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Dr. Betsy A Pudliner

Dr. Betsy A Pudliner

Assistant Professor

Office: 4321 - Klehm
Phone: 217-581-6004
Email: bpudliner@eiu.edu
http://ux1.eiu.edu/~bpudliner

Betsy Pudliner's Vita

I am an Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University.

Fall, 2012:
T, TH: 1015am-1215pm
W: 1100am-Noon

Professional Digital Portfolio

Frequently Taught Courses

  • Thos highlighted have the current syllabi attached (these are mobile sites, Firefox is preferred).

    FCS 2700: Introduction to Hospitality
    FCS 2740: Lodging
    FCS 2780: Culinary Conversion
    FCS 2784: Sales and Service
    FCS 3740: Hospitality Meeting Management
    FCS 4230: Hospitality Ethics
    FCS 4345: Advance Lodging (online)
    FCS 2250: Consumer Technology
    FCS 5900: Research Methods in FCS
    FCS 5470: Evaluations in FCS

 
 

Education

I have received my PhD from The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow Scotland. My MSc is in Man, Environment Relations from Penn State (2000), AS in Accounting from Northern VA Community College (1993) and BS in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from Penn State (1986).

 

Professional Organizations

CHRIE—International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education
           Professional Development and Education Committee Member
HSMAI—Hotel, Sales and Marketing Association International
TTRA—Travel Tourism Research Association
International Society For Travel Writing, Member 2005-Present

Research

  • Tourism and Hospitality

  • Marketing, e-Branding, e-Tourism, small business firms, technology, customer relationship marketing and management, value chain management, social media, social CRM and consumer behavior; alternative literature and tourism, literature and tourism

 

 

Publications

Bill Bramwella; Zayd Mintyb; Tom Baum; Leonie Lockstoned; Betsy A. Pudliner; Jonathan Longf; Karen Schwartz (2009) ‘Book reviews’, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and events, 1:1, 95-104

Pudliner, Betsy. A. Alternative Literature and Tourist Experience: Travel and Tourist Weblogs. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change; April, Vol. 5.1, 2007

Pudliner, B. A. (2006). (Doctoral Thesis) Analysis of Technology Facilitated Relationship Building in the Context of the Scottish Tourism Industry. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland (Read an excerpt)

Pudliner, B. A., & Kline, S. (2006). Tourist Weblogs: Understanding experience through the art of journaling. Paper presented at the International Hospitality and Tourism Virtual Conference. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Pudliner, B. A. (2000). Master’s Thesis: An Exploratory Analysis of US Tourists’ Level of Interest in Sixteen Cultural Attributes on Three Caribbean Islands. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

DeMicco, F., & Pudliner, B. A. (1996-1998). HR&IM--International Cuisine at the Hotel School Les Roches and Hotel Institute Montreux, Switzerland. Taught Course by Dr. Frederick DeMicco Reading Packet Development and Compiled by Betsy Pudliner and Fred DeMicco. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University, School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management (now School of Hospitality Management).

“Burns Cottage, Alloway (p. 10) and Graves of Robert Burn’s Parents (p. 27) in [the] Life and Works of Robert Burns (an Appletree Pocket Guide); J.D. Sutherland (2008); Appletree Press, Ltd.; Belfast.

2007-2011: Lincoln-Sargent Farm Foundation. “Honoring Lincoln’s Heritage; honoring rural heritage” brochure; Marketing Brochure, All photographs. Credit: Betsy A. Pudliner/Lost in Scotland (Flickr) 2007

2007-2011 Schmap Glasgow, Third Edition Photo Inclusion (http://www.schmap.com/guides/glasgow) Photo: The Babbity Bowster and The Counting House Credited to: Lost in Scotland (Betsy A. Pudliner) Babbity Bowster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bap824/348339207/ The Counting House: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bap824/169131937/

