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Sorcha O'Neill, Ph.D.


Visiting Instructor of Hospitality and Tourism

Education

Auburn University
Ph.D., Hospitality Management (2025)
M.S., Hospitality Management (2021)
B.S., Apparel Merchandising (2019)

Research Interests

Women's Career Development in Events, Gender in Hospitality, Restaurant Food Waste

Courses Taught

  • Events Management
  • Meetings & Conventions Management
  • Luxury Hospitality Experience Management

Selected Publications

O’Neill, S., Hammadeen, H., & Crawford, A. (20025). Women’s career development within the hospitality industry: A systemic literature review. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 0(0).

Traynor, M., Owens, E., O'Neill, S., & Rahman, I. (2024). Restaurant resilience: A qualitative study of resilience, adaptability, and innovation of the Alabama restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 9(4), 100583.

O’Neill, S., Traynor, M., Rahman, I., & Lee, Y. M. (2024). Exploring Front-of-House and Back-of-House Manager Perceptions, Attitudes, and Motivations of Restaurant Food Waste Mitigation: A Qualitative Study. Sustainability, 16(15), 6694.

O’Neill, S., Gilbert, L., Wei, C., & Ayoun, B. (2023). The Cultural Dilemmas for a Senior Expatriate CEO in China. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases, 11(3), 83-89.

Traynor, M., Bernard, S., Moreo, A., & O’Neill, S. (2022). Investigating the emergence of third-party online food delivery in the US restaurant industry: A grounded theory approach. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 107, 103299.