Faculty and Staff Profile

Eunhye Kim

Educational Background

Ph.D., Tourism Development and Management,
School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University

MBA, Event Leadership in Hospitality, Johnson & Wales University

B.S. in Political Science, Mass Communication, Kyunghee University

Courses Taught

PRTM3450 Tourism Management

Courses Taught at Other Institutions: Introduction to Travel and Tourism; Tourism Planning; Geography of Tourism; Convention, Event, & Meeting Planning; Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality; Recreation & Resort Planning

Profile

Dr. Eunhye Grace Kim is an Assistant Professor of Tourism and Event Management in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at Clemson University. Before joining Clemson, Dr. Kim was an Assistant Professor of Tourism and Hospitality Studies at Central Connecticut State University, after completing her Ph.D. in Community Resources and Development, with a major in Tourism Development and Management, from Arizona State University. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on destination marketing and tourism marketing in relation to critical and innovative approaches to events and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions/Conferences, and Exhibitions) tourism research. She is also interested in studying event marketing/management, sustainable tourism, cultural/heritage tourism, special events/festivals, and economic impact/development in tourism destinations.

Research Interests

Destination marketing/branding, tourism marketing, event marketing/management, MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions/conferences, & exhibition) tourism, sustainable tourism, cultural tourism, economic impact/development, special events/festivals, data analysis (quantitative/qualitative).