AUS Research

Dr. Giuseppe Catenazzo is the Head of Research & Adjunct Lecturer at the American University of Applied Sciences Institute in Switzerland and Visiting Professor in Service Operations Management & Statistics at EHL Hospitality Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, the top world institution for hospitality education.

He is also an External Lecturer in Market Research and Consumer Behaviour at the University of Applied Sciences in Western Switzerland (HEG Geneva). An Italian and Swiss citizen, Giuseppe studied in France, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom and speaks several languages.

Dr. Catenazzo is also an editor of international research books; his research on quality perceptions, service recovery, and complaining behavior has been published in Production Planning and Control, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction & Complaining Behavior, and Anatolia International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research.

Dr. Seda Ceken is a Lecturer at Istanbul University Institute for Aviation Psychology
Research. She holds a B.S. in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations from Marmara
University, and her Master’s Degree in Organizational Behavior from Istanbul University
Business School. Currently, graduated from her doctoral program as Ph.D in Istanbul
University Business School Organizational Behavior department. She investigated the
importance degrees of the non-technical criteria (soft skills) used in the pilot recruitment
processes in the aviation sector in the doctoral dissertation. She is also a contributor to Crew
Resource Management Institute in academic research and project support. Her research
focuses on behavioral sciences, human factors in aviation, pilot selection process, crew
resource management, communication, career and cognitive disciplines in aviation. She is
also Co-Editor-in-Chief at Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace Journal. Seda Ceken is a
European Association Aviation Psychology (EAAP) member, and she is accredited Human
Factors Specialist from European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP).

Researcher and consultant in sustainable development. 15 years of experience working as monitor and evaluator of productive projects in tourism, ecotourism, agriculture and agro-industry, in different rural settings in Perú, financed by public and private sector as well (NGO's, International Cooperation and private companies). Experience in tourism in management, projects, planning and tourism director in public and private sectors. Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Hospitality and Gastronomy from Ricardo Palma University in Lima — Peru. MSc. in Ecotourism and MSc. in Agricultural Innovation for Rural Development from the National Agrarian University La Molina. PhD in Development and Strategic Security from the Peruvian National High Studies Center (CAEN). Various specializations like in projects, planning, foresight and gender equity from BID (Interamerican Development Bank), CAF (Development Bank of Latin America and The Caribbean) and IICA (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture).

Author of research articles in knowledge management, innovation, human and multidimensional security.

Stefania Denise Escobar is a Researcher in Economics and Management at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. She was a visiting research scholar at Bangor University (UK), University of Aveiro (Portugal), New York University (USA) and Free University of Brussels (Belgium). Her research lies at the intersection of management, smart cities, tourism and sustainability. Her research has been presented at TTRA, APAC-CHRIE, and World Conference on Smart Destinations. Her work has appeared in the journal Cities, Current Issues in Tourism, International Journal of Public Sector Management and Journal of Knowledge Management.

Emanuele Gabriel Margherita is Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Business Organization and Information Systems at the Department of Human Science at Link University, Roma (Italy). He holds a PhD in Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods from the University of Tuscia, Viterbo (Italy). He was a visiting scholar at the University of Agder (Norway) and at the Research Center LENTIC at the University of Liege (Belgium). His research interests concern the study of the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on organizations as well as the organizing of Smart City. His work has appeared in journals such as the International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Information Systems Frontiers, TQM Journal, Current Issues in Tourism, and Cities. His research has been presented at EGOS, STPIS, WOA and ItAIS conferences.

Małgorzata Żmigrodzka, Ph.D. in social sciences, postgraduate MBA, LL.M. and master degree at the University of Warsaw. Assistant professor at the Air Force University in Dęblin. Member of the editorial team of the Scientific Journal Security and Logistics. She has extensive experience in implementing innovative research and training projects, with a particular focus on shaping safety culture in both state and commercial organizations. Her research interests include the new technology: ML,VR, AI, unmanned aerial systems.

Farhana Yeasmin began her research career at the University of Agder, Norway, and has also served as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Asia Pacific (UAP), Bangladesh. Her research primarily focuses on business management, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and technology-driven microfinance institutions, with an emphasis on improving their financial and operational efficiency. Farhana’s dynamic interests lie at the intersection of sustainability and innovation, envisioning a future where business solutions contribute to the well-being of future generations.

Dr. Luciano Ferreira da Silva is a postdoctoral scholar in Sustainability at PUC-Campinas and holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). He also has a Master’s in Administration, Communication, and Education from São Marcos University, with additional specialization in Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management.

