Stephanie Liu

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Associate Professor, Department of Human Sciences

Program Area: Consumer Sciences

liu.6225@osu.edu

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Biography

Stephanie Liu is an Associate Professor and Chair of Hospitality Management Undergraduate Studies in the Consumer Sciences program area at The Ohio State University. She earned her PhD in Hospitality Management (focus: Services Marketing), MAS in Statistics (focus: Design of Experiments and Multivariate Analysis), MS in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management (focus: Consumer Decision Making) and BS with high distinction from the Pennsylvania State University. In addition, she is a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

Stephanie teaches services marketing, consumer behavior, strategic management, management consulting, and operations management courses at Ohio State. Prior to coming to Ohio State, she was an adjunct professor in the School of Hospitality Management and a statistical consultant in the Statistical Consulting Center at Penn State. Her professional experience covers various sectors of the service industry including foodservice, event management, lodging, and consulting.

As a services marketing scholar, Stephanie focuses her research on consumer behavior and marketing strategies related to experiential consumption, with special interests in three strategic themes: service encounter management, persuasion in advertising & social media, and technology innovations in the service industry. She is Editorial Director of the Journal of Service Management (Impact Factor: 10.60; Q1 in Management) and serves as Ad Hoc Reviewer for 30+ journals and conferences.

Stephanie’s work has been published in top-ranked hospitality, tourism, and business management journals including the Journal of Service Research, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Advertising, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, Annals of Tourism Research, and Tourism Management, among others. Her research findings have received media coverage by 50+ national and international news outlets including the Forbes, Fox, Science Daily, and NPR.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Focus: Services Marketing, Pennsylvania State University
  • Master of Applied Statistics, Focus: Design of Experiments and Multivariate Analysis, Pennsylvania State University
  • Master of Science, Focus: Consumer Decision Making, Pennsylvania State University
  • Bachelor of Science with High Distinction, Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, Pennsylvania State University

Research Summary

  • Consumer behavior and marketing strategies regarding experiential consumption
  • Service encounter management, the physical and social servicescapes
  • Persuasion effects in advertising and social media
  • Technology innovations in the service industry

Selected Publications

* denotes graduate student author.

