Yelim (Erin) Kim
Doctoral student
342 Wallace Hall, Virginia Tech
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Yelim (Erin) Kim is a Ph.D. student in the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Virginia Tech. Her research interest is tourism economics, a choice decision in H&T, destination branding, and business travel including MICE.
- Expected Graduation: 2026
- Advisor(s): Juan Luis Nicolau
- On the Job Market: No
Research Area
- Tourism Economics
- Destination Branding
- Business Travel (MICE)
Research Methods
- Econometrics (Event Study, Panel data modelling, Choice Modelling)
- Survey and SEM
Skills
- STATA
- R
- Python
- SPSS
- AMOS
Teaching Assistant Roles
- HTM/MGT 2314 Introduction to International Business, instructor Stuart Feigenbaum
- HTM/MGT 2464 Introduction to Service, instructor Stuart Feigenbaum
Education
- MS, Tourism Science, Kyung Hee University, South Korea, 2022
- BS, Economics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea, 2019
Industry Experience
- Research Assistant, Tourism & MICE research center, Kyung Hee University, 2020-2022
- Professional Convention Manager, MWNETWORKS, 2019-2020
- Project Manager, National Overseas Koreans Foundation (OKF), 2018
- Diverse experience as an assistant manager from international conferences and exhibitions, 2014-2018
Destination
- Gwangjang Market, Seoul, South Korea - authentic Korean street foods
Food & Drink
- Spicy Korean Food
- Japanese Food