
Dr Pimtong Tavitiyaman is a Senior Lecturer of PolyU SPEED and Program Leader in the academic discipline of Hospitality Management. She was the recipient of the 2011/12 CPCE Award for Superior Research-Scholarly Performance and CPCE Outstanding Teaching Performance/ Achievement Award 2014/15. Dr Tavitiyaman received her Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Thammasat University, Thailand, and Master of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Administration and Doctor of Philosophy in Human Environmental Sciences from Oklahoma State University, USA. In terms of professional experiences, she worked at a the five-star hotel in Bangkok, Thailand and many university dining outlets and restaurants in Virginia and Oklahoma, USA. Dr Tavitiyaman teaches courses in the areas of hospitality and tourism such as Research Methods, Legal and Ethical Issues in Hospitality and Tourism Industry, Contemporary Issues in Hospitality and Tourism Industry, and Hotel Planning and Development.