School of Human Movement, Sport, & Leisure Studies

Faculty with Expertise in Leisure and Tourism


The enclosed Areas of Interest includes educational credentials as well as listings of faculty members’ expertise and research interests.  If you are interested in finding further information about a faculty member’s research please feel free to contact them via e-mail.

Hyungsuk Choo, B.A., In-Ha University, Incheon, South Korea; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

hchoo@bgsu.edu (419) 372-7862

  • Agritourism
  • Rural festivals/events
  • Sustainable forms of marketing/consumer behavior
  • Tourism on organic farms
  • Social behaviors in tourism and festival/events

Travis Heggie, B.A, University of Hawaii at Hilo; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

theggie@bgsu.edu

  • Health/safety/legal aspects of recreation, sport, & tourism
  • Hospitality management
  • Geotourism
  • Natural resources and hazards, disaster response
  • Wildland ecology

Bob Lee, B.A., Henan University, China; M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., Penn State University

bdlee@bgsu.edu (419) 372-2396

  • Leisure and health
  • Travel and older adults
  • Community even planning

 

Philip Xie, B.E., East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; M.A., Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Canada

pxie@bgsu.edu (419) 372-6917

  • Tourism planning
  • Tourism impact assessment
  • Forecasting models for special events
  • Recreation leadership and program design