Deborah Kerstetter

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Associate Professor

debk@psu.edu

801D Ford Building

Phone: 814-863-8988

Fax: 814-867-1751

Ph. D. from Penn State University

Current Research Interest

Older adults and travel, travel decision making, tourism impacts, women and leisure, constraints to travel

Recent Courses Taught

Marketing Recreation Services, Honors Seminar

Recent Publications

Morais, D., Kerstetter, D., & Yarnal, C. The love triangle: Loyal relationships among providers, customers and their friends. Accepted for publication in Journal of Travel Research.

Kerstetter, D., Yen, I., & Yarnal, C. Plowing uncharted waters: A study of perceived constraints to cruise travel. Tourism Analysis, 10(2), 137-150, 2005.

Yarnal, C., Kerstetter, D., & Yen, I. Cruising is no longer for the newlywed, nearlydead, and overfed, so why haven't you taken a cruise lately? An exploration of constraints to cruising. Tourism Review International: Special issue on traveler's with special needs, 8(3), 281-296, 2005.

Yarnal, C. & Kerstetter, D. Casting off: An exploration of cruise ship space, group tour behavior and social interaction. Journal of Travel Research, 43(4), 368-390, 2005.

Kerstetter, D., & Cho, M. Tourists' information search behavior: The role of prior knowledge and perceived credibility. Annals of Tourism Research, 31(4), 961-985, 2005.

Selected Publications

Kerstetter, D., Hou, J., & Lin, C. Profiling Taiwanese ecotourists using a behavioral approach. Tourism Management, 25, 491-498, 2004.

Bricker, K., & Kerstetter, D. Whitewater recreationists on the South Fork of the American River: An interpretation of special place
meanings. Tourism Geography, 4(4), 396-425, 2002.

Pennington-Gray, L., & Kerstetter, D. Testing a constraints model within the context of nature-based tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 40(4), 416-423, 2002.

Kerstetter, D., Zinn, H., Graefe, A., & Chen, P. Perceived constraints to state park visitation: A comparison of former-users and non-users. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 20(1), 61-75, 2002.

Kerstetter, D., Confer, J., and Graefe, A. An exploration of the specialization concept within the context of heritage tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 39(3): 267-274, 2001.