Muzzo Uysal

Department Chair & Professor Hospitality & Tourism Management

Office: Isenberg 223A

Tel: 413.545.2061

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Academic Background

Education

PhD (Philosophy of Doctorate), Texas A&M University

MBA, University of New Haven, CT

BS (Business Administration and Accounting), Ankara - Gazi University, Turkey

Academic Appointments

Professor and Chair, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, 9/2016-Present

Professor, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, 8/2008-8/2016

Research & Graduate Programs, College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management The University of South Carolina, 7/2007-2/2008

Professor, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1994-2007

Associate Professor, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1992-1993

Research Interests

Tourism Development
Formulation and implementation of effective tourist demand estimation models and demand-supply interaction models
Economic impacts of tourism and feasibility studies (hotels)
Quality-of-life (QOL) Research in hospitality and tourism

Teaching Interests

Tourism policy and planning
Research methods in hospitality and tourism
International hospitality and tourism
Tourism impacts

Professional Background

Professional Experience

2013-2016, Research Associate with Institute for Service Research

2001-2003, Partner in commercial restaurant venture in Blacksburg, VA

Recent Honors & Awards

John Wiley & Sons Lifetime Research Achievement Award (Dallas, TX), July 20-22, 2016

2016 Leslie Reid Alumni Award, Texas A&M University’s Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences (RPTS), April 2016

W. Bradford Wiley Memorial Best Research Paper of the Year Award (with Xiang, Z., Schwartz, Z., and Gerdes), 2015

Founders Award - the Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, January 7-10, 2015

Received PCOB Award for Excellence in Research, November, 2014

Selected Publications

Uysal, M., Berbekova, A., & Kim, H. (2020). Designing for Quality of life. Annals of Tourism Research, 83, 102944.

Wang, Su., Berkekova, A., & Uysal, M. (2020). Is This about Feeling? The Interplay of Emotional Wellbeing, Solidarity and Residents’ Attitude. Journal of Travel Research.

Uysal, M., & Sirgy, J. (2019). Quality-of-Life Indicators as Performance Measures in Tourism and Hospitality. Annals of Tourism Research, 76, 291-300.

Rezvani, E., Assaf, A. G., Uysal, M., & Lee, M. (2019). Learning From Own And Others: The Moderating Role Of Performance Aspiration. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 81, 113-119.

Li, X., Wan, Y. K. P., & Uysal, M. (2019). Is QOL A Better Predictor Of Support For Festival Development? A Social-Cultural Perspective. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-14.

Tasci, A. D., Khalilzadeh, J., & Uysal, M. (2019). Network analysis of the Caucasus’ image. Current Issues in Tourism, 22(7), 827-852.