Suosheng Wang, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management. He earned his M.S. in Applied Statistics from Purdue University. His research interests include travel destination marketing; tourism consumer behavior; ecotourism and sustainable tourism development; cultural, event, and urban tourism development; studies of destination image; place identity; and resident attitudes toward tourism. Additionally, he analyzes tourism education and careers.
Wang’s research projects are published in numerous journals including Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Vacation Marketing, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, and Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism. Before his academic career, he worked for more than a decade at a national tourism organization.
