Kyungmi Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
362 Spidle Hall
Auburn, Alabama 36849
Phone: 334-844-2211
Fax: 334-844-3279
kzk0010@auburn.edu

Educational Background

Research Areas

The relationship among employers, employees and customers in the hospitality industry, Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Development related to Small Business and Special Events, Tourist behavior and Motivation, Demand and Supply in tourism, Tourism impacts on quality of life of residents.

Honors and Awards

Honorable mention - best dissertation award category at the 5th Annual ISQOLS Conference, Frankfurt, Germany; July, 2003

International Marketing Plan Award of the 50th Virginia Conference on World Trade presented by Jim Gilmore, Governor of Virginia, October 14, 1999 -- Prepare an International Marketing Plan (IMP) for Taylor-Ramsey Inc. to explore potential market in Saudi Arabia. Offered by Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). Working in a team of four, under the guidance of Dr. Sirgy.
Related website: http://www.mba.vt.edu/newsletter/spring00/governor.html

Economics Fellow Scholarship 1984

Women’s President of School of Political and economics, School of Management and School of Law in 1985

Professional Memberships

International Counsel Hotel Restaurant Institute and Education (CHRIE)
International Society of Quality Of Life Studies (ISQOLS)
International Society of Travel and Tourism Education (ISTTE)

Courses Taught at Auburn

NUFS 3600- Service Management:
Examination of the characteristics and needs of the premium service segments of the hospitality industry.

Recent Professional Presentations

• Kim, J., Kim. K. & Won Y. “The moderating effect of a travel experience on a destination on the relationship between the destination image and the intention to revisit” was accepted for the poster presentation at the 13th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism in 2008.


• Kim, K. Hallab, Z. “Is there any cultural difference between Korean and American Hospitality and Tourism Management Students in terms of their Career Expectations?” was invited for a juried poster session of selected research at 2006 University Professional Advancement at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, November 30, 2006 and March 28, 2007.


• Kim, K. Hallab, Z. “Is there any cultural difference between Korean and American Hospitality and Tourism Management Students in terms of their Career Expectations? ” was presented for the working paper presentation at 2006 International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators, Las Vegas, NV, October 12-14, 2006.