorts, Gaming, and Golf Management) recently published an article in IEEE Access about interpretable machine learning in forecasting hotel cancellations.
The citation for the piece is:
Ismael Gómez Talal (Ph.D. student, Rey Juan Carlos University, Camino del Molino, Fuenlabrada,Madrid, Spain), Mana Azizsoltani (Ph.D. Student,…
Marta Soligo (Hospitality) has been interviewed by Forbes on her research on film tourism. She shared her thoughts on topics such as building stakeholder networks and mitigating overtourism risks.
Cass Shum (Hospitality) recently published her paper "Charging during the stay: the effects of EV chargers’ availability and pricing on consumer perceived utilitarian value and behavioral intentions" in the Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, with coauthors Alumna Wanjia Han from Purdue University Fort Wayne and Guoguang Wan…