  • *Huang, H., Yang, B., Liu, S.Q., & Wu, L. (2024). When and why nostalgic ads work (and do not work): a social influence perspective. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 117, 103642. [PDF]
  • *Yu, X., & Liu, S.Q. (2023). “You must try our taco!” Advancing the power of language assertiveness in food advertising. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. [PDF]
  • *Huang, H., *Yu, X., Liu, S.Q., Wu, L., & Kandampully, J. (2023). How consumption ritual affects group versus solo diners. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 115, 103583. [PDF]
  • *Yu, X., & Liu, S.Q. (2023). Is your food organic? Examining the role of food aesthetics in restaurant marketing. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 47 (6), 939-961[PDF]
  • *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & Lu, Z. (2023). When and why language assertiveness affects online review persuasion. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 47 (6), 988-1016. [PDF]
  • So, K.K.F., *Kim, H., Liu, S.Q., Fang, X., & Wirtz, J. (2023). Service robots: the dynamic effects of anthropomorphism and functional perceptions on consumers’ responses. European Journal of Marketing. [PDF]
  • Wu, L., Liu, S.Q., Ma, S., & Hanks, L. (2023). Platform-centric vs. multi-party service failure: an examination of consumers’ negative word of mouth about sharing economy platforms. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35, 4, 1332-1375. [PDF]
  • So, K.K.F., Viglia, G., Liu, S.Q., Wang, D. (2023). Guest editorial: the sharing economy in a post-pandemic world. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35, 4, 1149-1155. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., Wu, L., *Yu, X., & *Huang, H. (2022). Marketing online food images via color saturation: a sensory imagery perspective. Journal of Business Research, 151, 366-378. [PDF]
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Are consumers more attracted to restaurants featuring humanoid or non-humanoid service robots? International Journal of Hospitality Management, 107, 103310. [PDF]
  • *Chen, F., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2022). Ethnic restaurants: bringing uniqueness to the table through handwriting. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 63 (4), 465-478. [PDF]
  • He, Z., Liu, S.Q., Ferns, B., & Countryman, C. (2022). Pride or empathy? Exploring effective CSR communication strategies on social media. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 34 (8), 2989-3007. [PDF]
  • *Bogicevic, V., Liu, S.Q., Seo, S., Kandampully, J., & Rudd, N.A. (2021). Virtual reality is so cool! How technology innovativeness shapes consumer responses to service preview modes. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 93, 102806. [PDF]
  • *Li, Y., Kandampully, J., Liu, S.Q., & Bujisic, M. (2021). Towards a lifestyle experience: a phenomenological conceptualization and scale development in the hotel context. Tourism Management, 87, 104388. [PDF]
  • Wu, L., Liu, S.Q., *Huang, H., & *Yu, X. (2021). Photo vs. art? The design of consumption guidance in cultural food consumption. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 97, 103008. [PDF]
  • De Keyser, A., Bart, Y., Gu, X., Liu, S.Q., Robinson, S., & Kanna, P.K. (2021). Opportunities and challenges of using biometrics for business: developing a research agenda. Journal of Business Research, 136, 52-62. [PDF]
  • Lu, Z., Mattila, A.S., & Liu, S.Q. (2021). When customers like preferential recovery (and when not). Annals of Tourism Research, 87, 103135. [PDF]
  • *Wang, B., Liu, S.Q., Kandampully, J., & Bujisic, M. (2020). How color affects the effectiveness of taste- vs. health-focused advertising messages. Journal of Advertising, 49 (5), 557-574. [PDF]
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). “Donate to help combat COVID–19!” How typeface affects the effectiveness of CSR marketing. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32 (10), 3315-3333. [PDF
  • *Yu, X., *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & Lu, Z. (2020). Signaling authenticity of ethnic cuisines via handwriting. Annals of Tourism Research, 85, 103054. [PDF]
  • *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., Kandampully, J., & Bujisic, M. (2020). Consumer responses to scarcity appeals in online booking. Annals of Tourism Research, 80, 102800. [PDF]
  • *Chen, F., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2020). Bragging and humblebragging in online reviews. Annals of Tourism Research, 80, 102849. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., Wu, L.L., & Wang, C.Y. (2020). A creative-mix or variety-mix fusion experience? Examining marketing strategies for ethnic fusion restaurants. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 89, 102596. [PDF]
  • Helkkula, A., Buoye, A., Choi, R., Lee, M., Liu, S.Q., & Keiningham, T. (2020). Parents’ burdens of service for children with ASD – implications for service providers. Journal of Service Management, 31 (5), 1015-1039. [PDF]
  • Mody, M., Wirtz, J., So, K., Chun, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). Two-directional convergence of platform and pipeline business models. Journal of Service Management, 31 (4), 693-721. [PDF]
  • *Choi, S., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). “How may I help you?” Says a robot: examining language styles in the service encounter. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 82, 32-38. [PDF]
  • *Ozanne, M., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). Are attractive reviewers more persuasive? Examining the role of physical attractiveness in online reviews. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 36 (6), 728-739. [PDF
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). Apple Pay: coolness and embarrassment in the service encounter. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 78, 268-275. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., *Choi, S., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). Love is in the menu: leveraging healthy restaurant brands with handwritten typeface. Journal of Business Research, 98, 289-298. [PDF
  • Wirtz, J., So, K., Mody, M., Liu, S.Q., & Chun, H. (2019). Platforms in the peer-to-peer sharing economy. Journal of Service Management, 30 (4), 452-483. [PDF]
  • *Bogicevic, V., Seo, S., Kandampully, J., Liu, S.Q., & Rudd, N.A. (2019). Virtual reality presence as a preamble of tourism experience: the role of mental imagery. Tourism Management, 74, 55-64. [PDF
  • *Choi, S., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2018). Consumer response to authentic-language vs. English-language menu labeling in ethnic dining. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 59 (2), 125-134. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., Mattila, A.S., & Bolton, L.E. (2018). Selling painful yet pleasurable service offerings: an examination of hedonic appeals. Journal of Service Research, 21 (3), 336-352. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., *Bogicevic, V., & Mattila, A.S. (2018). Circular versus angular servicescape: “shaping” customer response to a fast service encounter pace. Journal of Business Research, 89, 47-56. [PDF] 
  • Liu, S.Q., *Ozanne, M., & Mattila, A.S. (2018). Does expressing subjectivity in online reviews enhance persuasion? Journal of Consumer Marketing, 35 (4), 403-413. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2017). Airbnb: online targeted advertising, sense of power, and consumer decisions. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 60, 33-41.[PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2016). Effective communication strategies for store remodeling. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 57 (4), 411-420. [PDF]  
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2016). The influence of a “green” loyalty program on service encounter satisfaction. Journal of Services Marketing, 30 (6), 576-585. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2016). Using comparative advertising to promote technology-based hospitality services. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 57 (2), 162-171. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2015). Ethnic dining: need to belong, need to be unique, and menu offering. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 49, 1-7. [PDF]
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2015). “I want to help” versus “I am just mad”: how affective commitment influences customer feedback decisions. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 56 (2), 213-222. [PDF]
  • Verruma-Bernardi, M.R., Lee, K., Liu, S.Q., & Bordi, P.L. (2014). Chocolate milk with sucrose and stevia preference by pre- and post-menopausal women. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 5 (14), 1352-1358. [PDF]

