UCF Experts Guide

The University of Central Florida’s experts guide helps news reporters connect with faculty members who are leading experts in topics important to our region, state and nation.

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17 results found for “tourism sustainability”

Ady Milman

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
airline

aviation

consumer behavior

event management

hospitality

international travel

theme park

tourism

travel
Kate Mansfield

Professor, Davis-Shine Endowed Professor of Conservation Biology

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
biology

conservation

ecology

Indian River Lagoon

marine

turtle
Christopher Emrich

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability , Technology

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
coastal

disaster

emergency management

FEMA

flood

hazard

hurricane

recovery

resilience
Thomas Wahl

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coastal

engineering

modeling

risk

storm

surge

tide
Kelly Kibler

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coast

ecology

estuaries

estuary

oyster

reef

river

water
WeiWei Zhan

Assistnt Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
landslide mitigation and earthquake response

machine learning
Kaitlyn Crawford

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
chemical

chemistry

electronics

materials

polymer

sensor
Yue ‘Gurt’ Ge

Associate professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
community partnership

disaster

emergency management

humanitarian logistics

planner

planning

resilience

safety

smart cities

urban
Ni-Bin Chang

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science , Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
environment

filtration

hazard analysis

hazard mitigation

infrastructure

stormwater

sustainability

sustainable engineering

wastewater

water treatment
Stephen Pratt

Professor and Department Chair of Tourism, Events and Attractions

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
film

hospitality

hotel

marketing

restaurant

tourism

tourism sustainability
Amy Gregory

Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
consumer behavior

hospitality

lodging

tourism

tradeoffs
Carissa Baker

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
guest experience

hospitality

literary and media tourism

media studies

technology

theme park

travel
Sergio Alvarez

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainabiilty , Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
conservation

environment

natural disasters

sustainable tourism

tourism economics and management
Chait Renduchintala

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

community

health

modeling

simulation

tourism

travel
Jorge Ridderstaat

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Economy , Sustainability , Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
economic impact

financial

hospitality

sustainable tourism

tourism demand

tourism economics and management
Alan Fyall

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, and Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
destination marketing

hospitality

international tourism

Rosen

tourism

tourism sustainability

travel
Liping Yu

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electronics

materials engineering

physics

semiconductor

sustainability

sustainable

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