2025 AMA-Sheth Doctoral Consortium

Registration Desk Open for Faculty and Fellows in the Blackwell Inn Lobby

Opening Reception, Followed by Dinner at The Ohio Union’s Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom (1st floor)

• A Brief Welcome from this year’s Co-Chairs
• Speakers:
  • CEO of AMA: Bennie F. Johnson
  • Founder of the Sheth Foundation: Jagdish Sheth, Emory University
  • President of the AMA Academic Council: Lerzan Aksoy, Fordham University

Breakfast in the Ballroom at the Blackwell Inn

Registration Desk Open

The registration desk is located in the Blackwell Lobby.

Plenary Session 1: Staying Curious Over a Lifetime of Research (Blackwell Ballroom)

• Markus Giesler, York University
• John Lynch, University of Colorado
• Christine Moorman, Duke University
• Rick Staelin, Duke University
• Moderator: Rebecca Reczek, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 1: Changing Topics for Changing Times

Concurrent Session 1a (Gerlach 305):
Fred Feinberg, University of Michigan
Carl Mela, Duke University
David Schweidel, Emory University
Kannan Srinivasan, Carnegie Mellon University

Session Chair: Alice Li, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 1b (Gerlach 315):
Anocha Aribarg, University of Michigan
Elea Feit, Drexel University
Oded Netzer, Columbia University
Kaiquan Xu, Renmin University of China

Session Chair: Jeff Dotson, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 1c (Gerlach 355):
Gergana Nenkov, Boston College
Nailya Ordabayeva, Boston University
Aner Sela, University of Florida
Keith Wilcox, Texas A&M University

Session Chair: Xiaoyan Deng, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 1d (Gerlach 365):
Gita Johar, Columbia University
Kelly Haws, Vanderbilt University
Vanessa Patrick, University of Houston
Maura Scott, Arizona State University

Session Chair: Joseph Goodman, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 1e: Future of B2B Research (Gerlach 375)
Mike Ahearne, University of Houston
Jan Heide, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Sandy Jap, Emory University
Lisa Scheer, University of Missouri

Session Chair: J. Andrew Petersen, Pennsylvania State University

Concurrent Session 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Research

Concurrent Session 2a: Working with Unstructured Data (Gerlach 305)
Ryan Dew, University of Pennsylvania
Gui Liberali, Erasmus University
Liye Ma, University of Maryland
Ying Xie, The University of Texas at Dallas

Session Chair: Jiae Kim, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 2b: Collaboration with Industry (Gerlach 315)
Bryan Bollinger, Dartmouth College
P.K. Kannan, University of Maryland
Lan Luo, University of Southern California
Keith Smith, Marketing Science Institute

Session Chair: Mingyung Kim, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 2c: How to Craft Managerially and Societally Relevant Research (Gerlach 355)
Rajesh Chandy, London Business School
Martin Mende, Arizona State University
Stephanie Noble, University of Tennessee
Venky Shankar, Southern Methodist University

Session Chair: Jesse Walker, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 2d: Best Practices for CCT Research (Gerlach 265)
Tonya Bradford, University of California – Irvine
David Crockett, University of Illinois at Chicago
Markus Giesler, York University

Session Chair: Robin Soster, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 2e: Getting Out of the Lab to Enhance Ecological Validity (Gerlach 365)
Ayelet Gneezy, University of California – San Diego
Jeffrey Inman, University of Pittsburgh
Anat Keinan, Boston University
Avni Shah, University of Toronto

Session Chair: Grant Donnelly, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 2f: Building a Better Lab (or Online) Study (Gerlach 375)
Ellen Evers, University of California – Berkeley
Dan Schley, Erasmus University
Kathleen Vohs, University of Minnesota
Gal Zauberman, Yale University

Session Chair: Selin A. Malkoc, The Ohio State University

Lunch in the Blackwell Ballroom

Small Group Research Feedback (room assignments provided separately)

Social Event and Dinner at the Columbus Zoo

Meet outside Gerlach Hall on the side facing Neil Ave to board the buses

Cocktail Hour, Dinner, and Animal Encounter.

