Albert G. Assaf
Professor and Hadelman Family Faculty Fellow
Hospitality & Tourism Management
Education
PhD Managerial Economics, University of Western Sydney, 2004-2007
Graduate diploma in Quantitative Methods, School of Management, University of Western Sydney, 2006-2007
Graduate diploma in Mathematical Science, School of Mathematics, University of Technology Sydney, 2006-2007
MS, School of Management, University of Western Sydney, 2002-2003
Professional Experience
Editor-in-Chief, Tourism Economics, 2017-Present
Associate Editor, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 2015-Present
Associate Editor, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2013-Present
Resource Editor, Annals of Tourism Research, 2013-Present
Editorial Board, Journal of Travel Research, 2012-Present
Editorial Board, Tourism Analysis, 2012-Present
Editorial Board, Tourism Economics, 2012-Present
Editorial Board, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 2012-Present
Editorial Board, Journal of Air Transport Management, 2015-Present
Editorial Board, Journal of Vacation Management, 2016-Present
Academic Appointments
Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2019-Present
Associate Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2014-2019
Assistant Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2009-2014
Assistant Professor, International School of Business, Victoria University-Australia, 2007-2009
Recent Honors / Awards
Richard M. '73 and Nancy S. Kelleher '71 Teacher Award, 2018-2019
College Outstanding Teacher Award, 2018
Thea Sinclair Award for Best Paper in Tourism Economics, 2016
Exceptional Merit, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2014
Charles R. Goeldner Award for Best Research Article-Journal of Travel Research, 2013
Emerging Scholar of Distinction- International Academy for the Study of Tourism, 2013
Dean Research Excellence Award, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2011, 2012, 2013
The Emerald Literati Network Award for Outstanding Paper, 2012
The ASEDAS (Spanish supermarket association) and AEMARK (Spanish Marketing Academy) award for best retailing paper, 2011
Nominee for the Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2010, 2011, 2012
Research Interests
Applied Economics
Applied Statistics
Strategic Management
Banking and Finance
Tourism Management
Tourism/Transport Economics
Marketing
Revenue Management
Transport Management
Operations Research
Teaching Interests
General
- Managerial Economics
- Business Statistics
- Strategic Management
- Applied Statistics
- Applied Econometrics
- Casino Probability
- Managerial Accounting
- Operations Management
- Service Management
Selected Publications
Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2019). Forecasting occupancy rate with Bayesian compression methods.Annals of Tourism Research,75, 439-449.
Assaf, A. G., Tsionas, M. G., & Andrikopoulos, A. (2020). Testing moderation effects using non-parametric regressions. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 86, 102441.
Assaf, A. G., Tsionas, M. G., & Kock, F. (2020). Dynamic quantile stochastic frontier models. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 89, 102588.
Woo, L., Assaf, A. G., Josiassen, A., & Kock, F. (2019). Internationalization and hotel performance: Agglomeration-related moderators. International Journal of Hospitality Management,82, 48-58.
Kock, F., Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2020). Developing courageous research ideas. Journal of Travel Research, 0047287519900807.
Assaf, A. G., Atkinson, S. E., & Tsionas,M. G. (2020). Endogeneity in multiple output production: Evidence from the US hotel industry. Tourism Management, 80, 104124.
Assaf, A. G., Tsionas, M. G., & Gillen, D. (2020). Measuring firm performance: Differentiating between uncontrollable and controllable bad outputs. Tourism Management, 80, 104107.
Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2019). Bayesian dynamic panel models for tourism research.Tourism Management,75, 582-594.
Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2019). Revisiting shape and moderation effects in curvilinear models.Tourism Management,75, 216-230.
