IAEE Faculty Resources

Welcome to our Faculty Community here at IAEE. We have hundreds of faculty and student members as part of our IAEE membership. As a faculty or educational institutional member, you have many benefits with your membership including the following resources linked below.  

2025 IAEE Faculty Engagement Experience at IMEX America

Faculty Best Papers

  • Barriers Why Students Do Not Attend Conferences

    Dr. Gina Causin, Dr. Amber Chelette, Dr. Sharon Rice – Stephen F. Austin State University

  • Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning Models that Drive Career Readiness in Event Management Education

    Christine Cleaver, M. Ed. – New York University

  • Immersive Learning for a Sustainable Future: The Role of Virtual Reality

    Dr. Sandy Shen, Sydney Korbey, and Dr. Kevin Lin – California Polytechnic State University, Dr. Jinah Park – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • Inclusive Networking with Social Assistive Robots (SAR): The Role of Proactiveness and Neurodiversity

    Dr. Pei Zhang – California Polytechnic State University, Dr. Jijun Chen – Purdue University, Dr. Xingyi Zhang – University of North Texas

  • Learning AI by Doing: A Pilot Study of Human-AI Collaboration and Employee Stress in Guest Services

    Dr. Pei Zhang, Dr. Keri Schwab, Amelia Iseley, Ellie Rupert – Cal Poly State University

Faculty Poster Sessions

  • Exploring Experiential Learning in Events Management Education: Developing Industry-Ready Graduates

    Dr. Gina Causin, Carrie Wright-Davis, Ellie Marsh, Kayce Ford, Lora Poskey -

    Stephen F. Austin State University

  • Holistic Hospitality Education: Preparing Students for Wellness Technology, Tourism, and Event Destinations

    Dr. Sherrie Tennessee – Virginia State University, Dr. Hyelin Kim – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Integrating Artificial Intelligence as an Event Planning Tool

    Dr. Ann D. Summerall-Jarbo – Robert Morris University

  • Mega-event Management During U.S Formula One World Championships: Educating the Next Generation of Event Managers to be Future Ready

    Dr. Lisa Young – DePaul University

Presentations

  • Industry Trends and Updates

    Michael Dominguez, President and CEO, ALHI

  • GenZ Report_The Value of Live Events in a Digital World

    Ken Holsinger, SVP, Industry Research & Insights, Freeman

    Samantha Vogel, Director, Events & Brand Experiences, Freeman

  • Preparing Gen Z for the Workplace:GenZ Report_Our Latest Research Reveals What Younger Audiences Want from Your Event

    Ken Holsinger, SVP, Industry Research & Insights, Freeman

    Samantha Vogel, Director, Events & Brand Experiences, Freeman

  • The Annabelle Project

    Sharon Mills, Mentor and National Sales Manager, Shepard

2024 IAEE Faculty Engagement Program at IMEX America

IAEE America 2024 Presentations

  • AI Era-Embracing Project-Based Learning for Effective Meeting and Event Education

    Godwin-Charles Ogbeide, Metropolitan University of Denver

  • Amazon Web Services DeepRacer Event Challenges Competencies

    Ann D. Summerall-Jabro, Robert Morris University

  • Event Trends for the Next Year

    Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM, President and CEO – IAEE

  • Incentive Industry

    Annette Gregg, MBA, CMM, CEO – Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) and Allan Schweyer, Principal Researcher, The Conference Board and Chief Academic Advisor, Incentive Research Foundation (IRF)

  • The Stressful Nature of Event Management: A Scoping Review to Uncover Underlying Causes, Impacts & Mitigation Strategies

    Angelika Bazarnik, University of Nevada Las Vegas