Sandra Ponting
Associate Professor
Hospitality and Tourism Management
L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
SDSU
Bio
Sandra teaches lower and upper division undergraduate courses such as Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management, Service Leadership Development, and Hospitality Leadership and Self Development. Her research interests include emotional labor, industry professionalization, organizational identity change, and professional identity construction, all in the context of hospitality and tourism workforce development.
She is passionate about assisting students with finding personally meaningful careers in the industry.
Education
PhD in Leisure and Tourism Studies, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
BA (Hons) in Tourism Management, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Fun Facts
Fun Facts About Sandra
- She is a Korean national.
- She has a pug named Mahn-Doo. It means dumpling in Korean.
- She has lived and worked in four countries.