Dr.Lisa Gao is an Associate Professor at the School of Hotel and TourismManagement at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She joined from the PennsylvaniaState University, where she earned her Ph.D. degree and served as aninstructor.
Dr.Gao conducts research in the area of consumer behavior and services marketingwith a specific interest in Corporate Social Responsibility issues in theservice industry. Her research is published intop-tier hospitality and business journals such as the International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journalof Hospitality & Tourism Research,International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, CornellHospitality Quarterly, Journalof Business Research and Journal of BusinessEthics.Dr.Gao also serves as an editorial board member and Special Issued Guest Editorfor Journal of Hospitality & TourismResearch, and as a reviewer for hospitality and tourism journals andconferences including Annals of Tourism Research, TourismManagement, International Journal ofHospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management,Journal of Business Ethics, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, ICHRIE, APacCHRIE,EuroCHRIE, Society for Consumer Psychology: SCP Conference, Annual GraduateEducation and Graduate Students Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism among others. Dr. Gaoreceived the Annual ICHRIE Research Reports award at the Annual ICHRIEConference (2018) and the best paper award at the 22nd Annual GraduateEducation and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism(2017).
DrGao is CHE and CHIA. She teaches Services Marketing, Operation Management, Food& Beverage Management, and Consultancy Project subjects. She alsosupervises undergraduate, Master’s and PhD students’ thesis.