TRSM Doctoral Students: 2007-2008

TRSM Doctoral Students: 2007-2008

 

Mechelle Best

Country of Origin: Barbados

Email: mechbest@ufl.edu

Address: FLG 330E

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1385

·         Research Interests:

·         Ecotourism & nature-based tourism

·         Protected areas & natural resource management

·         Community benefits & stakeholder participation

Advisor: Dr. Brijesh Thapa

 

Tinnelle Bustam

Country of Origin: USA

Email: tbustam@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG 206K

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1388

Research interests:

·         Cultural and natural heritage

·         Management of parks & protected areas for leisure & livelihood

·         Critical theory and empowerment

·         Wildlife tourism and ecotourism

Advisor: Dr. Brijesh Thapa

 

Natalia Buta

Country of Origin: Romania

Email: nbuta@ufl.edu

Address: FLG 206 I

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1386

Research interests:

·         Marketing of community based ecotourism destinations

·         Quality of life and outdoor recreation

·         Community involvement in natural resource planning and management

Advisor: Dr. Stephen Holland

 

Kunwung Byon

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: kbyon@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG106H

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1397

Research Interests:

·         Measuring sponsorship effectiveness

·         Information processing of sport consumers

·         Older sport consumer behavior

Advisor: Dr. James Zhang

 

Michael Carroll

Country of Origin: USA

Email: mcarroll@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG106A

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1390

Research Interests:

·         Risk management and negligence in sport and recreation

·         Recreational user statutes

·         Heat illness liability in sport and recreation

·         Sport-related hazing liability for schools

Advisor: Dr. Dan Connaughton

 

Seohee Chang

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: schang@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG206G

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1396

Research Interests:

·         Sport tourism and leisure activities

·         Social psychology and tourist behavior

·         Cognitive and motivational psychology of tourists

Advisor: Dr. Heather Gibson

 

Chenchen Huang

Country of Origin: China

Email: cchuang@ufl.edu

Address: FLG 206F

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1395

Research Interests:

·         Vacation ownership

·         Tourism planning

·         Marketing of tourism destinations

Advisor: Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray

 

Chul Jeong

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: jeong72@ufl.edu

Address: FLG 300

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1370

Research Interests:

·         Tourist behaviors and information search behavior

·         Ecotourism and environmental issues

·         Research method and statistics

Advisor: Dr. Stephen Holland

 

Soo Hyun Jun

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: sjun@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG320

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1386

Research Interests:

·         Technology adoption and use

·         Consumer behavior, consumer decision-making

·         Marketing principles in the context of tourism service

Advisor: Dr. Heather Gibson

 

Sung-Jin Kang

Country of Origin: South Korea  

Email: sungin75@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG 127

Phone: 352-392-4042 x. 1375

Research Interests:

·         Life-course and leisure behaviour 

·         Educational travel and seniors

Advisor: Dr. Heather Gibson

 

Namyun (Sunny) Kil

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email:  ecopark@ufl.edu

Research Interests: 

·         Natural resource recreation planning and management in parks and forests

·         GIS applications in natural resource recreation 

·         Wilderness experiences in camping, hiking, boating, fishing, etc.

Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Holland

 

DaeHyun Kim

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email:  dkim@hhp.ufl.edu

Research Interests: 

·         Economic impact of sporting events and facilities

·         Study of sport consumer behavior

·         Event management and financial profit maximization on the sport organization

Advisor:  Dr. James Zhang

 

Jung-Eun Kim

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: jekim@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG330B

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1247

Research Interests:

·         Consumer decision making process

·         Socially responsible tourism

·         Multivariate data analysis techniques in tourism research and scale development

Advisor: Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray

 

Minkil Kim

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: minkilk@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG 105

Phone:  352-392-4042 x 1398

Research Interests:

·         Sport consumer behaviour

·         Service quality in sport industry

 Advisor: Dr. James Zhang

 

Soon Ho Kim

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: shk246@hhp.ufl.edu

Address:  FLG 106B

Phone:  352-392-4042 x 1408

Research Interests:

·         Leisure, tourism and sport behavior

·         Marketing of tourism destination

·         Developing brand index in tourism destination

 Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Holland

 

Sungsoo Kim

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: sungsook@hhp.ufl.edu

Address:  FLG 206K

Phone:  352-392-4042 x 1388

Research Interests:

·         Game theory

·         Seeking optimization (optimal level) or equilibrium in tourism, recreation and leisure industry

·         E-service quality and distribution channel in decision making process

Advisor:  Dr. Brijesh Thapa

 

Woo Soon Kim

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email:    kimwo@ufl.edu

Address: Florida Gym, 106A

Phone:    352-392-0580 x 1390

Research Interests:

·         Sport event impact assessment

·         Financial aspects of sport events

·         Effective pricing strategies

·         Sponsorship sales management

Advisor: Dr. Yong Jae Ko

 

Yu Kyoum Kim

Country of Origin: South Korea

E-mail: ykim@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: 206G Florida Gym

Office Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1396

Research Interest:

·         Sport consumer behavior

·         Constraints, motives, and sport consumption

·         Media and merchandise consumption and event attendance  

Advisor: Dr. Yong Jae Ko

 

Donghun Lee

Country of Origin: South Korea

Email: dlee@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG206B

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1309

Research Interests:

·         Sport fan behavior

·         Personal values and its impact on sport experience

·         Media consumption among sport consumers

Advisor: Dr. James Zhang

 

Joel McCormick

Country of Origin: USA

Email:  jmccormick@ufl.edu

Address:  206G FLG

Phone:  352- 392-4042 x 1396

Research Interests:

·         Crime & safety perceptions in parks

·         Spatial analysis

·         Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) and legal issues

·         Outdoor recreation and natural resource recreation management of parks

·         Reaching youth-at-risk

Advisor:  Dr. J. O. Spengler

 

Louisa Meyer

Country of Origin: Germany

Email: lmeyer@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: FLG 330E

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1312

Research Interests:

·         Sustainable Development

·         Ecotourism & Local Communities

·         Environmental Behavior

Advisor: Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray

 

Naomi Moswete

Country of Origin: Botswana

Email: nom1996@ufl.edu

Address: FLG206H

Phone: 352-392-4042 x 1385

Research Interests:

·         Natural resource recreation and ecotourism

·         Parks and Protected Area management and visitor management

·         Community based ecotourism and rural tourism development

·         Cultural heritage management and tourism

Advisor: Dr. Brijesh Thapa

 

Pete Parker

Country of Origin: USA

Email:  idparker@ufl.edu

Address: FLG 206J

Phone: 352-392-4042  x 1387

Research Interests:                   

·         Protected areas & natural resource management

·         Natural resource recreation and ecotourism

·         Community based empowerment and development

Advisor: Dr. Brijesh Thapa

 

Dan Sargeant

Country of Origin: USA

Email:  Djs24@ufl.edu

Address:  FLG 127

Phone: 352-392-0580 x 1375

Research interests:

·         Sport Tourism

·         Dark tourism

·         Heritage tourism and historic preservation

·         Crime and tourism

Advisor Dr. Heather Gibson

 

Luis Suau

Country of Origin: Puerto Rico

Email:  luisj@ufl.edu

Address:  FLG 206F

Phone:  352-392-4042 x 1395

Research Interests:

·         Crime, parks (natural and urban), safety perceptions and spatial analysis

·         GIS, GPS, spatial characteristics of parks and recreation

·         Outdoor recreation and natural resource recreation management in parks

Advisor:  Dr. J.O. Spengler

 

Ting-Bing Wu

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Email: twu@hhp.ufl.edu

Address: 310 Yon Hall

Phone: (352) 392-4042 ext. 1370

Research Interests:

·         Environmental interpretation and education

·         Visitor learning and behavior

·         Conservation psychology

Advisor: Stephen Holland