Pamela Weaver
Professor
Office: 352 Wallace Hall
Phone: (540)231-3263
Email: weaver@vt.edu
Courses: HTM 2964, HTM 4964, HTM 4974, HTM 5544
Education
Post Doctoral Michigan State University
Ph.D., Michigan State University
M.A., University of South Florida
Research Interests
Research Methods and Statistical Analysis in the area of senior and business travel markets; diversity issues, and education and training issues in the hospitality industry.
Teaching Interests
Introduction to HTM (HTM 1414)
Field Study (HTM 2964)
Research Methods of HTM (HTM 3464)
Field Study in HTM (HTM 4964)
Hospitality Research Methods (HTM 5544)
Advanced Seminar for HTM (HTM 5984)
Theory Construction (HTM 6434)
Advanced Research Methods (HTM 6444)
Selected Publications
Ken W. McCleary, Pamela A. Weaver. The Effective Use of Guest Speakers in the Hospitality and Tourism Curriculum. ISTTE Proceedings, October 2008.
Tammie J. Kaufman, Pamela S. Weaver, Randall Upchurch. The Heritage Tourist: A gender Perspective. Journal of Tourism, Vol. 9, No. 1, June 2008.
Ken McCleary, Charles Lattimer, Candice Clemenz. & Pamela Weaver. From Broadway to the Bistro: Partnering with the Arts to Attract Upscale Customers. International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 27, 197-203, 2008.
BeomCheol Kim, Dohee Kim & Pamela Weaver, “An Exploratory Study of Local Organizations Regarding Conference Center Choice Factors”. Conference Proceedings on CD ROM 13th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism, Orlando Florida January 2008.
Xiangping Li, Yueying Xu & Pamela Weaver, “A Motivational Study of Chinese Tourists Visiting the U.S.: An Exploratory Study”. Conference Proceedings on CD ROM, 13th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism, Orlando Florida January 2008.
Gyumin Lee, Margaret Peercy, Ruixue Du & Pamela Weaver, “Satisfaction and Price Perceptions of a 4-H Conference Center: A Case Study”. Conference Proceedings on CD ROM, 13th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism, Orlando Florida January 2008.
Sunghyup Hyun, Seungwoo Lee, Chih-Lun, Candice Clemenz & Pamela Weaver, “Space Tourism Motivation Study”. Conference Proceedings on CD ROM, 13th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism, Orlando Florida January 2008.
Yvette N.J. Green, Pamela A. Weaver, “An Investigation of the Level of Managers’ Satisfaction with Their Sales”. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism, Volume 7, Issue 4, 2007).
Pamela Weaver, Karin Weber, Ken McCleary, “Trip Characteristics and Their Relationship to Destination Evaluation: An Exploratory Study.” Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 45, No. 3, 333-344, 2007.
Jiho Han, Pamela Weaver & Ken McCleary, “Risk Perceptions of Residents in Tourism Destinations towards Foreign Travelers”. Abstract in Conference Proceedings, ATLAS - Destinations Revisited. Perspectives on Developing and Managing Tourist Areas. Viana Do Castelo, Portugal, September, 2007.
Ken McCleary, Jiho Han, Pamela Weaver & Phillip Blosser, “The Use of Novelty Seeking to Segment Leisure Travelers”. Abstract in Conference Proceedings, ATLAS - Destinations Revisited. Perspectives on Developing and Managing Tourist Areas. Viana Do Castelo, Portugal, September, 2007.
Somyot Wattanakamolchai, Pamela S. Weaver & Candice E. Clemenz, “Factors Affecting Quality of Training: A study of Their Predictive Ability and Relative Importance,” Proceedings of the 12th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, January 2007.
Xiangping Li, Jiho Han, Pamela Al. Weaver & Ken W. McCleary, “Factors Influencing Leisure Travel Intention: An Examination of Demographics, Novelty Seeking and Destination Knowledge”. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, January 2007.
Allen Reich, Ken McCleary, Yod Tepanon, Pamela A. Weaver, “Roles of Product and Service Quality on Brand Loyalty: An Investigation of Quick Service Restaurants.” Foodservice Business Research. Volume 8, Number 3, 2006. (Actually published 2007.