Abraham Pizam, Ph.D.
Dean
Linda Chapin Eminent Scholar Chair in Tourism Management
Phone #: (407) 903-8010
Email Address: apizam@mail.ucf.edu
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Abraham Pizam is Dean and Linda Chapin Eminent Scholar Chair in Tourism Management in the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Previously he was Chair and founder of the department of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, and Director of Graduate Programs in the Hotel Restaurant and Travel Administration department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

Professor Pizam is widely known in the field of Hospitality and Tourism Management and has conducted research projects, lectured, and served as a consultant in more than 30 countries. He has held various academic positions, in the U.S., U.K., France, Austria, Australia, New-Zealand, Singapore, Israel and Switzerland, is the author of 146 scientific publications and seven books, and is on the editorial staff of 15 academic journals in the field of tourism/hospitality management.

Professor Pizam has conducted consulting and research projects for a variety of tourism/hospitality organizations such as: international tourism agencies (World Travel & Tourism Council, International Hotel and Restaurant Association), national tourist offices (New Zealand, Morocco, Spain, Israel), private enterprises (hotels, theme parks, tour operators, airlines, restaurants, American Express, Co., etc.), regional tourism bodies, state tourism offices (Florida, Massachusetts.), tourism professional associations, and the US federal government (USDA).

Professor Pizam holds a Master’s degree from New York University and a Ph.D. from Cornell University, and is the recipient of several hospitality/tourism academic awards.