Book Chapters

* denotes graduate student author.

  • Yu, X., Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & Wu, L. (2024). Sustainability through Marketing Organic Food Consumption. In Kandampully, J., and Smyczek, S. (Eds.), International Service Management in the Context of Sustainable Development. Publishing House of The University of Economics in Katowice, Poland.
  • *Dyussembayeva, S., Liu, S.Q., & Viglia, G. (2022). Experimental Design and Tourism Experiences. In Agapiti, D., Ribeiro, M., and Woosnam, K. (Eds.), Handbook on the Tourist Experience: Design, Marketing and Management. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
  • *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & Kandampully, J. (2022). Solo Travelers. In Buhalis, Dimitrios. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
  • *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & Kandampully, J. (2022). Linguistic Styles in eWOM. In Buhalis, Dimitrios. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
  • *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & Kandampully, J. (2022). Understanding Scarcity Strategies in Service Firms. In Davis, M. (Ed.), Handbook on Service Management. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
  • Mattila, A.S., & Liu, S.Q. (2015). Greetings from Happy Valley. In Vaidya, K. (Ed.), Hotel and Hospitality Management for the Curious: Why Study Hotel and Hospitality Management (ISBN 978-1-925128-69-7).

Selected Presentations

*denotes graduate student author.

  • *Jeon, S.J., Yu, X., & Liu, S.Q. (2024). Enhancing customers’ experience in sustainability: the impact of monetary incentives and visual complexity in sustainable products, the 28th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Miami, FL.
  • *Kumari, V., *Lee, J., *Rivano, C., Liu, S.Q., & Kandampully, J. (2024). The impact of humanoid robot gender in service recovery efforts, the 28th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Miami, FL.
  • *Huang, H., Chen, F, & Liu, S.Q. (2023). Is (s)he less dissatisfying: effects of robot gender in service failure. the 2023 Frontier in Hospitality and Tourism Annual Research Symposium. Tianjin, China.
  • *Huang, H., Yang, Bi, Liu, S.Q., & Wu, L. (2023). Are nostalgic ads effective? the 21st Asia Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE) Conference. Clark, Philippines.
  • *Ghahreman, R., Kandampully, J., & Liu, S.Q. (2023). Trust me! I create the best reviews for my followers!, the 28th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Orange, CA.
  • *Ghahreman, R., & Liu, S.Q. (2023). Please be patient with my language skills! Even if I am a robot!, the 28th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Orange, CA.
  • *Kumari, V., Kandampully, J., & Liu, S.Q. (2023). Relationship-focused supply chain in the hospitality industry, the 28th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Orange, CA.
  • *Kumari, V., Kandampully, J., & Liu, S.Q., & (2023). Effect of Menu QR Codes (vs. Print Menus) on Dining Experience, the 2023 Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Kumari, V., Liu, S.Q., & Kandampully, J. (2022). Evaluation of service robots by task types in the hospitality industry, the 27th Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Annual Conference. Virtual.
  • *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & He, Z. (2022). IoT-based smart metering technologies: using “reward-as-you-save” incentive program to promote customers’ pro-environmental behaviors in hotels, the ENTER 22 eTourism Conference. Virtual.
  • *Huang, H., Yu, X., Liu, S.Q., & Wu, L. (2022). Restaurant advertising: how color saturation as a visual design strategy affects consumer responses, the 27th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). How consumption rituals influence travelers’ food decision-making, the 27th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • *Chen, W.J., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). It’s not me, it’s you: The impact of subject uses in AI-powered suggestions, the 27th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • *Ghahreman, R., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Who should response to negative online review, the 27th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • *Ghahreman, R., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Handmade can protect your memories, the 27th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • *Kumari, V., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Preference for COVID-19 vaccinated human employees over robots in hotel service, the 27th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • *Chen, W.J., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). It’s not me, it’s you: The impact of subject uses in AI-powered suggestions, the 2022 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Jeon, S.J., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Sustainability through simplicity, the 2022 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Kumari, V.,  Liu, S.Q., & Kandampully, J. (2022). Product preferences in offline and online shopping amidst infectious disease, the 2022 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Ghahreman, R., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Effect of buying handmade souvenir on memory, the 2022 Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Jeon, S.J., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Sustainability through simplicity, the 2022 Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Will rituals improve or undermine travelers’ consumption experiences?, the 2022 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Kumari, V., & Liu, S.Q. (2022). Preference for COVID-19 vaccinated human employees over robots in hotel service, the 2022 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2021). Service robots in restaurants: how humanoid robots backfire among solo diners, the 2021 Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • *Ghahreman, R., & Liu, S.Q. (2021). Who should and how to respond to negative online review?, the 2021 Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. Virtual.
