Deborah Kerstetter
Associate Professor
801D Ford Building
Phone: 814-863-8988
Fax: 814-867-1751
Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University
Current Research Interests
Decision making behavior, impacts of tourism, women and leisure, constraints
Recent Courses Taught
Marketing Recreation Services, Research Methods, and Tourism Behavior
Selected Publications
(*Indicates that the lead author was Dr. Kerstetter’s advisee)*
Kerstetter, D., & Bricker, K. Yasawans’ sense of place after exposure to tourism development. /Journal of Sustainable Tourism/ (In Press).
*Son, J., Kerstetter, D., & Mowen, A. Illuminating identity: Extending our understanding of the constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity and health. /Journal of Park and Recreation Administration/, Special Issue on Physical Activity, Health, and Wellness, /27/(3), 96-115, 2009.
*Yen, I., & Kerstetter, D. Tourism impacts, attitudes and behavioral intentions. /Tourism Analysis/, /13/(5/6), 545-564, 2009.
Kerstetter, D., Yarnal, C., Son, J., Yen, I., & Baker, B. Functional support associated with belonging to the Red Hat Society®, a leisure-based social network. /Journal of Leisure Research/, /40/(4), 531-555, 2008.
*Yarnal, C., Chick, G., & Kerstetter, D. “I did not have time to play growing up…so this is my play time. It’s the best thing I have ever done for myself”: What is play to older women? /Leisure Sciences/, /30/(3), 235-252, 2008.
*Bricker, K., & Kerstetter, D. (2008). Symbolic uses of river recreation resources: Whitewater boaters special places on the South Fork of the American River. In S. McCool, R. Clark, G. Stankey, & R. Mazza (Eds.), Water and people: Challenges at the interface of symbolic and utilitarian values (pp. 147-176). Missoula, MT: USDA Forest Service.
Kerstetter, D., Yen, I., & Yarnal, C. Plowing uncharted waters: A study of perceived constraints to cruise travel. /Tourism Analysis/, /10/(2), 137-150, 2006.
Kerstetter, D., & Cho, M. Prior knowledge, credibility and information search. /Annals of Tourism Research/, /31/(4), 961-985, 2004.