Peter Hopsicker
Ph.D., 2006, Kinesiology
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State Altoona
Contact Information
206B Adler Athletic Complex
Altoona PA 16601
814-949-5238
Fax: 814-949-5011
Research Interests
Sport Philosophy with emphasis on moral development through sport, endurance sport and the strenuous life, and sport and spirituality. Sport History with emphasis on outdoor recreation, cycling, and the Super Bowl Sunday.
Selected Publications
Hopsicker, P. and Dyreson, M. "Super Bowl Sunday: An American Holiday?" In American Holidays and National Days , ed. Len Travers, 30-54. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006.
Hopsicker, P. "The Adirondack Guide: The Wilderness Representative of Invasion and Invitation into an Imagined Community." (Forthcoming Summer 2006). New York History.