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Yelim (Erin) Kim

Doctoral student
342 Wallace Hall, Virginia Tech
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