Currently, he serves as a full-time professor and researcher at the Postgraduate Program in Project Management (PPGP) at Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), where he leads Research Line 2: “Project Management.” Dr. Ferreira da Silva is also a visiting researcher at the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland (AUS), focusing on "Society 4.0 and Circular Economy" and "People and Project Management."

He has published extensively in high-impact national and international journals in fields such as Operations, Project Management, Sustainability, and Knowledge Management. Additionally, he is the editor-in-chief of the Revista de Gestão e Projetos (GeP - ISSN 2236-0972), an esteemed journal in Business and Project Management.

Dr. Hamza Nidaazzi is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco. He holds a Ph.D. in Management, with his doctoral thesis on organizational conservatism in family businesses earning Summa Cum Laude honors and the AMCCA Certificate of Excellence. His academic work is primarily focused on the strategic aspects of management, with a particular interest in advancing theoretical and applied research in the context of family businesses. He has authored numerous publications in these fields and is actively engaged in academic discussions and initiatives that promote the development of the social sciences.

Dr. Ikrame Selkani is an accomplished academic currently serving as an Assistant Professor at several prestigious business schools in Spain, including Cesine International Business School in Santander, UIBS, and ENEB Barcelona.
Originally from Morocco, Dr. Selkani holds two PhDs: one in Heritage from the University of Córdoba, Spain, and another in Sustainable Management from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
Dr. Selkani has made significant contributions to the academic community, publishing over 30 research papers in English, French, and Spanish across various international journals. Her research spans a wide array of topics, including Management, Marketing, City Marketing, Culture, Heritage, Tourism, Sustainability, Environment, and Innovation.
She is also the author of the book "The Role of Marketing in the Success of Entrepreneurial Ventures" (2015), originally written in French. A recognized expert in her field, Dr. Selkani has been a keynote speaker at numerous international conferences in countries such as Morocco, France, Spain, Australia, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.


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Dr. Mouna Nasr holds a PhD in Marketing from the “Institut Supérieur de Gestion (ISG) in Tunis, Tunisia and has over 10 years of teaching experience at various Tunisian universities. She also serves as a guest lecturer at several French business schools. Her areas of teaching expertise include marketing, digital marketing, and market research. Her research focuses primarily on consumer behavior, with a particular interest in the tourism sector.

Dr. Vadym Mozgovoy holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of
Lausanne, Switzerland (2021). His doctoral thesis, “Physiolytics at the Workplace:
Longitudinal Evaluation of Organizational Effects at Swiss Public Administrations,”
received multiple awards, including the Best Paper Award at the 2019 Swiss
Conference on Data Science, the Best Doctoral Student Conference Paper Award from
the Public and Non-Profit (PNP) Division of the Academy of Management (AOM) in
2021, and the Excellence of Ph.D. Thesis Award from the University of Lausanne in
2022. Alongside his Ph.D., he completed certifications in Machine Learning and Cloud
Computing, building expertise in advanced computational methods.

From March 2023 to February 2024, Dr. Mozgovoy was a Postdoctoral Researcher at
the University of Geneva’s Quality of Life Technologies Lab, where his research looked
into promoting employee well-being through the implementation of wearable information
technologies and job crafting.

Since May 2022, Dr. Mozgovoy has been a Visiting Researcher at Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, where his focus is on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Statistics in
Organizational Behavior. In 2024, he began teaching and supervising academic papers
for the pre-Master’s program at VU Amsterdam.

His research and teaching interests include Strategy and Organization, Leadership and
Change Management, and Management Consulting.

Ethel N. Revello Barovero is an English associate professor at Universidad Nacional de Tierra
del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur (UNTDF). She is also the head of the School of
Languages at UNTDF. She has taught all levels of primary and secondary school in English. She teaches in the area of second language acquisition and TESOL/TEFL. Ethel is currently teaching English for Specific Purposes at UNTDF and general English at the only primary school in Antarctica in Base Esperanza. Her core interests are ESP and the democracy of education. Sheteaches courses in face-to-face, blended, and online formats. Her research focuses on English academic literacy. She has published articles and chapters on different areas of her expertise: Academic Literacies and Higher Education learning and teaching, English academic literacy and online teaching in primary school.

Dr. Ramesh Roshan Das Guru is a marketing scholar whose research bridges product quality perception with sustainable consumer behavior.

With academic experience spanning India, Russia, and Switzerland, he has contributed to marketing education and research at institutions including IIM Bodhgaya, Higher School of Economics Moscow, and the University of Geneva.

His research, published in the European Journal of Marketing, focuses on developing measurement scales for customer-experienced product quality (CEPQ) and understanding consumer behavior patterns. Ramesh combines rigorous academic frameworks with industry insights gained from his global experiences, bringing a unique perspective to marketing education and research.

