University. Throughout his 20-year academic career, he has taught hospitality management courses at Virginia Tech University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Florida Gulf Coast University and Florida Atlantic University. Madanoglu has received several awards for his research efforts, including the Florida Gulf Coast University 2009 Junior Faculty Scholarship Excellence Award and the 2012 Scholar of the Year award from the College of Business at FAU in the Assistant Professor category. The most significant honor of his scholarship at FAU was receiving the 2018 Florida Atlantic University Scholar of the Year Award in the Associate Professor Category. In 2016, Madanoglu earned the Bradford Wiley Memorial Best (Published) Research Paper of the Year Award in hospitality and tourism, which recognizes a superior research publication on a topic relevant to the field of hospitality or tourism management. Madanoglu was also winner of the Best Paper in Track at the 2016 Southern Management Association
and more recently, was the recipient of Best Paper Award in Contribution to Conference Theme at the 2020 International Family Enterprise Research Academy. His publications have appeared in renowned journals such as Journal of Retailing, Tourism Management, Small Business Economics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Small Business Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, and International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. He is the Research Methodology Editor of the Service Industries Journal. He also serves on the editorial boards of International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, and International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Tourism Economics and several other journals. Madanoglu currently serves as the Vice President of the International Association of Hospitality Financial Management Education.
Melih Madanoglu is Michael A. Leven Endowed Chair and Professor in Hospitality Management in the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality. Prior to joining Kennesaw State University, he was Associate Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Research Fellow in Hospitality and Tourism Management with the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University. Madanoglu earned his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech
Esther Yi is a Lecturer of Hospitality Management in the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality in the Michael J. Coles College of Business. She has over 15 years of diverse industry experience and has worked for industry leaders including Expedia Group, Hunter Hotel Advisors and Fifth Group Restaurants. Yi also worked as an adjunct professor at Georgia State University, where she earned her Master of Global Hospitality Management (MGHM) and her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees. She also earned a Certificate in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) from Smith Travel Research.
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