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TIM Faculty & Staff
TIM faculty members have gained a worldwide
reputation in the field of travel industry management through their academic
research, leading-edge consultancy activities and international teaching, and
have authored numerous textbooks that are used worldwide by other hospitality
programs as well as industry professionals.
TIM Staff members are well-qualified
professionals who support the School faculty and programs and ensure its smooth
operations. TIM faculty and staff play important roles in providing service to
business, community, federal and state government agencies and travel industry
related organizations. Faculty and staff members work with colleagues from other
units within the University of Hawaii system thereby adding to the School's
interdisciplinary capacities.
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Juanita C. Liu
Interim Dean
Professor of Tourism
George Hall 207
Ph: (808)956-6610
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Degrees:
Ph.D. in Economic Geography, Simon Fraser University
MA in Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania
BA in Mathematics with a minor in German, University of Southern
California
Teaching experience:
28 years
Areas of expertise:
Economic impacts of tourism; geography of tourism;
socio-cultural impacts of tourism, ecotourism, Pacific islands tourism
development
Areas of interests:
Regional economic analysis; resident attitudes; travel
motivations; tertiary theories; enlightened tourism; cruise tourism; cultural
satellite accounts |
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Frank Haas
Interim Assistant Dean
George Hall 225
Ph: (808)956-7111
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Degrees:
Master in Business Administration, Northwestern University
BS in Journalism, North Western University
Teaching experience:
12 1/2 years
Areas of expertise:
Branding, marketing mangement, marketing research, consumer
behavior, advertising and promotion, destination management
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Instructional Faculty |
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Dexter J. L. Choy
Professor of Tourism
George Hall 221
Ph: (808)956-7855
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Degrees:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
MA in Economics, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Master in Business Administration, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Bachelor in Business Administration, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Teaching experience:
33 years
Areas of expertise:
Tourism development in Hawai‘i and the Asia-Pacific region; tourism planning;
role and functions of government tourism offices; destination marketing; travel
sales distribution systems
Areas of interests:
Tourism development in Hawai‘i and Asia-Pacific region |
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Pauline J. Sheldon
Professor of Tourism
President of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism
George Hall 217
Ph: (808)956-8078
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Degrees:
Ph.D. in Economics and Management Information Systems,
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Master in Business Administration, Chaminade University
Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Exeter University,
England
BS in Mathematics, Southampton University, England
Teaching experience:
20 years
Areas of expertise:
Sustainable tourism policy and education; information systems
and knowledge management; island tourism, corporate social responsibility,
wellness tourism, and tourism demand modeling and forecasting |
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Russell Uyeno
Director, Center for
Tourism Policy Studies/Graduate Chair
George Hall 107
Ph: (808)956-4886
Email |
Degrees:
Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
MA in American Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
BA in Sociology, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Teaching experience:
7 years
Areas of expertise:
Research methodology; statistics; tourism workforce; social and
cultural impacts of tourism; tourism policy and planning
Areas of interests:
Service quality |
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Jack de Jong
Assistant Professor
George Hall 112C
Ph: (808)956-5381
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Degrees:
Ph.D. in International Management with an Asian Finance
Specialization, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
CFA Charterholder, CFA Institute
Master in Business Administration, University of Chicago
Bachelor in Business Administration, Calvin College in Grand
Rapids, Michigan
Bachelor in Mathematics, Calvin College in Grand Rapids,
Michigan
Teaching experience:
7 years
Areas of expertise:
Investments – exchange traded funds and mutual funds, asset
pricing, and portfolio management; corporate financial management including
entrepreneurial firms, large corporations, and non-profits; retail management
and marketing; international finance
Areas of interests:
Research - exchange traded funds and mutual funds, asset
management, protfolio management, equity carve - outs and spin-offs, real estate
and international finance; teaching - investments, corporate finance,
international finance, CFA preparatory courses, and accounting |
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Joyce Hwang
Assistant Professor
George Hall 218
Ph: (808)956-8583
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Degrees:
Ph.D. in Foodservice and Lodging Management, Iowa State
University
MS in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University
Bachelor of Home Economics in Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan
National University, Korea
Teaching experience:
8 years
Areas of expertise:
Decision making process in foodservice operations, foodservice
operations efficiency, restaurant consumer behavior
Areas of interests:
Foodservice operations efficiency, cultural influence in
restaurant consumer behavior |
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Ingrid Lin
Assistant Professor
George Hall 220
Ph: (808)956-7085
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Degrees:
Ph.D. in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management,
Pennsylvania State University
MS in Hospitality Industry Studies, New York University
BS in Hospitality Administration, Boston University
Teaching experience:
8 years
