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Rhonda Hammond is an assistant professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management at WSU Tri-Cities. She received her PhD in Hospitality Administration from Texas Tech University where she taught Beverage Management courses in the Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management program while serving the Texas Wine Marketing Research Institute. Dr. Hammond joined Kent State University in Fall 2010 as an Assistant Professor in Hospitality Management and taught undergraduate courses in Hospitality Human Resources Management and Facility Layout and Design of Foodservice Operations. She most recently comes from the Hospitality Innovation program at the University of Arkansas where she taught undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of beverage management and marketing, and food and beverage pairing. Dr. Hammond’s culinary arts background and wine research, particularly regarding underserved market segments and Millennials, furthers her interest in defining the art of hospitality. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Foodservice Business Research, Hospitality Review, and The Journal of Culinary Science and Technology.