Kelly A. Way Data-verified

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Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-09

faculty

7 h-index 25 pubs 354 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Kelly A. Way's research investigates a range of topics including food waste in restaurant settings, family resilience, and the influence of social media on nutritional behavior among young adult women. Way has explored challenges and practices in addressing food waste within restaurant training programs, contributing to understanding sustainable operational methods. Additionally, Way has examined variations in family resilience, linking them to individual psychological and health resources, social capital, and sociodemographic factors. The impact of social media on nutritional understanding and behavior in young adult women is another area of focus.

Further research interests include the landscape of women faculty in hospitality higher education and the exploration of winery diversification options for Native American tribal enterprises. Way also contributes to understanding hospitality operators' perspectives on cannabis tourism, including policy and regulatory insights. Way's work has resulted in 23 publications with an h-index of 7 and 350 citations. Key collaborators include M. E. Betsy Garrison, Timothy S. Killian, and Nicholas E. Johnston.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 25
  • Citations: 354

Selected Publications

  • Addressing Food Waste in Restaurant Training: Practices and Challenges (2025)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Using the Web-first Tailored Design Method in a Rural Population: A Follow-Up Investigation (2024)
  • Food waste in restaurants: A qualitative investigation of chefs’ practices (2024)
    10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Navigating the academic Labyrinth: describing the landscape of women faculty in hospitality higher education (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Depressive Symptoms in Context: Variations in a Community Sample Based on Dispositional Optimism, Self-Rated Health, Place Attachment, and Social Trust (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Winery diversification options for Native American tribal enterprises (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics (2021)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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