  • De Keyser, A., Bart, Y., Gu, X., Liu, S.Q., Robinson, S., & Kanna, P.K. (2021). Biometrics: its implications for service organizations and customers, the 2021 American Marketing Association (AMA) Summer Academic Conference. Virtual.
  • *Li, K., *Bahja, F., Wang, B., *Berbekova, A., Liu, S.Q. (2021). Strategic value of customer-centric networks: data sharing in horizontal relationships, the 31st Annual Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference. Virtual.
  • He, Z., Ferns, B., Countryman, C., & Liu, S.Q. Empathy cs. pride: how to use emotional appeals on social media to enhance brand engagement, the 2021 West Federation Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (WFCHRIE) Conference. Virtual.
  • *Huang, H., Liu, S.Q., & Lu, Z. (2021). Assertive vs. nonassertive: how language style affects persuasion in online reviews, the 26th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.
  • Mody, M., Wirtz, J., So, K., Chun, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). Synergies and challenges of convergence of platform and pipeline business models, the Frontiers in Service Conference, Boston, MA.
  • *Wang, B., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). When colors make words speak: restaurant decor color and healthy dining, the 2020 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Yu, X., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). Aesthetics appeal effect: anticipated pleasure and food salience of organic and conventional food, the 2020 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Huang, H., *Yu, X., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). How does regulatory focus affect consumer responses to a handwritten menu in ethnic dining? , the 2020 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Zhu, D., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). The roles of reward type and social distance on customer loyalty intention, the 25th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Las Vegas, NV.
  • *Yu, X., *Huang, H., Bogicevic, V., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). Responses with emoticons: warmth and competence in luxury accommodations, the 25th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Las Vegas, NV.
  • *Huang, H., *Yu, X., Bogicevic, V., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). A smile says more than words: How advertisements with emoticons motivate solo travelers’ patronage intention, the 25th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Las Vegas, NV.
  • *Huang, H., *Yu, X., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). Ethnic restaurants: conveying authenticity through handwriting, the 25th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Las Vegas, NV.
  • *Yu, X., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). Beautiful organic foods? The backfiring effect of aesthetics on consumer food decision-making, the 25th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Las Vegas, NV.
  • *Wang, B., & Liu, S.Q. (2020). Black and white just feel right: menu color and healthy dining, the 25th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Las Vegas, NV.
  • Wirtz, J., Chun, H., Liu, S.Q., Mody, M., & So, K. (2019). Platform business models in the sharing economy: integration, synthesis and research agenda, QUIS16: The 16th International Research Symposium on Advancing Service Research and Practice, Karlstad, Sweden.
  • Mody, M., Liu, S.Q., Chun, H., So., K., & Wirtz, J. (2019). The convergence of business models: the formula for competing successfully in the new economy?, the 24th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, Singapore.
  • Wirtz, J., Liu, S.Q., Chun, H., So., K., & Mody, M. (2019). Peer-to-peer platform business models: literature review, integration and research directions, the 2019 Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM) International Conference, Singapore.
  • *Gaerlan, R.M., & Liu, S.Q. (2019). Personalization and multi-sensory approach of hotels in the experience economy, the 2019 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • *Chen, W.J., & Liu, S.Q.(2019). Helper or gimmick? How service robots improve dining experience, the 2019 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • *Wang, B., & Liu, S.Q.(2019). To do or to have, now or later? Reward your customers right, the 2019 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • *Chen, F., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). The effect of humblebragging on review liking: the moderating role of reviewer expertise, the 2019 Asia Pacific & Euro Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE & EuroCHRIE) Joint Conference, Hong Kong, China.
  • *Choi, S., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). Language style expectancy and service agent type, the 2019 North East North American Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (NENA ICHRIE) Conference, State College, PA.
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2019). “In high demand” versus “limited supply”: how scarcity appeals and power influence consumer’s purchase intention, the 2019 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Yu, X., *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2019). Writing the menu by hand: the influence of written formats and perceived risk on consumer behavioral intentions, the 2019 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Yu, X., *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2019). Does handwriting help? An exploration of regulatory focus theory and perceived risk in menu design, the 24th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2019). Scarce reservations make me scared: the effects of scarcity appeal and moderator role of power, the 24th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.
  • *Choi, S., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). “How may I help you?” Says a robot: examining language styles in the service encounter, the 24th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.
  • *Choi, S., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2019). Love is in the menu: leveraging healthy restaurant brands with handwritten typeface, the 24th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.
  • Helkkula, A., Buoye, A., Choi, R., Lee, M., Liu, S.Q., & Keiningham, T. (2019). Benefits vs. burdens in care: a holistic examination of value-based healthcare for autistic children, the Thought Leadership Forum - Service Imperative for Health, Hospitality, and Design, Ithaca, NY.
  • *Li, Y., & Liu, S.Q. (2018). So unfair: my boarding pass is differently colored! the 17th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism, Honolulu, HI.
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2018). Do you post the right photos? Effective strategies for marketing tourism experience on Airbnb, the 2018 Hayes Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • *Bogicevic, V., Kandampully, J., Seo, S. & Liu, S.Q. (2018). Effect of realistic service preview using virtual reality (VR) on consumer patronage, the 23rd Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Fort Worth, TX.
  • *Bogicevic, V., Seo, S., Kandampully, J., Liu, S.Q., & Rudd, N. (2018). VR presence as a preamble experience: the role of mental imagery, the 2018 European Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (EuroCHRIE) Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
  • *Bogicevic, V., & Liu, S.Q. (2018). Round vs. just-below endings: Effective pricing after green remodeling, the 23rd Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Fort Worth, TX.
  • *Huang, H., & Liu, S.Q. (2018). Do you post the right photos? Effective strategies for marketing tourism experience on Airbnb, the 2018 EHE Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
  • Wirtz, J., So, K., Mody, M., Liu, S.Q., & Chun, H. (2018). Platforms in the peer-to-peer sharing economy, the Thought Leadership Forum - Evolving Service Thinking: Disruption and Opportunity in Hospitality and Tourism, Columbus, OH.
  • *Bogicevic, V., Seo, S., Kandampully, J., & Liu, S.Q. (2017).  Service preview using Virtual Reality: enhancing hotel pre-experience in customer journey, the 9th World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality, & Leisure, Cartagena, Spain.
  • *Ozanne, M., Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2017). See what I “like”! Examining indirect sharing on Facebook, the 22nd Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.
  • *Li, Y., Bujisic, M., & Liu, S.Q. (2017). Is tourism the world’s peace industry? An application of contact hypothesis in tourism and peace research, the 22nd Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2016). Personalized online advertising: the case of Airbnb, the 21st Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2015). “Don’t miss their secret menu!” Understanding consumers’ need to belong and need to be unique in ethnic restaurants, the 2015 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2015). Effective communication strategies for store remodeling, the 2015 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2015). Loyalty reward programs going green: understanding member and bystander satisfaction, the Frontiers in Service Conference, San Jose, CA.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2015). Using comparative advertising to promote technology-based hospitality services, the 20th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Tampa, FL.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2015). Customer reactions to “secret menus” in ethnic restaurants, the 20th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Tampa, FL.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2014). Understanding customer feedback behaviors in a restaurant setting, the 2014 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, San Diego, CA.
  • Liu, S.Q., Mattila, A.S., & Cranage, D. A. (2014). Using comparative advertising to promote services: The role of regulatory focus and ad format, the 2014 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, San Diego, CA.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2014). Store remodeling for customers or for the brand? The story of trust in buyer-seller relationships, the 2014 Annual International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference, San Diego, CA.
  • Liu, S.Q., & Mattila, A.S. (2014). “I’m just mad” versus “I want to help”: the role of affective commitment and feedback use in customers’ feedback decisions, the 19th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, TX.