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CURRICULUM VITAE
MARJA JOHANNA VERBEETEN
Teaching Associate Professor
School of Hospitality Management
College of Health and Human Development
Pennsylvania State University
201 Henderson
University Park, PA 16802
EDUCATION: Doctor of Education (Ed. D.)
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona (2004)
Areas of study: Leadership and Higher Education.
Dissertation: “Mandatory Attendance Policy and Motivation.”
Master of Hospitality Management, (M.H.M)
Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant
Management, University of Houston (1991).
Thesis: “Houston’s Lodging Industry in Anticipation of a
Changing Work Force.”
Master of Arts, Comparative Literature, (M.A.)
Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (1985).
Thesis: “The Influence of Charles Baudelaire on Oscar
Wilde’s Theories on Beauty.”
Bachelor of Arts, Dutch Literature, (B.A.)
Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (1979).
CERTIFICATIONS: Teacher’s Certificate. Catholic University of Nijmegen,
Nijmegen, The Netherlands (1980).
Certified Hospitality Educator. Educational Institute of the
American Hotel and Motel Association (1995).