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Astrid Noerfelt is a Lecturer in Tourism and Event Management at La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne. She joined in July 2023 and holds a PhD from RMIT University (2018-2022), preceded by an MA from the University of Copenhagen (2016-2018) and a BA from Aarhus University (2013-2016). Her research focuses on interdisciplinary studies of tourist and consumer behavior, particularly through evolutionary and social psychology lenses. Key topics include reactions to disease threats, dark tourism, tourism biases, and the interplay between psychology and marketing.
Her scholarly work has explored themes like the Ukraine-Russia conflict’s impact on tourism, pandemic behavior analysis, and benign masochism in travel experiences. She has contributed to top-tier journals such as the Annals of Tourism Research and Journal of Travel Research. Notably, her 2020 publication on the Evolutionary Tourism Paradigm gained significant attention with over 347 citations. Astrid’s research often bridges theoretical frameworks with real-world tourism challenges, emphasizing empirical rigor and practical relevance.
She has collaborated with institutions like Edward Elgar Publishing and SAGE, and her co-authors include prominent figures like Dr. F. Kock and Dr. A. Josiassen. While no formal awards or grants are listed, her work demonstrates strong contributions to understanding tourism’s socio-psychological dimensions. No advising roles or student supervision details are provided in the text.
