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    Kiwon Lee

    Kiwon Lee

    Department of Sport, Hospitality and Event Management
    Associate Professor
    Contact Information
    Email:
    klee47@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-0653

    Biography

    Kiwon Lee received Doctoral degree in Hospitality Management at Pennsylvania State University. The Bachelor and Master of Science degrees were completed in Nutrition. She joined the Kent State University faculty in 2017, and is currently an Associate Professor. Her primary research interest is healthy eating environments in commercial and noncommercial foodservice areas. She has conducted research on consumer’s perception of nutrition information and healthful items at restaurants and published in leading peer-review journals. She teaches foodservice related courses including Food Production and Service Management.

    Education

    Ph.D. in Hospitality Management, Pennsylvania State University
    M.S. in Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University
    B.S. in Food and Nutrition, Chungnam National University

    Research Methods

    Survey, Experimental Designs

    Awards/Achievements

    • Best paper presentation award, Korean Society of Community Nutrition, 2008
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