Areas of expertise:
Services/hospitality marketing
Areas of interests:
Services marketing and consumer behaviors including
servicescapes, customer switching behavior, cross-cultural studies, and tipping
systems |
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Gui Lohmann
Assistant Professor
George Hall 206
Ph: (808)956-0485
Email
Website |
Degrees:
Ph.D. in Tourism Management, Victoria University of Wellington
Master in Transportation Engineering, Federal University of Rio
de Janeiro
BS in Transportation Engineering, Federal University of Rio de
Janeiro
Teaching Experience:
4 years
Areas of expertise:
Management, operation and regulation of different modes of tourism transport
(airlines, cruise tourism, ferries, RVs, rental cars, trains, etc.);
transportation geography; tourism marketing; tourism in Brazil and New Zealand
Areas of interests:
Research methodologies, theoretical aspects of tourism, leisure and tourism
for families |
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Sun-Young Park
Assistant Professor
George Hall 219
Ph: (808)956-6611
Email
Hawaii Tourism Dashboard Project |
Degrees:
Ph.D. in Tourism Science with a minor in Marketing, Texas A&M University
MS in Tourism Management, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
BS in Consumer Economics, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea
Teaching experience:
2½ years
Areas of expertise/interests:
Service marketing/management, niche/new market development,
branding/marketing of tourism destinations and tourism businesses; consumer
(tourist) behavior; corporate social responsibility; sustainable tourism
development and management; wellness/health tourism; evaluation of marketing
programs |
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Ivan Wen
Assistant Professor
George Hall 203
Ph: (808)956-8934
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Degrees:
Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas
Master of Business Administration, University of San Diego
Bachelor in Art with a minor in Hotel Management, Fairleigh
Dickinson University
Teaching experience:
5 ½ years
Areas of expertise:
Information technology systems in the travel industry; e-commerce in the
travel industry; e-consumer behavior; e-marketing in the travel industry; hotel
operation management; supply chain management in the hospitality industry |
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Yuka Inui
Acting Assistant Professor
George Hall 112B
Ph:(808)956-8025
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Degrees:
ABD, University of Northern Iowa
MS in Travel Industry Management, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Bachelor in Business Management, Hakuoh University
Teaching experience:
5 years
Areas of expertise:
Sustainable tourism; eco, adventure, and sports tourism; tourism
and leisure services; tourism impact research – residents’ attitudes toward
tourism, social carrying capacity, environmental scanning; hotel marketing,
hotel management, strategic analysis, market segment studies
Areas of interests:
Sustainable tourism, Eco tourism, e-commerce, SME management |
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Ramsay Taum
Director of External Relations and
Community Partnerships/Lecturer
George Hall 222
Ph: (808)956-4884
Email |
Degrees:
BS in Public Administration - University of Southern
California
Teaching experience:
26 years
Areas of expertise:
Integration of cultural and place based values,
practices and principles into contemporary business models. Professional
facilitator; conflict and resolution and mediation; hawaiian cultural
practitioner - Ho'oponopono, Lua, Lomi Haha; Ahupua'a management; watershed
management, health & fitness (certified personal trainer); exercise therapist;
volunteer water quality management; non-profit management; personal growth and
protection |
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Wesley Fong
Lecturer
George Hall 112
Ph: (808)956-8946
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Degrees:
JD in Law, University of Illinois
BA in Political Science, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
Teaching experience:
4+ years
Areas of expertise:
Law, tort and commercial law |
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Paul Lawler
Lecturer
George Hall 112
Ph: (808)956-5230
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Degrees:
BA in Japanese Literature, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Teaching experience:
5 years
Areas of expertise:
Information technology, networks, telecommunications, internet
Areas of interests:
New media, permission-based marketing, internet |
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Professional Development & Consultancy Group
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Russell Uyeno
Director, Center for Tourism Policy
Studies/Graduate Chair
George Hall 107
Ph: (808)956-4886
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Rachel Soma
Assistant Director, Professional
Development Programs
George Hall 103
Ph: (808)956-4902
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George Ikeda
Projects Coordinator
George Hall 103
Ph: (808)956-8535
Email |
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Dean Emeritus
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Chuck Y. Gee
Dean Emeritus
George Hall 204
Ph: (808)956-8148
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Admistrative Staff |
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Bevra Dang
Secretary to the Dean
George Hall 345
Ph: (808)956-4892
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Susan Tamura
Administrative Officer
George Hall 345
Ph: (808)956-4889
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Valerie Chinen
Graduate Secretary
George Hall 346
Ph: (808)956-9840
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Elena Tom
Secretary
George Hall 346
Ph: (808)956-8947
Email |
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Ramsay Taum
Director of External Relations and
Community Partnerships/Lecturer
George Hall 222
Ph: (808)956-4884
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Kawehi Sellers
Director of Student Services
George Hall 346C
Ph:
(808)956-4899
Email |
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Kimberly Brooks
Internship & Career Placement
Coordinator
George Hall 346B
Ph: (808)956-4885
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Tia Ikeno
Special Projects Coordinator
George Hall 346E
Ph: (808)956-3617
Email |
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