Becky Liu-Lastres

Becky Liu-Lastres serves as Professor in the Department of Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management within Indiana University Indianapolis' School of Health and Human Sciences. As a current TRIP Scholar at the Center for Translating Research Into Practice, she specializes in translating academic findings into practical solutions for the tourism and hospitality industry, with particular expertise in organizational resilience during crises.

Her research centers on risk and crisis management across tourism sectors, examining pandemic impacts, psychological capital in foodservice employment, and adventure tourism safety. Key projects analyze host-guest communication during environmental crises (e.g., Florida Red Tide), female business travelers' safety concerns, and cruise line reputation management. Her work integrates organizational resilience theory with practical industry applications through mixed-methods approaches including thematic analysis and structural equation modeling.

Publications from 2019-2021 reveal consistent focus on crisis adaptation strategies, with 60% addressing COVID-19 impacts. Her scholarship demonstrates strong interdisciplinary collaboration, frequently partnering with Ignatius Cahyanto and Bingjie Wen across tourism safety, employee wellbeing, and risk communication domains. Methodologically, she combines large-scale surveys (n=969+), in-depth interviews (26+ planners), and theoretical framework extensions like the Risk Perception Attitude Framework.

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While the text confirms her active research leadership, it contains no information about advised students or secured grant funding. Her TRIP Scholar role suggests institutional research support, but specific project funding remains unreported.

Liu-Lastres operates within Indiana University Indianapolis' Center for Translating Research Into Practice, leveraging cross-disciplinary partnerships with the School of Health and Human Sciences. Her collaborative network includes tourism researchers, public health specialists, and industry practitioners focused on crisis response innovation, particularly evident in multi-institutional studies on pandemic recovery and employee wellbeing initiatives.