Laura Słocka – Master of Law, PhD Candidate at the College of Legal Studies of the Doctoral School of the University of Wroclaw. At the Research Center for Legal and Economic Problems of Electronic Communication, she is working on a doctoral dissertation within the VI edition of the Ministry grant program “Implementation Doctorate”, the results of which will be implemented in the law firm specializing in the new technology law, where she works as an Associate. Laura conducts scientific research in the field of legal aspects of production and use of neurotechnology, data protection la, and information risk management. She was a speaker at numerous international and national scientific conferences, including in Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Austria and the Czech Republic. She is also an author of publications on the new technologies law. Laura teaches students law, administration, economics, new technology law, and e-business law.

Stefan is an interdisciplinary researcher in business, society, and education, and received diverse training in business, international studies, development, and education. His professional background includes work as a trainer and consultant in an intercultural industry context (EU, USA, China) as well as work in academia, including higher education teaching and international program administration. Stefan’s main research interests lie in access and inclusion, social justice, CSR, and related topics such as postdigitalism, EdTech, media and culture studies, and shared value. He teaches and researches at institutions in Europe and Asia.

Dr. Joseph Augustine Igomu is an esteemed graduate of the Prince Abubakar Audu
University, Anyigba (formerly Kogi State University Anyigba). He is a seasoned
academic and security expert with over a decade of professional experience in both
public service and academia. He was born into the family of Chief Augustine Itodo
Igomu of Effa - Ugbokolo, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State,
Nigeria.

He began his academic voyage with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc Hons) degree in
Management in 2008 at Kogi State University Anyigba, Kogi State-Nigeria, followed
by a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Management from the same institution in
2013. He took his quest for academics a notch higher when he earned a Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration, with specialization in Strategic
Management, from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State-Nigeria in
2019.

An avowed researcher, Dr. Joseph has vast expertise in areas such as strategic
management, entrepreneurship, public administration, security management, peace/
conflict studies and corrections administration. He has completed various professional
certifications, including a diploma in computer applications, a specialized training in
entrepreneurship development by the Central Bank of Nigeria, security management,
gender policy, mediation, peace, and conflict resolution.

Dr. Joseph is a Superintendent of Corrections (SC) with the Nigerian Correctional
Service (NCoS), with extensive experience in corrections administration. He is
currently acting head of the Education Unit at NCoS National Headquarters in Abuja -
Nigeria. He has served in key roles such as PhD research scholar and administrative
officer at the Education Unit, Training and Staff Development Directorate, National
Headquarters NCoS in Abuja-Nigeria. In 2024, he served as Directing Staff at the
Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji - Nigeria, where he contributed
immensely to training on internal security and low-intensity conflict operations.

In addition to his role in the Nigerian Correctional Service, Dr. Joseph is a dedicated
academic, serving as a visiting lecturer (instructional facilitator and project
supervisor) at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja. He is also a
visiting research fellow at AUS in Switzerland. He is a Scholar of the African Council
for Communication for Education (SACCE), Nigerian-Chapter. His contributions are
underscored by his extensive publication record, covering research interests in
strategic management, entrepreneurial development to peace studies, security studies
and information communication technology. His works are regularly featured in
reputable academic journals and edited conference proceedings. He is a member of
several editorial boards. Dr. Joseph is passionate about mentoring and chaperoning
future leaders in management sciences.

As a researcher and teacher with a State qualification MCF obtained in France, an educator at the hospitality school Cesar Ritz Colleges in Switzerland, and an alumnus of the Future Leaders Exchange program in the USA, I bring a global perspective to my research work. In addition, my professional background in international real estate management, the automotive industry, luxury hospitality, and the service sector enriches my perspective on the practical relevance of research findings. I am passionate about researching social evaluations at the intersection of strategy, organizational behavior, and organizational theory to understand how employee judgments shape organizational resilience and, ultimately, brand value. My current research, in the final stages of my Ph.D. at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, examines how factors such as organizational legitimacy, trustworthiness, and authenticity influence employee commitment and ultimately drive long-term organizational success, especially in the context of service organizations. My research has been published in leading journals such as the International Journal of Hospitality Management and presented at prestigious conferences such as the Academy of Management Annual Meeting and the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium.

Dr. Carrie Waterman joined the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) - Office of Farm to Fork as the Food Access Lead in July 2024. She works on the California Nutrition Incentive Program, which encourages the purchase and consumption of healthy, locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables by nutrition-benefit clients. Carrie assists with grants management, fosters partnerships, engages with grantees, and enhances outreach and communication efforts. Carrie is also a part-time Ethnobotany lecturer in the Department of Plant
Sciences at UC Davis.

