Editorial Board Guest Author
Ms. Christodoulidou Natasa Christodoulidou
Assistant Professor, California State University
Dr. Christodoulidou is the Director of the Hospitality Technology Research Institute at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). She is an Associate Professor in the Management and Marketing Department at CSUDH where she teaches for the undergraduate and the MBA programs. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), and a Master's of Accounting and a B.Sc. from Arizona State University (ASU). Her research interests are in the areas of Hospitality Technology, Electronic Commerce, Electronic Distribution, and E-Marketing. Her research has appeared in numerous academic and professional journals. Dr. Christodoulidou presents regularly at academic and professional industry conferences around the world. She has recently served as Program Co-chair for the 2015 Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meeting in Seattle. She is currently serving as President Elect for the 2016 Program Chair for the Western Decision Sciences Institute (WDSI). Dr. Christodoulidou has published over 50 articles in the hospitality area, has been cited 100s of times in publications around the world, and has received a number of research awards. She has visited for research and/or speaking engagements all five continents and this has influenced her approach and writing style in the publishing work she has produced over the last 13 years. Currently Dr. Christodoulidou is investigating the impact of mobile technologies and social media for airlines, hotels, and online Travel Agencies (OTAs) through the various distribution channels. Her speaking engagements recently have included Cyprus, Dubai, France, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Long Beach, Las Vegas, Boston, Dallas, and others.Ms. Christodoulidou can be contacted at 310-243-3502 or Nchristodoulidou@yahoo.com
