As part of a 2023 Faculty Opportunity Award (FOA) program, Bill Bai (Hospitality), Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality), and Shashi Nambisan (Engineering) received $34,998 in funding for their project titled, “An Examination of Transportation for Service Employees from Socio-economically Disadvantaged Populations in Las Vegas.” FOA is intended to help…

Mehmet Erdem, Murray Mackenzie, and Jungsun (Sunny) Kim (all Hospitality) were recently recognized with the Boyd Distinguished Professor Award for their meritorious performance. The Boyd Awards are a yearly recognition of faculty achievement in the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality. Boyd awards are presented for the categories of…

Postdoctoral research fellow Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute) and Ph.D. student Mana Azizsoltani (Hospitality) delivered a presentation on “Payments Data in Gambling Research” at Park MGM on May 25, 2023, at the 18th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, hosted the by the UNLV International Gaming…

Ozgur Ozdemir (Hospitality), Ezgi Erkmen (Bogazici University), and Wenjia Han (Purdue University Fort Wayne) have published a recent article titled, "EPU and financial performance in the hospitality and tourism industry: Moderating effect of CSR, institutional ownership and cash holding," in Tourism Management. This study examines the…

Boran Kim, Jungsun (Sunny) Kim, Ashok Singh, Mehmet Erdem (all Hospitality) and Andrew Hardin (Business) have published their study titled, "Factors Predicting Hotel Recommendations: A Comparison of Guest Feedback Before and After the Hotel Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic," in the International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism…

Associate professors Bobby Barnes, Zihui Ma, and Cass Shum (Hospitality) were recently named Dean’s Fellows by the Harrah College of Hospitality for their demonstrated commitment to student and community engagement as well as excellence in teaching and/or research activities. Barnes, Ma, and Shum will be awarded the fellowship for a period of two…

Sam Lee, Mehmet Erdem (both Hospitality), Eda Anlamlier (Business), Chih-Chien Chen, Billy Bai (both Hospitality), and LeAnn Putney (Education), published their study titled, "Technostress and hotel guests: A mere hurdle or a major friction point?" in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. This study is among the first to apply…

Christopher Cain (Hospitality) was a panel presenter at the 3rd Annual UNLV Sports Innovation Research Summit held on April 12 at UFC Apex, Las Vegas. His presentation focused on how to create an environment where innovation flourishes through invitation, inspiration, and perspiration. In addition, Cain's team from the Harrah College of…

On April 14, Ph.D. student and instructor Dennis Baloglu (Hospitality) delivered an educational workshop titled, "An Introduction to Data Science: A Roadmap to a Career in Analytics," at the THEREPS conference, where he served as an industry keynote speaker. Using the "Inspire, educate, instill a call to action" approach, Baloglu…

The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality Advising Center received the Excellence in Efficiency Award as part of the 2023 Students' Choice Awards for its commitment to providing timely and accurate information to students.

Ian Seidenberg (Hospitality) recently was named a recipient of the 2023 UNLV Outstanding Teaching by Part-time Faculty Award. The award recognizes significant contributions to student learning by part-time teaching faculty.

Renata F. Guzzo (Hospitality) recently co-authored the article, “Taking a stand: Understanding the use of socially controversial CSR in hospitality recruitment,” in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. The study explored the relationship between socially controversial corporate social responsibility (CCSR) and organizational…