Featuring Our Faculty

Hospitality Management

Community Outreach Interests

My interests lie in the area of personnel and economic development, realizing both in a community setting because a community can only be as good as the accumulative talent, skills, and abilities of its members. I seek projects that allow me to use my education and my background in personnel training and economic development to help the community members enhance their skills and abilities.

Research Interests

I concur with the research vision of East Carolina University: "The research mission of East Carolina University is to advance knowledge, to encourage creative activity, to solve significant human problems, and to provide the foundation for professional practice through the support of basic and applied research." Research is the synthesis of critical thinking, but it does not always have to be a solo effort. It is often enhanced by a community effort. This collaboration brings a new and fresh perspective to the project; each contributor bringing his or her unique talents, insights, and background to the effort. Through collaboration, research becomes an opportunity to develop relationships and humanizes the process. Currently, I am working on three projects: 1) personality and performance assessment, 2) performance evaluation, and 3) soft skills of hospitality management professionals.

Notable Publications

• Weber, M. (2008). An exploratory study: Relationships between Bloom's Taxonomy and Keirsey's Temperament Sorter. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 19(4), 21–27.
• Chandler, J. A., Weber, M., & Finley, D. A. (2007). Assessing teaching effectiveness in a basic foods laboratory: Phase one – Delphi panel. Submitted to the Journal of Culinary Science and Technology.
• Chandler, J. A., Weber, M., & Finley, D. A. (2007). Evaluating teaching effectives in a quantity food laboratory. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 19(3), 23–31.
• Weber, M., Chandler, J. A., & Finley, D. A. (2005). Evaluating teaching effectiveness in a quantity food laboratory: Phase three – student feedback. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 18(2), 28–35.
• Weber, M., & Ehlert, M. (2005). Relationships between students' scores on performance assessment (PA) and paper and pencil tests (PPT) in a foods preparation course. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 17(2), 57–63.
• Weber, M., & Finley, D. A. (2007). Pilot test to identify soft skill competencies in hospitality management. Frontiers in Southeast CHRIE Hospitality and Tourism Research, 11(2), 60–63.

Courses

• HMGT 4450: Hospitality and Dietetics Human Resource Management
• HMGT 2591: Field Experience in Hospitality Management I
• HMGT 1350: Introduction to Hospitality Management