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Katie Gerst, adjunct Instructor of marketing

BBA, Marketing, Temple University
MBA, E-Business, Temple University

Title: Assistant Professor, department of marketing and supply chain management
Courses Taught: Advertising, Consumer and Buyer Behavior, Business Communications, Principles of Marketing, Strategic Applications of Technology in Marketing

Jobs I have had in my lifetime...

  • Babysitter, queen of retail, financial advisor, admissions counselor, associate director, director of assessment, marketing professor, and caretaker to my two crazy cats - Jack and Millie Grace.

Movie I can watch over and over...

  • When Harry Met Sally, Mallrats

Places I have lived...

  • Indianapolis, IN; Richmond, VA; Pittsburgh, PA; Philadelphia, PA

Favorite sports teams...

  • Any team from Pittsburgh! The Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates. I'm also a big fan of watching the Olympics and tennis.

Favorite TV shows...

  • Big Brother, Survivor, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and those crazy MTV challenge shows.

Foreign places I have traveled to...

  • Sydney, Australia; Bermuda; Dublin, Ireland; Cancun, Mexico; and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Florence, Rome, Venice, and Milan in Italy; Paris, France

Favorite spot on the Jersey Shoreline...

  • Cape May

Websites I visit daily...

  • Steelers, Gmail, IMDB, iTunes

Favorite foods...

  • Marinated mozzarella cheese wrapped in prosciutto, pierogies, and the French fries served at Monk's

Favorite Philly restaurants...

  • Monk's, Villa de Roma, Chickie & Pete's, and Tria.

Favorite things to do outside of work...

  • I love live music, so that's key. I took many many road trips in college to go see Phish shows all over the east coast.

Shows I've seen in the past year or two include...

  • Dave Matthews, the Digable Planets, Buddy Miller, James Hunter, Ray Lamontagne, Donavon Frankenreiter, Jason Mraz, Raul Midon, the Beautiful South, G. Love, and the Frames.

Coolest thing I've ever done...

  • Scuba diving on an ecological reef in Xpu-Ha, Mexico.

If I could eat dinner with one person, it would be...

  • Bill Clinton

Favorite flavor of ice cream...

  • Chocolate & Peanut Butter

Favorite toy as a child...

  • My red dirt bike (yes, I was a tom-boy!)

Book (not textbook!) I am currently reading...

  • "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert