Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

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https://rhtm.utk.edu

Ann Fairhurst, Head
Heejin Lim, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Chen, R., PhD – North Carolina State
Fairhurst, A., PhD – Oklahoma State
Kim, Y., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)

Associate Professors
Lim, H., PhD – Purdue
Wise, D., PhD – Texas A&M

Assistant Professors
Benjamin, S., PhD – University of South Carolina
Childs, M., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Ha, S., PhD – Ohio State
Whaley, J., PhD – Auburn University
Williams, J., PhD – Iowa State University

Internship Coordinators
Aaser, D., MS – Wisconsin (Stout)
Simpson, L., MS – Tennessee

Executive-in-Residence
Piper, C., BA – Maryville College

Emeriti Professors
Costello, C., PhD – Tennessee
Rutherford, N., PhD – North Carolina State
 

The Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management offers the PhD degree with a major in retail, hospitality, and tourism management and concentrations in hospitality and tourism management and retail and consumer sciences.

The programs in retail, hospitality, and tourism management prepare students for careers in industry and business, public and private agencies, and educational institutions. The advanced work undertaken for the doctoral degree focuses on building and applying research skills to advance the fields of retail and consumer sciences and hospitality and tourism.

Interested students should contact the department for more information or visit the department link on the college website.

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