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Field Notebook Of Jessica Robkin From The 2021 Field Season, Jessica Robkin

Quarterman Site Field Notebooks

This document contains the field notebook kept during the 2021 field season by Jessica Robkin. It contains field notes from Burns (8BR85), Quarterman (8BR223), and Penny (8BR158).

Field Notebook Of Amara Williams From The 2021 Field Season, Amara Williams

Quarterman Site Field Notebooks

This document contains the field notebook kept during the 2021 field season by Amara Williams. It contains field notes from Burns (8BR85), Quarterman (8BR223), and Penny (8BR158).

Field Notebook Of Sami Savateri From The 2021 Field Season, Sami Savateri

Quarterman Site Field Notebooks

This document contains the field notebook kept during the 2021 field season by Lydia Kiernicki. It contains field notes from Burns (8BR85), Quarterman (8BR223), and Penny (8BR158).

Field Notebook Of Ashley Comstock From The 2021 Field Season, Ashley Comstock

Quarterman Site Field Notebooks

This document contains the field notebook kept during the 2021 field season by Ashley Comstock. It contains field notes from Burns (8BR85), Quarterman (8BR223), and Penny (8BR158).

Florida's Natural Springs: Exhibit Brochure, Emily Horne, Burak Ogreten

Rosen Library Exhibits

On display: January-May 2021

Featured items: materials on loan from Special Collections, including drawings, books, and photographs, along with books from the Rosen Library's permanent collections, and epoxy resin dioramas created by Emily Horne.

Primary Curators: Emily Horne and Barak Ogreten.

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Florida's Natural Springs: Exhibit Sign, Emily Horne, Burak Ogreten

Rosen Library Exhibits

On display: January-May 2021

Featured items: materials on loan from Special Collections, including drawings, books, and photographs, along with books from the Rosen Library's permanent collections, and epoxy resin dioramas created by Emily Horne.

Primary Curators: Emily Horne and Barak Ogreten.

See more items from this exhibit

Episode 8: Spring 2021 Season Intro, Christina Torres

Futures in Languages Transcripts

Welcome back to Season 2! Here's a brief intro episode for our Spring 2021 line-up.

Tommy Lasorda, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It was announced today that longtime Dodger manager and even longer fixture and face of the Dodgers has died. In July of 1997 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. At that time, I wrote this piece which I send now without alteration.

Richard Crepeau

Selected Journal Article Publications From Rosen College Faculty, Rosen College Of Hospitality Management

Rosen Research Review

A list of selected journal articles authored by Rosen College Faculty

Can Dining Decisions Be Predicted From Restaurant Review Websites?, Juhee Kang

Rosen Research Review

Restaurant review websites have mushroomed in popularity – and proliferated – as people increasingly go online to share and gather information about what they can expect of a dining experience at a particular restaurant. However, the extent to which potential diners are likely to accept information posted on these review websites, when making dining decisions, has not yet been fully explored. Dr. Juhee Kang reports a predictive model, designed with a collaborator to establish the influence of various factors on a review website user’s attitude and intention to dine at a restaurant.

Theme Park Experiences And Customer Emotions, Edwin N. Torres, Wei Wei, Nan Hua

Rosen Research Review

Theme parks are places of great excitement, anticipated joy, intense emotions and lasting memories. UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management researchers Dr. Edwin N. Torres, Dr. Wei Wei, Dr. Nan Hua and a collaborator report on the service aspects of theme parks that impact positively or negatively on customers’ emotions. Customers’ first impressions of the theme park, their experiences of the rides, and dining and retail offerings were all found to impact on the positive and negative emotions and memories that customers formed of their theme park experience.

Why Hotel Guests Go Mobile, Tingting Zhang

Rosen Research Review

Many hotels are catering for mobile-centric travelers by offering technologies such as mobile apps, virtual reality, social media, and online communities. Dr. Tingting Zhang, Assistant Professor at UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, and her collaborators break new ground with their investigation into the attitudes and behavioral intentions of business travelers versus leisure travelers, when adopting mobile technologies for hotel services. The researchers have extended the technology acceptance model (TAM) to provide a framework for understanding consumers’ adoption behaviors of mobile technology for the hospitality industry.

The Relevance Of The Vacation Home Rental Industry To Florida's Economy And The Covid-19 Hangover, Robertico Croes, Manuel Rivera, Kelly J. Semrad, Valeriya Shapoval, Jorge Ridderstaat, Mehmet Altin

Rosen Research Review

The University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management documented the economic footprint of Florida’s vacation rental home industry in excess of $27 billion. The study commissioned by Florida Realtors and conducted in partnership with the Florida Vacation Rental Management Association, took place in summer and fall of 2019 and was completed in early spring of 2020. The research team consisted of Robertico Croes, Ph.D., Manuel Rivera, Ph.D., Kelly Semrad, Ph.D., Valeriya Shapoval, Ph.D., Jorge Ridderstaat, Ph.D., and Mehmet Altin, Ph.D.

A Sporting Chance: Do The Olympic Games Always Have A Positive Impact On The Host Country?, Dr. Asli Tasci, Jeeyeon (Jeannie) Hahm, Deborah Breiter-Terry

Rosen Research Review

Mega sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, are commonly believed to have a universally positive impact on their host cities and countries as a result of economic growth, job creation, increased patriotism, and significant press coverage. Colleagues from UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Dr. Asli D. A. Tasci, Dr. Jeannie Hahm and Dr. Deborah Breiter Terry, investigate how the country image and destination image of the host country Bazil and the perceived image of the Olympics changed after the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The researchers report that not all is as we might expect.

