Her main research area is broadly consumer behaviors in the hospitality and tourism areas. Specifically, she has conducted research on how people’s quality of life interplays in the context of tourism consumption. Her research offers theoretical explanations for the contemporary outlook of quality of life in the age of modern tourism era and provides strong empirical evidence for the contributions of tourism and hospitality consumption to people’s quality of life issues. Dr. Kang’s another research interest is gambling management. She has conducted and published studies on residents’ quality of life issues in gambling communities both in Colorado and South Korea.