Carol A. Costello, Ph.D.
Professor
I am a Professor in the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management and the Division of Hotel and Restaurant Administration. My major interests are in the areas of food service management, culinary tourism, and food safety. Currently, I am conducting research in food safety training of child care teachers and cooks in the state of Tennessee and development of a model to evaluate the economic impact of culinary tourism. I teach culinary courses that incorporate the scientific aspects of food into a dining experience.
Chandler, J. and Costello, C. (2001) A profile of visitors at heritage tourism destinations in East Tennessee according to Plog's Lifestyle and Activity Preference Model. J. Travel Research (in press).
Pfaffenberg, C.J., Costello, C. and Reed, A. (2001) Cluster analysis of patrons of Indian and Riverboat casino. Consortion J. 4(2):13.
Costello, C. (1998) Food safety training for quick service employees.
Tennessee Agriculture Sci., No. 185, Winter.
Pfaffenberg, C., Costello, C., and McGrath, M. 1998. Demographic
characteristics and factors ranked important by Indian and riverboat
casino patrons.
J. Hospitality & Leisure Marketing, 5(4): 73.
Costello, C. and Gaddis, T. (1997) Evaluating the effectiveness of two instructional techniques for teaching food safety principles to quick service employees. J. Food Service Systems. 10(1):41.
Contact Information
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
211 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1911
Phone: 865-974-6241
Email: costello@utk.edu
Contact the Department of Retail, Hospitality,
and Tourism Management
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
110 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1911
Email: rhtm@utk.edu
Fax: 865-974-5236
Hotel, Restaurant, & Tourism
Phone: 865-974-2141
Retail & Consumer Sciences
Phone: 865-974-2141