2007-2011 Schmap Edinburgh Guide, Third Edition Photo Inclusion (http://www.schmap.com/guides/edinburgh) Photo: The Witchery, Edinburgh Scotland Credited to: Lost in Scotland (Betsy A. Pudliner) http://static.flickr.com/13/90688405_ab480a76e3_b.jpg

October, 2006-2011 Schmap Edinburgh Guide, Second Edition Photo Inclusion (http://www.schmap.com/guides/edinburgh) Photo: The Witchery, Edinburgh Scotland Credited to: Lost in Scotland (Betsy A. Pudliner) http://static.flickr.com/13/90688405_ab480a76e3_b.jpg

September, 2006 Antithesis Publication of The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) is a student funded and directed resource centre at Simon Fraser University (http://www.sfpirg.ca); no membership or affiliation Photo: Leaning tower of Moleskine Credited to: Lost in Scotland (Betsy A. Pudliner) http://static.flickr.com/77/189551994_72c90d1c34_o.jpg

Conference Presentations

July, 2012: International CHRIE; Providence, RI Leadership Academy: Assessment (Pudliner) and Curriculum Development (Deale, Pudliner)

May, 2012: DePaul University; Chicago, IL Use of Technology and Social Media in the Classroom I-CHRIE Central Federation Education Symposium

October, 2011: Eastern Illinois University A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: A Symposium on Ancient Egypt Tourism, Textiles, Finance & Food: Ancient Egypt Then and Now (Tourism Presentation)

July, 2011: International CHRIE; Denver, CO Leaderships Academy: Project Management (Pudliner, Pandit) Technology in the Classroom Developing a Professional Web Presence: E-portfolios (B. Pudliner, S. Sydnor-Bousso)

February, 2010: Western Federation CRHIE 2010 Winter Regional Conference; Denver, CO Paper Presentation: 3-D (Three dimensional) Concept mapping in developing integrative learning

September, 2009: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Booth Library’s support and exhibition of the National Library of Medicine’s Harry Potter’s world: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine. Workshop: The Awakening of a Renaissance Spirit: Finding Harry Potter.

February, 2009: Western Federation CRHIE 2009 Winter Regional Conference; Denver, CO Paper Presentation: Extending the Classroom: The Application and Use of WWW2 Technologies to Enhance Learning

May, 2008: 3rd International Conference on Services Management, University Park, PA Paper Presentation: Service Quality, Relationship Building and Innovative Technologies in the Scottish Tourism Industry

May, 2006: International Hospitality and Tourism Virtual Conference; Purdue University Paper Presentation: Tourist Weblogs: Understanding experience through the art of journaling

July, 2004: International Conference: Tourism & Literature Travel, Imagination & Myth. Centre for Tourism & Culture Change; Sheffield Hallam University; Harrogate, United Kingdom Paper Presentation: Alternative Literature and Tourist Experience: Travel and Tourist Weblogs.

June, 2004: International Scientific Conference: Tourism State of the Art II; Scottish Hotel School, University of Strathclyde; Glasgow, Scotland Poster Presentation: Inter-cooperation among Small Tourism Enterprises and Specialized Tourism Based Technology Support Companies in the New Millennium: Case Study of Scotland’s Micro Destination Promotion Arena

1999: International Institute of Peace through Tourism; 3rd Annual Global Conference; Glasgow, Scotland Paper Presentation: The Evolving Role of Distance Education in Building Peaceful Relationships in the Tourism Industry

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Funding & Grants

  • Redden Grant (2010) $500
  • Winkleblack (2008-2010) $700, $195, $850, $1495
  • John and Anne Benson Fund for Arts, Social Sciences and Business, University of Strathclyde, £500

Community

Vice Chair of the Library Advisory Board
Chair of the Recruitment and Retention Committe, FCS
Assessment Committee, FCS

Secretary, US Central States Federation of ICHRIE
Co-Chair, Profesional/Educational Commitee, ICHRIE Leadership, Research and Teaching Symposium for 2013