UF EFTI

EFTI Welcomes New Director: Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu

The Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute welcomes exciting leadership changes this Summer. Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu assumes the role of Director of EFTI, as well as Chair of the Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management at the University of Florida.

EFTI Welcomes New Director: Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu The Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute welcomes exciting leadership changes this Summer. Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu assumes the role of Director of EFTI, as well as Chair of the Department
UF EFTI

EFTI Student and Faculty develop rural community’s resilience post-hurricane through home sharing

Although some communities are just now having to deal and learn from a crisis, this time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, facing the importance of resilience for a crisis is not a new concept for some communities. Yu-Hua “Melody” Xu is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on destination resilience, community development, and sharing economy

EFTI Student and Faculty develop rural community’s resilience post-hurricane through home sharing     Although some communities are just now having to deal and learn from a crisis, this

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Seminar Series: Dr. Till Krenz and Jared Adams

SEMINAR SERIES: DR. TILL KRENZ AND JARED ADAMS

Last November 8, EFTI hosted a seminar titled “Context and Determinants of Cross-University Collaboration: Extracting and Analyzing Networks from Grant Acknowledgement Texts”. Dr. Till Krenz, Postdoctoral researcher at the UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research and Jared Adams, graduate student at the department of Sociology and Criminology & Law presented about a research project conducted for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.