Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

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https://rhtm.utk.edu

Junehee Kwon, Head
Michelle Childs, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Ha, S., PhD – Ohio State
Kim, Y., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Kwon, J., PhD – Iowa State

Associate Professors
Benjamin, S., PhD – South Carolina
Childs, M., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Lim, H., PhD – Purdue
Whaley, J., PhD – Auburn
Williams, J., PhD – Iowa State

Clinical Assistant Professor
Zhang, H., PhD – Florida

Internship Coordinators
Aaser, D., MS – Wisconsin (Stout)
Carpenter, J., PhD – Tennessee

Emeriti Professors
Costello, C., PhD – Tennessee
Fairhurst, A., PhD – Oklahoma State
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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