Dr Erose Sthapit

My profile

Biography

My name is Erose Sthapit. I am a Senior Lecturer  at the department of marketing, international business, and tourism, Manchester Metropolitan University. I moved to Manchester in December 2021 from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland. I successfully completed my PhD in Marketing (focusing on Consumer Behaviour in Tourism) in 2018 from University of Vaasa (2014-2018). I have completed both my bachelor’s and master’s degree from Finland and is linked to tourism.

Academic and professional qualifications

PhD in Marketing (Consumer Behaviour in Tourism) - University of Vaasa, Finland (2014-2018)

M.Soc.Sc - Tourism Research, University of Lapland, Finland (2011-2013)

Previous employment

Research Specialist (2018-2020) - Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Annals of Tourism Research

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management

Interests and expertise

I have a passion for teaching. I find it rewarding when interacting with students and co-creating the learning experience. Positive feedback is extremely motivating and I consider it to be precious.

Teaching

I currently teach mainly tourism modules in level 5 and 6 - Tourism Destination Fieldwork and International Tourism Destinations including a marketing module.

I am supervising undergraduate, post-graduate students and PhD students.

I welcome applications from students looking to pursue postgraduate research degrees (PhD) in the following areas:

- Memorable Tourism Experiences

- Culinary, souvenir or nature based tourism experiences

- Sharing economy and Airbnb

- Interactive value formation, particularly value co-destruction

Courses

Supervision

I have supervised undergraduate and post graduate students. 

Research outputs

Journal articles

  1. Song, H., Yang, J., & Sthapit. E. (2023). Robotic service quality, authenticity, and revisit intention to restaurants in China: Extending cognitive appraisal theory. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (accepted).
  1. Sthapit, E., Garrod, B., Stone, M. J., Björk, P., & Song, H. (2023). Value co-destruction in tourism and hospitality: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing40(5), 363-382.
  1. Medeiros, S., Campos, A., Sthapit, E., Almeida Freitas, L. B., & Savi Mondo, T. (2023). Examining the antecedents and outcomes of satisfaction in film festival context:
    Further evidence of validity of the eudaimonic feelings construct. Tourism and Hospitality Research (accepted).
  1. Medeiros, S., Campos, A., Almeida Freitas, L. B., Savi Mondo, T., & Sthapit, E. (2023). Capturing eudaimonic feelings in tourism experience: A construct proposal and preliminary empirical evidence. Tourism and Hospitality Research (accepted).
  1. Sthapit, E., Björk, P., & Coudounaris, D. N., Jiménez-Barreto, J., & Vo-Thanh, T. (2023). Antecedents and outcomes of memorable volunteer tourism experiences. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights (accepted).
  1. Björk, P., Kauppinen-Räisänen, H., & Sthapit, E. (2023). The impact of cruise ship dinescape on travellers’ behaviour. Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality (accepted).

Career history

2019-9.2021

Research Specialist - Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland