Congratulations to the following students for receiving scholarships through CHRIE FutureFund™.
Wangoo Lee is a Best Paper Winner from the 2023 Graduate Research Conference held in Anaheim, California, USA. His paper, ‘Examining the “waiting line” effect during menu ordering with self-service technologies’, was co-authored with his faculty advisor, Dr. Lu Lu. Wangoo is a PhD candidate in Business Administration with focus on Tourism and Hospitality in the Fox School of Business at Temple University. The CHRIE FutureFund™ is pleased to recognize Wangoo Lee, and we wish him the best as he moves forward toward his degree completion.
Swechchha Subedi is a 2023 Dissertation Proposal Competition Winner from the University of South Carolina. Each submission to the Dissertation Proposal Competition was vetted on five major criteria; innovativeness, meaningfulness, practical relevance, academic rigor, and cross-disciplinary application. Swechchha’s dissertation title is ‘Conceptualization of governance in hospitality and tourism and the role of trust.’
Wenfang (Eris) Liu is a 2023 Doctoral Proposal Competition Winner from the University of Houston. Her dissertation proposal, ‘An exploration of ghost kitchen business model: Kitchen rental firms and entrepreneurs’ investment motivation’, was judged on five primary criteria; innovativeness, meaningfulness, practical relevance, academic rigor, and cross-disciplinary application.
Lavi Peng is a 2023 Best Paper Winner from the Graduate Research Conference held in Anaheim. Her manuscript, ‘Customer misbehavior: The joint impact of a symbolic recovery strategy and cultural tightness-looseness on observing customers’ recovery satisfaction’ was co-authored with fellow doctoral student Barbara Atanga and faculty supervisor Dr. Anna Mattila.
Barbara Atanga is a 2023 Best Paper Winner from the Graduate Research Conference in Anaheim. She co-authored the manuscript, ‘Customer misbehavior: The joint impact of a symbolic recovery strategy and cultural tightness-looseness on observing customers’ recovery satisfaction,’ with fellow doctoral student Lavi Peng and faculty supervisor Dr. Anna Mattila.
Hamzeh Hammadeen is a Dissertation Proposal Competition Winner. His proposal, ‘Leveraging the distinct competencies of highly skilled immigrant employees in hotels’, was judged on five criteria: innovativeness, meaningfulness, practical relevance, academic rigor, and cross-disciplinary application. Hamzeh is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Hospitality Management at Auburn University.
Rachel Zhang is a 2023 Dissertation Proposal Competition Winner. Her proposal, ‘Restaurant demand seasonality: Measurement, drivers, and external shocks’, was evaluated on five criteria; innovativeness, meaningfulness, practical relevance, academic rigor, and cross-disciplinary application. Rachel is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Purdue University.
Araceli Hernandez Calderon, a doctoral student at the University of Houston, is one of the Best Paper Winners from the 2023 Graduate Research Conference. Her paper, ‘Theory-driven predictive modeling for food-service crowdfunding success: An integrated approach with business intelligence and supervised machine learning’, was co-authored with faculty supervisors Yoon Koh and Minwoo Lee, both from the University of Houston.
Nan (Iris) Xue is a 2023 Doctoral Proposal Competition Winner from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her dissertation proposal, ‘The paradoxical relationship between minimalism and tourists’ pro-environmental choices,’ was judged on five primary criteria: innovativeness, meaningfulness, practical relevance, academic rigor, and cross-disciplinary application. Iris is guided by her academic supervisors, Professor Lisa C. Wan and Professor Elisa K. Chan.
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