Hamed Rezapouraghdam

Hamed Rezapouraghdam is an Associate Professor and active faculty member in the Faculty of Tourism at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in Northern Cyprus. He holds an office in TH 307 and can be reached via email at hamed.rezapouraghdam@emu.edu.tr or by phone at +90 392 630 1392.

His educational background includes a PhD (2013–2018) and MS (2011–2013) in Tourism Management from Eastern Mediterranean University, and a BA (2004–2008) in English Language Translation from the University of Isfahan.

Dr. Rezapouraghdam's research centers on sustainable tourism, green human resource management, and the application of advanced methodologies such as machine learning to understand visitor behavior in natural and marine environments. He explores how memorable tourism experiences influence visitor outcomes and how green leadership and corporate social responsibility initiatives impact employee and customer behavior in the hospitality industry.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend toward sustainability in tourism and hospitality, with a focus on predicting green behaviors using machine learning, analyzing memorable experiences through qualitative comparative methods, and examining green voice behaviors in restaurant employees. His work bridges environmental sustainability with managerial practices in tourism sectors.

• Green human resource management, job embeddedness and their effects on restaurant employees’ green voice behaviors (2023)
• Memorable tourism experiences and critical outcomes among nature-based visitors: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis approach (2022)
• Application of machine learning to predict visitors’ green behavior in marine protected areas: evidence from Cyprus (2021)

Dr. Rezapouraghdam is actively involved in academic advising, supervising numerous PhD and Master's students on topics related to sustainable tourism, green leadership, wellness in hospitality, and community participation. While no specific grants are mentioned in the text, his research output suggests active engagement in funded or institutionally supported projects. He contributes significantly to the academic mission of EMU through research, publication, and student mentorship.

He is affiliated with the Faculty of Tourism, which is part of Eastern Mediterranean University's academic structure. There is no mention of specific labs or research teams, but his collaborative publications indicate active research partnerships with scholars internationally.