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Jong Hyun

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Merchandising and Digital Retailing

College: College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2015
    Major: Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management
    Specialization: Retail and Consumer Sciences
    Dissertation: Why Do U.S. Consumers Purchase Ethnically Disparate Products?

Current Scheduled Teaching

MDSE 4660.001Advanced ApplicationSpring 2026 Syllabus
CMHT 5600.401Managing Customer ExperiencesSpring 2026
CMHT 5600.461Managing Customer ExperiencesSpring 2026
CMHT 5200.401Mixed Methods Research For Consumer MarketsSpring 8W1 2026
MDSE 5920.402Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2026

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MDSE 4660.002Advanced ApplicationFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
ICON 4440.401Consumer Analytics and Data VisualizationFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5330.401Consumer Analytics and Data VisualizationFall 2025 SPOT
MDSE 4660.001Advanced ApplicationSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
CEXM 4440.401Consumer Analytics and Data VisualizationSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5330.401Consumer Analytics and Data VisualizationSpring 2025 SPOT
MDSE 4660.002Advanced ApplicationFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
CEXM 4440.401Consumer Analytics and Data VisualizationFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5330.401Consumer Analytics and Data VisualizationFall 2024 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Hyun, J. (2025). Exploring the influence of regulatory focus, cosmopolitanism, and ethnocentrism on consumer preferences for ethnic products. Under a Carolina Sky. American Collegiate Retailing Association. https://cdn.ymaws.com/acraretail.org/resource/resmgr/proceeding/2025_proceeding_final02.pdf
  • Hyun, J. (2025). Regulatory Orientation and Ethnic Identity: Drivers of Cosmopolitanism and Xenocentrism in Consumer Behavior. Under a Carolina Sky. American Collegiate Retailing Association. https://cdn.ymaws.com/acraretail.org/resource/resmgr/proceeding/2025_proceeding_final02.pdf
  • Hyun, J., Chakraborty, S. (2025). Cosmopolitanism, Ethnocentrism, and Sustainable Consumption: The Mediating Roles of Self-Expression and Self-Presentation. Gateway to a Brighter Future. International Textile and Apparel Association. https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21421
  • Chakraborty, S., Hyun, J. (2025). Interplay between Cosmopolitanism, Eco-Citizenship, and Eco-Anxiety in Predicting Fashion Innovativeness and Purchase Intention for Sustainable Products . Gateway to a Brighter Future. International Textile and Apparel Association. https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21435
  • Hyun, J., Jestratijevic, I. (2025). Promoting Textile Recycling Through Persuasive Appeals: Insights from Cosmopolitanism, Ethnocentrism, and Moral Foundations Theory. Gateway to a Brighter Future. International Textile and Apparel Association. https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21379
  • Hyun, J., Slaton, K.S. (2025). Understanding Student Adoption of Generative AI for Writing: A Technology Acceptance Model Approach. Gateway to a Brighter Future. International Textile and Apparel Association. https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21380
  • Hyun, J., Chakraborty, S. (2025). Why Do Cosmopolitans Go Green? Investigating the Role of Self-Expression and Need-for-uniqueness. Gateway to a Brighter Future. International Textile and Apparel Association. https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21381
  • Dorband, A., Hyun, J., Kim-Vick, J. (2024). Deceptive Social Media Advertising Practices: The Effect of Sponsorship Disclosure on Consumer Purchase Intention. Fashion Towards Post-Humanism. 3 462. International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes.
  • Hyun, J. (2024). Apparel Product Presentation in Online Marketplaces: A Regulatory Focus Perspective. Bridging the Divide. International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Hyun, J. (2024). Consumer Responses to Ethnic-Inspired Apparel: Investigating the Impacts of Ethnic-Embeddedness and Regulatory Focus. Bridging the Divide. International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Noe, H., Hyun, J. (2020). Fashion renting: an exploratory study of user and non-user behaviors. Pivoting for the Pandemic. 77 (1) International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Kim, J., Hyun, J. (2019). Investigating fashion leaders’ and non-fashion leaders’ perception toward trade-offs in eco-friendly clothing. Risk and Reward. 76 (1) International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Hyun, J., Kim, J. (2018). How Do Fashion Leaders Respond to Trade-Offs between Eco-Friendliness and Hedonic/Utilitarian Attributes?. Re-Imagine the Re-Newable. 75 (1) International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Hyun, J. (2017). The Role of Regulatory Focus and Fit in Attribute-Based Evaluation of Apparel Products. 74 (1) International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Hyun, J. (2017). The Role of Regulatory Focus in Online Apparel Product Display. 74 (1) International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Hyun, J. (2016). Apparel Product Attributes and Consumer Choice Decision: A Regulatory Focus Perspective. 73 (1) International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Gonzalez-Padron, T., Runyan, R.C., Hyun, J., Line, N., Kim, Y., Finnegan, C. (2015). “Tried and True” or “Cutting Edge”: Use of Data Analytical Techniques in Marketing Research. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. 3-3. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10873-5_3
  • Hyun, J., Fairhurst, A.E. (2015). Investigating the Consumption of Ethnically Disparate Products. 72 (1) International Textile and Apparel Association.
  • Hyun, J., Runyan, R. (2009). North American author and institution rankings in retailing scholarship: 1994-2008. 12 136-140. Academy of Marketing Science.
  • Journal Article

