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Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

  • Undergraduate Programs
    • Undergraduate Programs Overview
    • Hospitality and Tourism Management Major
    • Retail and Merchandising Management Major
    • Minors
    • Meet the Advisors
  • Graduate Programs
    • Graduate Programs Overview
    • PhD in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management
  • Student Experience
    • Student Experience Overview
    • Career Development
    • RHTM Learning Labs
    • Study Tours
    • Student Organizations
  • Research & Outreach
    • Research and Outreach Overview
    • Rural Business & Retail Development 
    • Food Allergy Education
    • food4VOLS
  • Our People
    • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni and Friends
    • Alumni and Friends Overview
    • Annual Student Enrichment Fundraiser
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  • Undergraduate Programs
    • Undergraduate Programs Overview
    • Hospitality and Tourism Management Major
    • Retail and Merchandising Management Major
    • Minors
    • Meet the Advisors
  • Graduate Programs
    • Graduate Programs Overview
    • PhD in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management
  • Student Experience
    • Student Experience Overview
    • Career Development
    • RHTM Learning Labs
    • Study Tours
    • Student Organizations
  • Research & Outreach
    • Research and Outreach Overview
    • Rural Business & Retail Development 
    • Food Allergy Education
    • food4VOLS
  • Our People
    • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni and Friends
    • Alumni and Friends Overview
    • Annual Student Enrichment Fundraiser
  • News
  1. Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management
  2. Our People

Our People

Our People

Department Head

Junehee Kwon

Professor & Department Head | Profile
  • Office Address: 110 Jessie Harris Building
  • Phone: 865-974-6609
  • Email jkwon7@utk.edu

HTM Faculty

Stefanie Benjamin

Associate Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: Jessie Harris Building
  • Email sbenjam1@utk.edu

Christopher Kelley

Senior Coordinator | Profile
  • Office Address: 110 Jessie Harris Building
  • Phone: 865-974-2141
  • Email ckelle15@utk.edu

Kai-Sean Lee

Assistant Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 220C Jessie Harris Building
  • Email kaiseanlee@utk.edu

Swechchha Subedi

Assistant Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 220A Jessie Harris Building
  • Email ssubedi4@utk.edu

Tyler White

Assistant Professor of Practice | Profile
  • Office Address: UT Culinary Institute 2712 Neyland Drive
  • Phone: 865-974-8896
  • Email Twhite26@utk.edu

Limitless Williams

Associate Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 244 Jessie Harris Building
  • Email Jwill316@utk.edu

Hongping Zhang

Clinical Assistant Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 110 Jessie Harris Building
  • Email hzhan110@utk.edu

RMM Faculty

Jason Carpenter

Associate Department Head for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Practice | Profile
  • Office Address: 110 Jessie Harris Building
  • Email jcarpen1@utk.edu

Michelle Childs

Associate Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 247 Jessie Harris Building
  • Email mlchilds@utk.edu

Sejin Ha

Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 110 Jessie Harris Building
  • Email sha5@utk.edu

Youn-Kyung (Lydia) Kim

Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 246 Jessie Harris Building
  • Email ykim13@utk.edu

Heejin (Jeanie) Lim

Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 245 Jessie Harris Building
  • Email hlim@utk.edu

Myra Loveday

Assistant Professor of Practice | Profile
  • Office Address: 203B Jessie Harris Building
  • Email mloveda4@utk.edu

Ebony Robinson

Teaching Assistant Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 220 Jessie Harris Building

Affiliate Faculty

Ann Berry

Professor & Extension Specialist | Profile
  • Office Address: 119 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle
  • Phone: 865-974-8198
  • Email aaberry@utk.edu

Christopher T. Sneed

Associate Professor | Profile
  • Office Address: 119 Morgan Hall
  • Phone: 865-974-8792
  • Email csneed@utk.edu

Staff

Marcia Lane

Administrative Specialist II | Profile
  • Office Address: 1215 W. Cumberland Avenue 110 Jessie Harris Building 37996-1911
  • Phone: 865-974-6831
  • Email wjohnso1@utk.edu

Jennifer Mikels

Business Manager | Profile
  • Office Address: 110 G Jessie Harris Building
  • Phone: 865-974-2141
  • Email Jwolfen4@utk.edu

Nick Rodgers

Accounting Specialist I | Profile
  • Office Address: 110 Jessie Harris Building
  • Phone: 865-974-6615
  • Email nrodger3@utk.edu

Andrew White

Coordinator | Profile
  • Office Address: Culinary Institute & Creamery
  • Phone: 865-974-8896
  • Email awhit166@utk.edu

Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

110 Jessie Harris Building
1215 W Cumberland Ave
Knoxville, TN 37996
865-974-2141 

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Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
865-974-1000

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