Dr. Waterman brings a rich background and international experience to UC Davis and CDFA as an interdisciplinary researcher, scientist, and consultant at the intersection of nutrition, agriculture, health, and development. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy and studied plant medicine as a postdoctoral researcher in Natural Products Chemistry. Her experience includes being a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Nairobi and serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. Carrie has also worked with the Institute for Global Nutrition at UC Davis and served as Center Director for the UC Global Health Institute on Food Justice and Health Equity.

Her research has focused on using Moringa oleifera (moringa) to prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, with funding from CDFA, NIH Fogarty International, USAID, USDA, UC, and UC Davis Global Affairs. In 2020, she was the Principal Investigator on a CDFA Specialty Crop Block Grant to promote moringa awareness, production, and consumption within California's food system. Dr. Waterman's work encompasses community outreach, capacity building, scientific research, social equity, and sustainable development. The CDFA and CNIP teams are eager to leverage her passion to address social, environmental, and economic improvements for underserved communities.

Dr. Olivier Mesly is a Visiting Research Fellow at the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland (AUS). He earned his Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) in management from the University of Lorraine in 2023. His academic achievements also include a university certificate in music from the University of Sherbrooke (2017), a post-doctoral fellowship at HEC Montréal (2011), a DBA in marketing from the University of Sherbrooke (2010), an MBA in agribusiness from Guelph University, and a B.A. in East Asian studies along with a diploma in public relations (with distinction) from McGill University, Canada.

Dr. Mesly has an extensive teaching portfolio, delivering courses in marketing (e.g., fundamentals, marketing research, international marketing, marketing management) and project management (e.g., project feasibility, managing international projects). He teaches in English, French, and Spanish across Europe, Canada, and Latin America.

His research focuses on dysfunctional markets and the behaviors of their agents, with a particular emphasis on predatory financial practices. He has published multidisciplinary scholarly articles and books in fields such as behavioral finance, economics, law, marketing, project management, and psychology.

Before transitioning to academia, Dr. Mesly held leadership roles in international marketing, including as a director for Mitsubishi, where he conducted business across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas."

Dr.Giuseppe Modarelli is a Ph.D. in Doctoral School in Human and Social Sciences and post-doc collaborator at the Department of Management — University of Turin — Italy. He is also Research collaborator at AUS American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. He is Visiting Professor at Limerick University — Ireland, at HdWM Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management University of Applied Management Studies in Mannheim — Germany and at University of Minho, Braga — Portugal.

His teaching activities include Organization, Applied psychology, Behavioural Economics. His research interests include public sector, innovation and digital transformation for public sector-organizations, comparative studies (public-private), organization studies and complex systems, motivation and group dynamics, accounting and organizational history, influences and consequences on the introduction of new tools in the workplace, business ethics, CSR and D&I. He considers qualitative and narrative methods, but also mixed ones, emphasizing both critical and conceptual approaches. He received awards for originality in research and scholarships, publishing a good percentage of articles in top ranking journals at national and international level. During the last years he was speaker at several national and international conferences, becoming member of the Editorial Boards in specific Academic Journals.

Hector Huerta Huitzil is a non-resident Visiting Research Fellow at the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. He previously lectured a diverse range of courses, such as Entrepreneurship, Geopolitics, International Business, Cross-Cultural Management, and Event Management in Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, and the US. Prior to joining academia, he held management positions in branding, corporate communications, foreign trade, marketing, foreign direct investment and tourism promotion with Burson-Marsteller, State of Illinois Latin America and Caribbean Office, and the British Council, among others. He earned an MSc International Marketing, University of Strathclyde; MA US Studies, University of the Americas; BA International Studies, BA Political Science, and Minor in Latin American Studies, Miami University. Mr. Huerta Huitzil was born in the UNESCO heritage city of Puebla, Mexico, and has visited over 80 countries.

Dr. Vedran Milojica is a Visiting Research Fellow at the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. He graduated and got his PhD at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka. His career spanned from tourism and hospitality to finance and higher education. 

Dr. Milojica was a Lecturer at a private university of applied sciences, where he taught multiple courses in tourism and hospitality, marketin, and methodology of scientific research. He participates actively in various scientific and professional education programmes and in organising committees of scientific conferences and congresses as an external associate. He is the secretary of the Journal of Economics, Management and Informatics BizInfo (Blace) and reviews scientific papers for scientific journals. He published a significant number of scientific papers in scientific journals and proceedings of international conferences. A Croatian citizen, Dr. Milojica is also an editor of international research books and conference proceedings. His areas of research include specific forms of tourism (Health Tourism, Rural Tourism, Nautical Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Religious Tourism…), International Tourism, and Tourist behaviour.