Ph.D. Student Directory
Egor Cherenkov
Email: echerenk@CougarNet..EDU
Research Interests: Technology in hospitality, corporate digital responsibility, hotel operations,
food and beverage operations, operational efficiency, quantitative analysis, revenue
management,
feasibility studies, real estate
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Minwoo Lee
Hongyoul Choi
Email: hchoi21@uh.edu
Research Interests: Branding, customer behavior, and customer engagement in casino integrated resorts
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Ki-Joon Back and Dr. Jaewook Kim
Laur-Ann Daley
Email: ldaley@uh.edu
Research Interests: Branding, customer behavior, and customer engagement in casino integrated resorts
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Mary Dawson and Dr. J茅Anna Abbott
Simon Hahn
Email: shahn3@CougarNet..EDU
Research Interests: Strategic management, CSR practices, gambling studies
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Ki-Joon Back and Dr. Jaewook Kim
Mahima Hingoraney
Email: mmhingor@CougarNet..EDU
Research Interests: Strategic management and marketing
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Jaewook Kim and Dr. Carl A. Boger Jr.
Grace Kim
Email: gekim@CougarNet..EDU
Research Interests: Supervisor support, restaurant management, employee well-being, diversity and discrimination
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Dustin Maneethai and Dr. Juan Madera
Zhihong 鈥淎ndrea鈥� Lin
Email: zlin22@CougarNet..EDU
Research Interests: Foodservice management, food safety, sustainability, food insecurity, entrepreneurship
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tiffany Legendre and Dr. Kyle Hight
Wichayamas 鈥淕ift鈥� Paekul
Email: wpaekul@uh.edu
Research Interests: Food and beverage innovation and consumer-value judgement
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Tiffany Legendre
Sungyeon 鈥淰alerie鈥� Ryoo
Email: sryoo@uh.edu
Research Interests: Social media marketing strategies to promote ESG engagement
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Ki-Joon Back and Dr. Minjung Shin
Taehyun Suh
Email: tsuh@CougarNet..EDU
Research Interests: Consumer behavior and luxury
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Ki-Joon Back and Dr. Jaewook Kim
Zhanyue 鈥淟ucy鈥� Zhang
Email: zzhang87@uh.edu
Research Interests: Artificial intelligence in enhancing customer experiences, service marketing innovation in tourism
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Agnes DeFranco and Dr. Minwoo Lee