Research
Research
Faculty members in the Department of Retailing and Tourism Management feature a variety of research themes. The hard work and credibility of our faculty members have allowed their research to be published in several peer-reviewed journals, books, abstracts, and more.
About Our Research
Faculty members in the Department of Retailing and Tourism Management feature a variety of research themes. The hard work and credibility of our faculty members have allowed their research to be published in several peer-reviewed journals, books, abstracts, and more.
In addition to a variety of research topics by the faculty, the department is host to the Betty D. Eastin Costume Collection and a Textile Testing Lab.
Awards & Distinctions
- Martin-Gatton CAFE Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEI&A) Award Nominee, 2023
- International Marketing Advisory Board, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India, Since 2022
- Editor’s Choice Best Paper Award, Fire Technology Journal, McQuerry, M. & Easter, E. (2022). Wildland firefighting personal protective clothing cleaning practices in the United States.
- Patricia Brantley Todd Awards of Excellence in Human Environmental Sciences – Research 1/2010
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Dissertation Research Support Fellowship, University of Massachusetts (2022)
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ICHRIE Conference Funding Scholarship, NENA Board (2022)
- Editor: International Textiles and Apparel Association Newsletter (January 2011-December- 2014)
- Editorial Board: Clothing and Textile Research Journal
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2011 Patricia Brantley Todd Award of Excellence in Research ($1,000), University of Kentucky
- 2009 Best Research Paper from Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles fall conference, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 16.
- Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Hospitality and Event Management
- Best Paper Award, The 40th Annual Conference of the International Society of Travel & Tourism Educators (ISTTE), Oct 4-6, 2021, USA
- Clothing and Textiles Research Journal Top Altimetric Score Paper Award , 2021
- Paper of Distinction, Textile and Apparel Industries Track, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, 2020
- University of Kentucky Ken Freedman Outstanding Faculty Advisor nominee 2020
- University of Kentucky Teachers Who Made a Difference Award 2019 University of Kentucky Top 25 Award (five classes were ranked in Top 25 of student evaluations in the college). 2017-18
- 2014 Early Career Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Student Council
- In 2012, he was named to the inaugural class of Forty for the Future, a national program recognizing tourism’s leading talent under the age of 40.
- Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Award Nominee, 2018
- Teachers Who Make a Difference Award, 19th Annual Program, College of Education, April 29, 2017
