Accomplishments: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
Nevada Secretary of State Francisco V. Aguilar reappointed Tammi Tiger (Hospitality) to the Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy. ACPD makes recommendations concerning programs, activities, and events that promote citizen participation in governance, and may support project by national, state, and local entities that encourage and advance…
Tammi Tiger (Hospitality), Choctaw, was part of a collective that presented "Beyond Land Acknowledgement to Action: Relationship Building with Nevada's Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities" at the Southern Nevada Diversity Summit. Other presenters included Director of Nevada Department of Native American Affairs and Northern Paiute…
Marta Soligo (Economic Development), director of tourism research, and Tammi Tiger (Hospitality), director of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Education Initiative) presented: Building Destinations: Tribal Tourism & Economic Development on a panel together at the Tribal Leadership & Management Conference 2024.
Scholars working on research at the International Gaming Institute presented four posters at the 25th annual International Center for Responsible Gambling (ICRG) Conference on Sunday, October 6, 2024.
Samantha Wells (Learning & Technology) presented her work on using LLM-based chatbots for supporting responsible gambling education.…
Marta Soligo (Hospitality) was interviewed by USA Today about tourist taxes. While reflecting on the effectiveness of tourist fees, she spoke about the climate crisis as a global phenomenon, the risk of not-so-successful “Band-Aid” approaches, and the importance of including Indigenous knowledge in land management practices.
Renata F. Guzzo, Jaimi Garlington, Carola Raab, and Amanda Belarmino (all Hospitality) published the article "How do online meal delivery platforms impact restaurant employees?" in the Journal of Foodservice Business Research. The study surveyed 279 front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant employees to…
For the fourth year in a row, Jungsun (Sunny) Kim (Hospitality) has been recognized as one of the top 2% of Sports, Leisure, and Tourism Scholars in the world based on Scopus data provided by Elsevier. This prestigious list identifies the world's leading researchers, representing approximately 2% of all scientists worldwide. It…
For the second year in a row, professor Seyhmus Baloglu has been recognized as one of the top 2% of Sports, Leisure, and Tourism Scholars in the world based on Scopus data provided by Elsevier. Now in its sixth iteration, this prestigious list identifies the world's leading researchers, representing approximately 2% of all scientists…
Co-authors Jungsun (Sunny) Kim, Mehmet Erdem, and Boran Kim, Ph.D. '24, (both Hospitality) recently had their article, "What factors motivate customers to embrace a metaverse hotel?," published in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Their paper aims to investigate the influence of four motivational…
Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute, Hospitality) was an invited speaker at Columbia University's College of Engineering for their inaugural Symposium on AI and Sports, on the future of technology and fan engagement. She spoke alongside the MD of the MIT Sports Lab and the AI Team Lead for the New York Yankees.
Robert Rippee (Black Fire Innovation), Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality), and Ph.D. alumna Nasim Binesh recently had an article published in Current Issues in Tourism. Their paper, "User segmentation in human–robot interactions: insights from sports betting patrons using diffusion of innovation theory," groups together different types …
Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute) has been awarded funding by the Massachusetts Gambling Commission to conduct research on artificial intelligence (AI) in the gambling sector. The study, awarded to the UNLV’s International Gaming Institute, will focus on current and possible uses of AI in the gambling industry, with a particular…