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Mark Meng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism

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Phone:
765-455-9590
Email:
mengz@iu.edu
Department:
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Campus:
IU Kokomo
Main Building, KO 178G

Biography

Education:

Undergraduate: Beijing Technology and Business University, China/University College Cork, Ireland
Master: University College Cork, Ireland
PhD: Purdue University. U.S.A.

Area of Expertise:

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Research Interests:  

  • Food and beverage
  • Cultural heritage
  • Tourism economics
  • Tourist motivation
  • Tural tourism

Top 10 Selected Publications:

  • Meng, Z., Cai, L. A., Day, J., Tang, C. H., Lu, Y., & Zhang, H. (2018). Effects of nostalgic feeling on tourists. The Tourism Observation Magazine, 2(4), 48-50.
  • Meng, Z., Cai, L. A., Day, J., Tang, C. H., Lu, Y., & Zhang, H. (2019). Authenticity and nostalgia–subjective well-being of Chinese rural-urban migrants.Journal of Heritage Tourism, 14(5-6), 506-524.
  • Jiao, Y., Zhang, Y., & Meng, Z. (2020). Tourism as Development Aid: Policies and Challenges for Tourism Planning in Xinjiang, China.Tourism Planning & Development, 17(3), 335-354.

Academic/Professional Activities:

  • Board of Director, International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE)

 

 

 

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