Atul Sheel

Graduate Program Director, Associate Professor

Telephone: 413-545-4036
Email: sheel@ht.umass.edu
Office: Flint 207
Syllabus: HT-MGT 260, HT-MGT 370, HT-MGT 693A

Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
M.S., University of Massachusetts
B.S., University of Delhi, India

Selected Publications

With A. Nagpal. “An Examination of Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities: Some Useful Insights for Borrowers,” Journal of Hospitality Financial Management, 10(1), 2002.

“The Relationship Between Dividend Yields and Common Equity Returns for Hotel and Lodging Firms in the United Kingdom, USA, and Japan: Some Empirical Evidence,” Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 22(1), 1998.

“Monte Carlo Simulations and Scenario Analysis: Decision-Making Tools for Hoteliers,” Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 36(5), 1995.

“An Empirical Analysis of Anomalies in the Relationship between Earnings' Yield and Returns of Common Stocks: The Case of Hotel and Lodging Firms,” Hospitality Research Journal, 18(3) and 19(1), 1995.

Academic and Professional Activities

Editor, Journal of Hospitality Financial Management
Associate Editor and Content Specialist, Finance, International Council For Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE)
Editorial Review Board Member, UNLV Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Science, Journal of Food Service Business Research
Consulting Editor, Praxis: Journal of Applied Hospitality Management
Reviewer, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Awards

ANBAR Research Scholar and Certificate for Excellence in Research, 1999-2000
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Best Research Paper Nominee, 1999
Annals of Tourism Research Award, 1998
VNR Research Award Nominee, 1996
National Merit Award, Government of India, 1982