Research

Research

Research

Faculty members in the Department of Retailing and Tourism Management feature a variety of research themes. The hard work and credibility of our faculty members have allowed their research to be published in several peer-reviewed journals, books, abstracts, and more.

About Our Research

Faculty members in the Department of Retailing and Tourism Management feature a variety of research themes.  The hard work and credibility of our faculty members have allowed their research to be published in several peer-reviewed journals, books, abstracts, and more.

In addition to a variety of research topics by the faculty, the department is host to the Betty D. Eastin Costume Collection and a Textile Testing Lab.

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For a complete list of faculty member publications, please click a year below:

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Awards & Distinctions

RayeCarol Cavender, Ph.D.

  • Martin-Gatton CAFE Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEI&A) Award Nominee, 2023
  • International Marketing Advisory Board, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India, Since 2022

Elizabeth Easter, Ph.D.

  • Editor’s Choice Best Paper Award, Fire Technology Journal, McQuerry, M. & Easter, E. (2022). Wildland firefighting personal protective clothing cleaning practices in the United States. 
  • Patricia Brantley Todd Awards of Excellence in Human Environmental Sciences – Research 1/2010

Yeonjung Kang, Ph.D.

  • Dissertation Research Support Fellowship, University of Massachusetts (2022)  

  • ICHRIE Conference Funding Scholarship, NENA Board (2022)  

Vanessa Jackson, Ph.D.

  • Editor: International Textiles and Apparel Association Newsletter (January 2011-December- 2014)
  • Editorial Board: Clothing and Textile Research Journal

Min-Young Lee, Ph.D.

  • 2011 Patricia Brantley Todd Award of Excellence in Research ($1,000), University of Kentucky

  • 2009 Best Research Paper from Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles fall conference, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 16.

 

Tracy Lu, Ph.D.

  • Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Hospitality and Event Management
  • Best Paper Award, The 40th Annual Conference of the International Society of Travel & Tourism Educators (ISTTE), Oct 4-6, 2021, USA

Muzhen Li, Ph.D.

  • Clothing and Textiles Research Journal Top Altimetric Score Paper Award , 2021
  • Paper of Distinction, Textile and Apparel Industries Track, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, 2020     

Scott Meuret, M.Ed

  • University of Kentucky Ken Freedman Outstanding Faculty Advisor nominee 2020
  • University of Kentucky Teachers Who Made a Difference Award 2019 University of Kentucky Top 25 Award (five classes were ranked in Top 25 of student evaluations in the college). 2017-18

Jason Swanson, Ph.D.

  • 2014 Early Career Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Student Council
  • In 2012, he was named to the inaugural class of Forty for the Future, a national program recognizing tourism’s leading talent under the age of 40. 

Scarlett Wesley, Ph.D.

  • Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Award Nominee, 2018
  • Teachers Who Make a Difference Award, 19th Annual Program, College of Education, April 29, 2017

Contact Information

Vanessa Jackson, Ph.D.
Department Chair

102 Erikson Hall Lexington, KY 40506-0050

+1 (859) 257-4917