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Stephen Leitch

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2008
COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentDigital Marketing and Social MediaFood Safety and HygieneTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour

Publications

10

Citations

369

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
AI-generated

Stephen Leitch studies consumer behavior in restaurant and food-service settings, with a strong focus on how people perceived and responded to health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic, including attitudes toward masks, vaccination, robots, and takeout food safety. His more recent work also looks at technology adoption, such as gamification apps and service robots in dining and event contexts. This research is aimed at understanding how consumers make decisions about health risk, trust, and technology when dining out or using food-service technologies.

Consumer behavior in restaurants and hospitalityHealth risk perception and pandemic responseTechnology adoption (robots, apps) in service settingsFood safety and hygiene practicesMarketing and engagement in dining/events

Publication activity has been low but variable over the last decade, with occasional bursts (notably around 2021 and 2024) rather than a steady or clearly growing trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication18192020: 1 publication202021: 3 publications3212022: 1 publication22232024: 3 publications3242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Hospitality Management×3
  • Journal of Foodservice Business Research×2
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management×1
  • International Journal of Event and Festival Management×1
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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