Faculty/Staff

Trishna G. Mistry

Trishna Mistry

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
trishna@usf.edu
Tampa Office: BSN 3427
Vita

Trishna G. Mistry is a tenured associate professor in the School of Hospitality and Sport Management and the graduate program director for hospitality management. Her research agenda spans five interconnected streams addressing contemporary challenges in hospitality management: human resources management and employee retention; leadership styles and employee outcomes; employee mistreatment and well-being; technology adoption and employee-robot collaboration; and social and environmental responsibility in the workplace. Across these areas, she conducts research that advances scholarly knowledge while offering practical applications for industry.

Mistry has published more than 35 refereed articles in journals including the International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, and Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, and serves on the editorial advisory board of the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. She leads a sponsored research partnership with McKibbon Hospitality studying employee engagement and leadership development, and is active in professional service to the field, including board leadership with the SECSA Federation of ICHRIE. She teaches strategic management, organizational effectiveness, and research methods, and works closely with graduate students. Before entering academia, she held operations and guest experience roles with several prominent companies, including Wyndham Vacation Ownership.

Teaching

  • HFT 4221 – Hospitality Human Resources Management

  • HFT 4295 – Hospitality Leadership and Strategic Management (undergraduate capstone)

  • HMG 6246 – Organizational Effectiveness

  • HMG 6586 – Hospitality Research Methods and Statistics
  • HMG 6296 – Strategic Management and Competitive Strategy for Hospitality and Tourism (graduate capstone)

Research

  • Human resources management and employee retention

  • Leadership styles and employee outcomes

  • Employee mistreatment and well-being

  • Technology adoption and employee-robot collaboration

  • Social and environmental responsibility in the workplace