Melinda Patience

Research Coordinator, Office of Tourism Analysis

Education

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute, STR SHARE Center
CHIA - Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics, 2014

Southern New Hampshire University - Manchester, NH
M.S., Data Analytics, 2018

College of Charleston - Charleston, SC
B.S., Business Administration, 2007
B.S., Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2007

Trident Technical College - Charleston, SC
A.S., Computer Technology - Information Systems Specialist, 2014
Certificate, Microcomputer Business Applications, 2012
Certificate, Microcomputer Expert User, 2012
Certificate, Internet Programming, 2013
Certificate, Database, 2013

Research Interests

Accommodation performance trends and visitor behaviors in the Charleston, SC area.

Selected Publications

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Litvin, S. W., Wilkie, J., Linder, C., & Patience, M. O. (2023). Experiential learning and hospitality research for the public good: a study of DUI and the F&B industry. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Toursim.

Brizek, M. G., Frash, R. E., McLeod, B. M., & Patience, M. O. (2021). Independent restaurant operator perspectives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 93, 102766.

Frash Jr, R. E., Blose, J. E., Norman, W. C., & Patience, M. (2016). Healthy Parks, Happy People: An Exploratory Study of a County Park System.Journal of Park & Recreation Administration, 34(1).