Areas of expertise
MarketingCommercial ServicesTourismBusiness and Management
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Hospitality Administration/Management, General
University of South Carolina – Columbia, SC, United States (2015)
Master of Arts, Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
Boston University, MA, United States (2012)
Bachelor of Science, Advertising
Boston University, MA, United States (2003)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
Courses
- AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2025)
- HFIM 4910: Hospitality and Food Industry Senior Capstone (Spring 2025)
- AAEC 7310: Masters of Agribusiness Research Project (Spring 2025)
- HFIM 4580: Facility and Event Planning and Management (Spring 2025)
- HFIM 4090: Hospitality Beverage Management (Spring 2025)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Spring 2025)
- HFIM 4080: Food and Beverage Operations (Fall 2025)
- AAEC 8020: Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Fall 2025)
- HFIM 3570: International Food Culture and Cuisine (Fall 2025)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
- AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
- AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- HFIM 4910: Hospitality and Food Industry Senior Capstone (Spring 2026)
- HFIM 4580: Facility and Event Planning and Management (Spring 2026)
- AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
- AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- HFIM 4090: Hospitality Beverage Management (Spring 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Local foods in a university setting: Price consciousness, product involvement, price/quality inference and consumer’s willingness-to-pay, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, (2014).
- Health consciousness, menu information, and consumers’ purchase intentions: An empirical investigation, Journal of Foodservice Business Research, (2016).
- The impact of local food marketing on purchase decision and willingness to pay in a foodservice setting, Journal of Foodservice Business Research, (2016).
- Desirability bias and perceived effectiveness influence on willingness-to-pay for pro-environmental wine products, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WINE BUSINESS RESEARCH, (2016).
- The effects of environmental consciousness and menu information on the perception of restaurant image, BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL, (2022).
Contact
Mailing Address
UGA Ag & Applied Economics
312A Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602