  • Hyun, J. (2025). Online apparel presentation: Exploring consumer response toward different types of product images. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/20932685.2025.2560312
  • Hyun, J., Chakraborty, S. (2025). Cosmopolitanism, Ethnocentrism, and Sustainable Consumption: The Mediating Roles of Self-Expression and Self-Presentation. Journal of International Consumer Marketing. 1-13. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/08961530.2025.2595651
  • Herman, J., Kim-Vick, J., Hyun, J. (2025). The Inner Drive: Unpacking the Motivations for Consumer Participation as Sellers in Apparel Resale. Businesses. 5 (4) 53. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/businesses5040053
  • Hyun, J., Lee, K. (2025). Exploring health perceptions toward ethnic restaurants in the US. British Food Journal. 1-19. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/bfj-02-2024-0185
  • Hyun, J. (2025). Mainstream consumer attraction to ethnic-inspired apparel: Exploring the role of ethnic-embeddedness and regulatory focus. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing. 16 (3) 349-364. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/20932685.2025.2491329
  • Noe, H., Hyun, J. (2024). Why do and why don't consumers use fashion rental services? A consumption value perspective. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. 28 (3) 566-580. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfmm-07-2023-0168
  • Hyun, J., Lee, K. (2022). Authenticity in ethnic restaurants: investigating the roles of ethnocentrism and xenocentrism. Tourism and Hospitality Management. 28 (3) 683-690. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management. https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.28.3.3
  • Hyun, J. (2022). Investigating the role of regulatory focus in apparel attribute prioritization. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. 26 (4) 565-581.
  • Lee, K., Hyun, J., Lee, Y. (2022). Fast food consumption value: Examining the moderating role of process value. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. 34 (12) 4729-4747. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-04-2022-0455
  • Lee, K., Hyun, J., Lee, Y. (2022). Why do and why Don’t people consume fast Food?: An application of the consumption value model. Food Quality and Preference. 99 104550. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104550
  • Hyun, J., Lee, K., Kim-Vick, J. (2021). Consumer responses to trade-offs in eco-friendly clothing: The moderating effects of fashion leadership and regulatory focus. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 59 102365. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102365
  • Hyun, J., Fairhurst, A. (2018). Understanding consumers' purchasing behavior of ethnically disparate products. Journal of Consumer Behaviour. 17 (1) Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.1691
  • Hyun, J., Hahn, K., Leslie, C.A. (2016). An Analysis of Individual and Institutional Contributions to the Fashion Marketing Forum From 2004 to 2014. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. 34 (3) 179-195. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302x16632907
  • Finnegan, C., Runyan, R.C., Gonzalez‐Padron, T., Hyun, J. (2016). Diversity and Rigor Trends in Retailing Research: Assessment and Guidelines. International Journal of Management Reviews. 18 (1) 51-68. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12059
  • Park, J., Hyun, J., Fairhurst, A., Lee, K. (2012). Perceptions of Presence as Antecedents to E-tail Shopping - An Extended Technology Acceptance Model -. The Research Journal of the Costume Culture. 20 (3) 451-462. The Costume Culture Association. https://doi.org/10.7741/rjcc.2012.20.3.451
  • Runyan, R.C., Hyun, J. (2009). Author and institution rankings in retail research: an analysis of the four retail journals from 1994–2008. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research. 19 (5) 571-586. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593960903445442

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Slaton, K. (Principal), Hyun, J. (Co-Principal), "Understanding Fashion Students’ Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence A Typology Approach through the Human Ecosystem Framework," sponsored by Center for Consumer Insights and Innovations, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2025).
  • Hyun, J. (Principal), Lee, H.S. (Co-Principal), "Understanding Motivational Pathways and Consumer Segmentation in Ethnic Restaurant Choice," sponsored by Center for Consumer Insights and Innovations, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2025).
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    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
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