Nan Hua

Nan Hua is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Hospitality Services at the Rosen College, University of Central Florida. He holds a Ph.D. in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management from Pennsylvania State University, a Master’s in Asset Management/Hospitality Investment from New York University, and a Bachelor of Economics from Shandong University. His research focuses on hospitality and tourism technology, including live-streaming tourism experiences, digital nomadism, and self-service technology adoption. Hua serves as Board Director and former President of the International Association of Hospitality Financial Management Education (iAHFME) and has led a $977,566 NSF Convergence Accelerator project preparing the U.S. labor force for future hotel and restaurant jobs.