Prof. ÖZKAN TÜTÜNCÜ

Ozkan Tutuncu is a full-time professor in Recreation Department at the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey. He received his bachelor’s degree from School of Tourism Management, Cukurova University. Ozkan completed his Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Tourism Management at Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey. He is a visiting scholar at CIBER, Georgia State University, where he is conducting research on development of a safety assessment tool for educational facilities and schools.  He managed various research projects in the Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin, Virginia Tech and State University and State University of New York. His research primarily focuses on quality of work life in leisure and health. His additional research interests include quality, safety and accessibility management of hospitality facilities. He presented and published many studies in leading conferences and peer-reviewed journals. Ozkan is a member of mirror committees of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for Turkey and he also served as a member of some other quality related organizations such as Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC), Member of Asia Pasific Quality Network (APQN), Associate Member of Asia Academy of Management (AAoM), Member of European Organization for Quality (EOQ), Member of European Society for Quality in Healthcare (ESQH). He likes traveling and getting to know different cultures. His hobbies are cycling and tasting local brews.