Faculty/Staff

Luana Nanu

Assistant Professor
lnanu@usf.edu 
Campus: Sarasota-Manatee
Room: SMC A317
Vita

Luana Nanu is an assistant professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida.  She also serves as the coordinator of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.  Nanu has studied and worked in four different countries prior to receiving a PhD in Hospitality Management from Auburn University in 2022.

Teaching

Nanu will be teaching courses such as Lodging Management and Hospitality Technology and Analytics. Additionally, she will be designing and teaching new hospitality analytics courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Research

Her major research interests are the physical environment in the hospitality industry, research methodologies as well as big data, business and hospitality analytics.