Dec 06, 2025  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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
Williams, J., PhD – Iowa State

Clinical Assistant Professor
Zhang, H., PhD – Florida

Assistant Professors
Jin, D., PhD – South Carolina
Lee, K-S., PhD – Oklahoma State

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

Major, Degree
Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management Major, PhD  

 

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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