Faculty Research
The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) is home to some of the world’s most distinguished and innovative scholars in the fields of sport, recreation, tourism and hospitality. Combining a critical approach to complex issues with a pragmatic understanding of current industry issues, STHM’s faculty members give graduate students the resources they need to lead and succeed in the industry and beyond after graduation.
Elizabeth Barber
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Academic Degrees:
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Superior
M.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Primary Research Focus:
Customer satisfaction
Personnel satisfaction
Instructional excellence
Teaching and learning styles
Chih-Chien Chen
Assistant Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Academic Degrees:
B.A., National Taiwan University
M.S., California State University, Sacramento
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Primary Research Focus:
Consumer Aspects of Revenue Management
Debra Blair
Assistant Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Academic Degrees:
B.S., University of Delaware
M.Ed., Temple University
Ed.D., Temple University
Primary Research Focus:
Diversity Education & Management
Multicultural Competencies
Inclusion/Integration
Program & Event Management
Sport and Recreation for Persons with Disabilities
Travel/Tourism and Persons with Disabilities
Daniel Fesenmaier
Professor, Director of the National Lab for Tourism & eCommerce, Director of Doctoral Programs and Research
Academic Degrees:
B.E.S., University of Minesota
M.S., Southern Illinois University
Ph.D. The University of Western Ontario
Primary Research Focus:
Information Technology in Tourism Marketing
Innovation in Destination Management
Clark Hu
Associate Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Academic Degrees:
B.S., Tunghai University
M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Primary Research Focus:
Knowledge management & discovery
Risk and security management
e-Relationship marketing
Supply chain management in lodging industry
Forecasting techniques.
Current Projects
Enhancing Online Knowledge-Based System for Safe Festivals & Events (eSAFE version 2.0)
KNOW Risk, Knowledge-based System for Managing Risks in Hospitality and Tourism industries
Developing an Online Knowledge-Based System for Safe Festivals & Events (eSAFE)
Developing an Online Restaurant Recommendation System (Taste IT) for Philadelphia
Developing an Online Knowledge Planning System for Destination Marketing (eKNOW-PSDM) of the Olympic Games
Michael Jackson
Professor, Sport & Recreation Management
Academic Degrees:
B.A., Morehead State University
M.A., Wright State University
H.S.D., Indiana University
Primary Research Focus:
Promotions and Fund-raising
Facility design and operation
Jeremy S. Jordan
Assistant Professor, Sport & Recreation Management
Academic Degrees
B.S., La Sierra University
M.S., University of Utah
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Primary Research Focus
Organizational Behavior
Participant Sport Events
R. Aubrey Kent
Associate Professor, Director of Sport Industry Research Center, and Director of Programs in Sport and Recreation Management
Academic Degrees
B.PHE., The University of Toronto
M.H.K., The University of Windsor
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Primary Research Focus
Corporate Social Responsibility
Work Attitudes
Leadership
Seoki Lee
Assistant Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Academic Degrees
B.S., Michigan State University
M.S., Michigan State University (Hospitality)
M.S., Michigan State University (Accounting)
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Primary Research Focus
Hotel valuation, especially issues of cost of equity capital
Capital structure issue for hospitality industry
Stock performance of hospitality firms
Joe Mahan
Assistant Professor, Sport & Recreation Management
Academic Degrees:
B.A., The George Washington University
M.S., Indiana State University
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
Primary Research Focus
Sport Consumer Behavior
Sport Marketing and Media
Jeffrey Montague
Assistant Dean
Academic Degrees:
B.S., Cheyney University
M.Ed., Temple University
Primary Research Focus:
Professional development
Effective public speaking
Programs for at-risk youth
Yvette Reisinger
Associate Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Primary Research Focus:
Culture & Communications in Tourism
Destination Marketing & Management
Richard Ridall
Assistant Professor, Sport & Recreation Management, Director of the Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD)
Academic Degrees:
B.S., Temple University
M.Ed., Temple University
Primary Research Focus
Sales and Development in Sport
Operations Management in Sport
Wesley Roehl
Professor and Director of Programs in Tourism & Hospitality Management
Academic Degrees:
B.A., College of New Jersey
M.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Primary Research Focus:
Gaming and Casino Management and Impact
Ira Shapiro
Professor and Chairperson
Academic Degrees:
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Primary Research Focus:
Professional preparation
Philosophy and ethics
Technology in leisure
Emily Sparvero
Assistant Professor, Sport & Recreation Management
Academic Degrees:
B.A., Duke University
M.Ed., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Primary Research Focus:
Sport Policy
Sport Assets and Economic Development
Strategic Sport Leverage
Ted Tedrick
Professor, Sport & Recreation Management
Academic Degrees:
B.S., Kent State University
M.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Primary Research Focus:
Leisure with older adults
Time Management
Fee policies
Outdoor awareness programs
Evaluation of recreation programs
Iis Tussyadiah
Assistant Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Academic Degrees:
B.Eng., Diponegoro University (Regional & City Planning)
M.Eng., Bandung Institute of Technology (Industrial Engineering and Management)
Ph.D., Tohoko University (Information Sciences)
Primary Research Focus:
Tourism Discourse and Narratives
Technology-Assisted Mediation of Tourism Experiences
Tourists' Spatiotemporal Behavior and Tourist-Activated Networks
Tourism and Social Media
Florian Zach
Assistant Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management, and Assistant Director of the National Laboratory for Tourism and eCommerce
Academic Degrees:
M.S., University of Innsbruck (Austria)
Ph.D., Temple University
Primary Research Focus:
Innovation in Tourism Destinations
Sustainable Tourism Development
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