Cece Leung
Associate Professor;
Hospitality Management Program Chair
Contact Information
103 Justin Hall
ceceleung@k-state.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2012)
- M.S. in Tourism Planning, Peking University (2006)
- B.S. in Urban and Rural Planning, Peking University (2003)
Area(s) of Specialization
- Social Media
- Information Technology
- Tourist Behavior
- Employee Management
- Destination Marketing
- Experimental Design
- Hospitality Education
Professional Biography
Dr. Cece X. Y. Leung earned her Ph.D. degree in Hospitality Administration from the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her master's and doctorate degrees from Peking University, China. Prior to joining K-State, she worked as an associate professor and graduate program coordinator at the University of North Texas. She also had over 10 years of industry experience in events, tourism, and airline revenue management. With a diverse working background, she teaches courses on hospitality marketing and information technology.
Dr. Leung’s research interests include information technology, social media, hospitality management, destination marketing, and hospitality education. Her work emphasizes applying new technology as tools for hospitality/tourism management and employing the experimental method to test and advance theories. She has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed hospitality and tourism journals. As a demonstration of research excellence, she has been honored with 17 research awards, including “World’s Top 2% Cited Scientist List by Stanford University,” “Toulouse Scholars Award,” “Article of the Year Award,” “Conference Best Paper Award,” “Highly Commended Paper Award,” and “Most-Accessed Dissertations & Theses Award.”
Dr. Leung is currently serving as an Associate Editor for Tourism Review (SSCI, Impact Factor = 7.9) and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SSCI, Impact Factor = 7.8). She also serves on the editorial board for nine top-tier hospitality and tourism journals, including Journal of Travel Research, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Information Technology & Tourism, Tourism Management Perspectives, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, Tourism Analysis, and Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism.