Prof. Dr. Robertico Croes earned his Ph.D. from the
University of Twente in the Netherlands and is currently a professor at UCF
Rosen College of Hospitality Management. A leading tourism economics and management authority, he specializes in human development in small and
developing economies. As the Rosen Research Review Editor, he has
authored six books, including Small Island and Small Destination Tourism
and A Modern Guide to Tourism Economics. His extensive contributions
include over 100 published works, 30 industry reports, and contributions to
more than 20 books. Recognized among the top 2% of cited authors globally by
Stanford University in 2021 and 2022, Prof. Croes has received numerous honors,
including the 2015 Thea Sinclair Award and the UCF Research Incentive Award. In
addition to his academic career, Prof. Croes served as a member of Aruba’s
Parliament, Director of Aruba Foreign Affairs, Chair of the Dutch-Aruban
Cultural Commission, and Vice President of the Caribbean Tourism Organization.
He has also held positions as Deputy Secretary-General of the Christian
Democratic Organization for the Americas and as a member of the Latin American
Parliament.
Dr. Jeong-Yeol Park received his B.S. in Business Administration from Hanyang University, his M.S. from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Sejong University, and his Ph.D. in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Purdue University. From 2008 to 2010, he served as a Research Assistant at Sejong University, and since 2014, he has been an Assistant Professor at Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida. He won the Martin Oppermann Memorial Award for the Best Article of the Year in 2014.
Prof. Dr. Kenneth Alexander is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Central Florida and the Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Alexander completed his medical training and earned his doctoral degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington, before moving to Boston, Massachusetts, for his pediatric residency at Boston Children's Hospital. He then completed subspecialty training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he served on the faculty for 10 years. Prof. Dr. Kenneth Alexander served as chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Chicago for 9 years and then relocated to Nemours Children's Hospital in 2014.
