{"id":623,"date":"2026-05-07T19:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2026-11-05T14:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T19:11:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/chr\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About CHR"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head>\n<\/head><body><p>The mission of the center for Hospitality Research (CHR) is to advance hospitality thought leadership by publishing and disseminating impactful and actionable research, including reports, briefs, tools, and case studies that industry leaders can put into practice today; facilitating the exchange of new ideas by bringing students, faculty, and industry professionals together at roundtables, panels, conferences, and other engaging events; and partnering with the other Centers and Institutes in the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration to maximize research, event, and networking collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n    <section class=\"featured-profiles featured-profiles--expanded   section-heading--wrap bg--clear\">\n                    <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n                                                    <h2>Leadership &amp; staff<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n            <div class=\"grid-container text-margin-reset global-spacing--4x\">\n                                    <ul class=\"featured-profiles__list\">\n                                                    <li class=\"featured-profiles__list__item\">\n                                <article class=\"profile profile--featured  \">\n            <figure class=\"profile__image aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.business.cornell.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/photo\/lc29\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Photo of Linda Canina\">\n                                    <\/figure>\n    \n    <div class=\"profile__content\">\n        <h3 class=\"profile__heading\">\n            <a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/lc29\/\">Linda Canina<\/a>\n        <\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"profile__titles\">Georges C. and Marian St. Laurent Professor of Applied Business Management; Academic Director of the Center for Hospitality Research<\/span>\n        \n                                                <div class=\"profile__excerpt\">\n                    <p>Linda Canina is a professor of finance in the finance, accounting, and real estate group at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration. 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class=\"profile__heading\">\n            <a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/skc223\/\">Shana Claar<\/a>\n        <\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"profile__titles\">Center Coordinator, Center for Hospitality Research, Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration<\/span>\n        \n                                                <div class=\"profile__excerpt\">\n                    <p><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/article>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"featured-profiles__list__item\">\n                                <article class=\"profile profile--featured  \">\n            <figure class=\"profile__image aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" 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