Brand Image And "Other Customers": A New Approach To Fine Dining, Murat Hancer

Rosen Research Review

Dr. Murat Hancer, Professor at UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, and his collaborator investigate the relationship between brand image and customer satisfaction for fine dining establishments in a new study. Their findings will help restaurant companies to achieve overall commercial success, within a fiercely competitive industry, through tailored approaches to attracting new clients and establishing brand preference over rivals. The research reveals for the first time the significant effect of “other customers” on brand image, and how they can help to get diners through the door.

Dick Pope Sr. Institute For Tourism Studies, Robertico Croes

Rosen Research Review

The Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies is based at at the University of Central Florida.

Rosen College Hosts Five Important Journals In The Hospitality & Tourism Field, Rosen College Of Hospitality Management

Rosen Research Review

This page highlights five hospitality journals founded and/or edited by Rosen College of Hospitality Management faculty members.

Founding Father: Dr. Abraham Pizam In Conversation With Dr. Robertico Croes And Dr. Alan Fyall, Abraham Pizam, Robertico Croes, Alan Fyall

Rosen Research Review

Fifty years ago, Dr. Abraham Pizam, founding Dean of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, defended his dissertation entitled "Bringing something new into existence or use, through an industrial suggestion system." To honor Dr. Abraham Pizam, the Rosen College Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series centers on examining the evolution of the hospitality and tourism industry through the eyes of some of the pioneers in this field of education. We took advantage of this occasion to talk to Dean Pizam about his evolution as a scholar.

Success Factors In Restaurant Crowdfunding, Mehmet Altin, Dipendra Singh

Rosen Research Review

According to the US Department of Agriculture, Americans now spend more on food away from home than at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly, therefore, more and more would-be food entrepreneurs want to enter the restaurant market. Raising finance can be a problem but crowdfunding provides a new route for people to realize their dreams. UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management’s Assistant Professors of Hospitality Services Mehmet Altin and Dipendra Singh, and Ph.D. candidate Gabriela Lelo de Larrea, are among the first to conduct empirical research to discover what determines crowdfunding success in start-up restaurants.

Timeshare: A Wise Investment For Companies In The Hospitality Industry?, Amy Gregory

Rosen Research Review

Timeshare became a vacation growth phenomenon during the 1970s and continues to thrive to this day. Many of the largest hospitality brands widened their horizons from traditional lodging and rose to the challenge of satisfying the demand for ‘vacation ownership’. Has it all been a happy holiday for those companies? Dr. Amy M. Gregory from UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management and her collaborators have provided a robust insight into this particular diversification.

Hospitality And Tourism: Delving Deeper Into Diversity Management, Fevzi Okumus

Rosen Research Review

‘We’re in the people business.’ Long established as the mantra of hospitality and tourism, the sector has substantial expertise in sharpening customer care skills to gain a marketing edge. But customers are only half the equation. Less studied is the expertise of companies in managing their workforce – the employees who, more than in any other industry, are customer-facing. New research led by Dr. Fevzi Okumus, UCF Rosen College’s Professor of Hospitality Services, and his collaborator, a former Ph.D. student from Rosen College, looks at an increasingly important aspect of the sector’s employment practice: diversity management.

Research Resurgence Amid The Pandemic, Susan Vernon-Devlin

Rosen Research Review

The year 2020 turned out to be a pivotal annum for the hospitality, event, entertainment, restaurant, sports, tourism and travel industries, and for UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management as well. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic brought these industries to a halt, and at the same time boosted the demand for research in these fields. Predictive analytics and forecasts for the future are current topics of conversation for those who saw revenues dip and furloughs and layoffs increase.

Diet Apps: Why Do We Use Them?, Bendegul Okumus, Ahmet Ozturk

Rosen Research Review

Many Americans enjoy dining out, but nutritional information is not always easily accessible or available in restaurants. Smartphone apps could be a convenient and innovative way to access nutritional information about restaurant products. UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management researchers Dr. Bendegul Okumus and Dr. Ahmet Bulent Ozturk, investigated what psychological factors influence our intentions to use smartphone diet apps. Their research showed that social influence has the most significant influence on intentions to use diet apps, followed by several other important psychological factors. The findings of Dr. Okumus and Dr. Ozturk have practical implications to inform diet app development …

The Role Of The "Green Champion" In Influencing Green Technology Use In Hospitality, Cynthia Mejia

Rosen Research Review

Historically, the hospitality industry has been slow to adopt green innovations and technologies. However, as the marketability and cost-saving benefits of green technology become ever more apparent, organizations are now more motivated to investigate ways to speedily and affordably implement sustainable tech. Dr. Cynthia Mejia from UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management looked at the primary mechanisms that influence the implementation and use of green technologies in the hospitality industry.

A Message From Dean Youcheng Wang, Youcheng Wang

Rosen Research Review

It has been a challenging year for us all, especially for those of us immersed in hospitality, travel and tourism. Despite the challenges, and there are many, we are continuing to move forward and persevere.

I Turned My Love For Hip-Hop Into My Dream Job, C. Keith K. Harrison

UCF Forum

During our recent holiday break, my childhood friend Jeff Pecot gave me a cherished gift that we both grew up with, an Odyssey video game console.

The Scoop, Vol. 7 Issue 10, January 2021, Health Sciences Library

Volume 7

Latest news and events from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for January 2021.

Choose Love, Nikki Anne M. Ballelos

National Poetry Month

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Change Of Plans, Nikki Anne M. Ballelos

National Poetry Month

No abstract provided.

Becoming, Emily Martinez

National Poetry Month

No abstract provided.