Dr. Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch is a professor in the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University. She received her doctoral degree in Hospitality Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is the associate editor for the International Hospitality Review.

Dr. Kitterlin-Lynch has been the recipient of the FIU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching, the FIU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Advising and Mentoring, and the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education Faculty Collegiality Award. Dr. Kitterlin-Lynch is a Coca Cola Endowed Professor, the recipient of international and domestic Best Paper awards, and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings and trade/industry publications. She has also edited a textbook in her area of specialty, given a number of media interviews, and is the co-host of the Checking-Inn: A Lodging DEI Chat.