Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) presented the results of her study examining the antecedents of behavioral intentions for literary tourism at the 42nd Annual Black Orchid Banquet in New York City Dec. 7. Her study examined the motivations of the Wolfe Pack (a literary society of fans of the mid-20th-century detective Nero Wolfe) to dine and…

Xue "Cher" Xing (Teaching and Learning) recently was granted the Outstanding Beginning Scholar Award by the Association for Career and Technical Educational Research, the foremost association for CTE researchers and academic professionals. This award recognizes significant accomplishments in research, teaching, and service of new scholars in…

Laura Book and Sarah Tanford (both Hospitality) recently published their paper "Measuring Social Influence from Online Traveler Reviews" in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. The purpose of the paper was to develop a scale to measure normative and informational influence in online traveler reviews. 

William Bauer (History and the American Indian Alliance) made a presentation, "Generational Trauma and Round Valley’s History: Slavery and Boarding Schools," at the Decolonizing Your Approach to Justice for Child Abuse symposium, which was held on the Round Valley Indian Reservation in Northern California. He discussed the history of slavery and…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) and his co-authors' book chapter, "MNEs’ Sustainability Challenges and Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Markets: The Case of Amway," was published in a book titled Sustainable Economy and Emerging Markets, published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. This chapter describes…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues published a paper, Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Dysregulation of Emotion, in Sexual Medicine Reviews. 

Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Kathryn Raffety (Life Sciences) recently received fall 2019 Academic Assessment Mini-Grants through the office of academic assessment. Health and the College of Liberal Arts received the award for “College of Liberal Arts Student Success Through Service Learning Pilot Project,” an ambitious, faculty-driven service-…

Tim Self (Hospitality) and his co-authors' work on talent management in the hospitality industry has translated into several recent published articles, including:  "Talent Management: a Delphi Study of Assessing and Developing GenZ Hospitality Leaders," International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality "Increasing Management Retention:…

Art Gelis (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and his work as part of the team that developed and patented the ALSEP Process (Actinide Lanthanide Separation Process) are featured in a story published recently by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The article highlights the successful tests of the ALSEP process that eventually will lead to…