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Professor Sameer U. Hosany serves as Head of Department and Professor of Marketing at the School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway University of London. His academic career spans multiple institutions with a focus on the intersection of psychology, marketing and tourism, where he has established himself as a leading scholar in consumer behavior and emotional experiences.
His educational background includes a PhD in Marketing from the University of Surrey, a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Teaching and Learning (with distinction) from Royal Holloway, an MSc in Tourism Marketing (with distinction) from the University of Surrey, and a BSc in Management (first class) from the University of Mauritius.
Professor Hosany's research focuses on consumer (tourist) behavior and emotional experiences, with recent work expanding into challenge-led research areas including children's sustainable behavior, women entrepreneurship, and human interaction with smart technologies. He employs sophisticated quantitative research methodologies, particularly multivariate analysis techniques, scale development and validation, structural equation modeling, and partial least squares analysis.
His scholarly output demonstrates consistent excellence across multiple dimensions of tourism and marketing research, with publications appearing in premier journals including Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Business Research, Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Marketing Management, and Journal of Travel Research. His research has garnered significant attention, with Google Scholar citations exceeding 11,660 and an h-index of 27.
- Clarivate Web of Science 'Highly Cited Researcher' (2021)
- Stanford University's list of world's top 2% scientists
- Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award (2006)
- Multiple Best Paper Awards from prestigious conferences
- Two papers selected among 22 most celebrated papers on destination marketing
Professor Hosany actively contributes to academic service as an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Travel Research and previously served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Research. He has successfully supervised numerous doctoral students through completion and continues to mentor emerging scholars in the field. His research has been featured in major media outlets worldwide including CBC News, The Washington Post, The Irish Times, and The Business Times, demonstrating the real-world impact of his scholarly work.
