PhD, Hospitality Management, Kansas State University
MS, Hospitality Management, Kansas State University
BS, Recreation, Emporia State University
Teaching
HSP 490 Advanced Hospitality Leadership
Professional experience
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 2017-2023
Member of International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE)
Member of International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Educators (ICHRIE)
Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) site visitor
Selected publications
Merklin, E., Wolfe, K. & Newell, A. (2023) Does Length of Study Abroad Impact Cultural Intelligence of Dietetics Students? Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 35(1), 2-09-223. DOI:10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.710
Anderson, S., Olds, D., & Wolfe, K. (2021). The impact of a portion plate on plate waste in a university dining hall Journal of Foodservice Management & Education, 15, (2), 1-7.
O’Regan, A., & Wolfe, K. (2021) Assessing the Relationship Between Individual Diet Quality and Food Waste. Nutrition today, 56(2), 85-88.
Merklin, E. & Wolfe, K. (2020). Assessing cultural intelligence and study abroad experiences of dietetics students and professionals. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52(10), 964-969.
Wolfe, K. (2019). Enhancing the Emotional Intelligence of Students: Helping the Critical Few. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v19i2.23750.
Wolfe, K. (2017). A Longitudinal Study of Hospitality Students’ Emotional Intelligence: Comparing High and Low Scores. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 29(2), 51-60. JHTE Best Paper Award
Awards and honors
2018 Best Paper Award Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education (JHTE), 2018