Time to explore the zoo on arrival. Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 at the Water’s Edge Event Location in the Zoo. Please make sure to arrive at this location by 6 PM when the Zoo closes. Buses will return to campus after dinner.

Breakfast at the Blackwell Ballroom

Concurrent Session 3: Transitioning to Life as a Faculty Member (Take 1)

Please choose one session to attend in TAKE 1 and a different session to attend in TAKE 2. Faculty in this session will present the same session twice, once in TAKE 1 and once in TAKE 2.

Concurrent Session 3a: Preparing for the Job Market (Gerlach 305)
Dafna Goor, London Business School
Xiao Liu, New York University
Dionne Nickerson, Emory University

Session Chair: Jianna Jin, University of Notre Dame

Concurrent Session 3b: Finding Your Co-Author Community (Gerlach 315)
Neeraj Bharadwaj, University of Tennessee
Kelley Wight, Indiana University
Praveen Kopalle, Dartmouth College

Session Chair: Taegyu Hur, Iowa State University

Concurrent Session 3c: Making the Most of Your First Year as a Faculty Member (Gerlach 355)
Eva Ascarza, Harvard University
John Costello, University of Notre Dame
Colleen Harmeling, Florida State University

Session Chair: Junha Kim, Rutgers University

Concurrent Session 3d: Achieving Work-Life Balance (Gerlach 365)
Anatoli Colicev, University of Liverpool
Ximena Garcia-Rada, Texas A&M University
Elisabeth Honka, University of California – Los Angeles

Session Chair: Jimin Nam, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 3e: Things Junior Faculty Don’t (But Need to) Know about Tenure (Gerlach 375)
Neeraj Arora, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Michael Brady, Florida State University
Manoj Thomas, Cornell University

Session Chair: Alice Li, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 3 Continued: Transitioning to Life as a Faculty Member (Take 2)

Same room assignments as Take 1.

Faculty-Fellow Networking Event and Refreshments (Fisher Courtyard)

Concurrent Session 4: How to Write a Great Paper

Concurrent Session 4a (Gerlach 305)
Simona Botti, London Business School
Margaret Meloy, Pennsylvania State University
Rebecca Ratner, University of Maryland
Stephen Spiller, University of California – Los Angeles

Session Chair: Gizem Ceylan, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 4b (Gerlach 315)
Susan Broniarczyk, The University of Texas at Austin
Aparna Labroo, Northwestern University
Priya Raghubir, New York University
Oleg Urminsky, University of Chicago

Session Chair: Jesse Walker, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 4c (Gerlach 355)
Ajay Kohli, Georgia Institute of Technology
Rebecca Slotegraaf, Indiana University
Hari Sridhar, Texas A&M University
Vanitha Swaminathan, University of Pittsburgh

Session Chair: Joseph Goodman, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 4d (Gerlach 365)
Sanjay Jain, The University of Texas at Dallas
Dina Mayzlin, University of Southern California
Sridhar Moorthy, University of Toronto
Jiwoong Shin, Yale University

Session Chair: Min Tian, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 4e (Gerlach 375)
Pradeep Chintagunta, University of Chicago
Puneet Manchanda, University of Michigan
K. Sudhir, Yale University
Sha Yang, University of Southern California

Session Chair: Greg Allenby, The Ohio State University

Lunch in the Blackwell Ballroom

Concurrent Sessions 5: Teaching (Take 1)

Please choose one session to attend in TAKE 1 and a different session to attend in TAKE 2. Faculty in this session will present the same session twice, once in TAKE 1 and once in TAKE 2.

Concurrent Session 5a: MBA and Case Teaching (Gerlach 305)
Gary Russell, University of Iowa
Raphael Thomadsen, Washington University in St. Louis
Gabriela Tonietto, Rutgers University

Session Chair: Deborah Mitchell, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 5b: Tips and Tricks for Teaching for the First Time (Gerlach 315)
Alixandra Barasch, University of Colorado
Norris Bruce, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Alok Saboo, Georgia State University

Session Chair: Roger Bailey, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 5c: ChatGPT and AI in the Classroom (Gerlach 355)
Luca Cian, University of Virginia
Dhruv Grewal, Babson College
Shane Wang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Session Chair: Jeff Dotson, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 5d: Creating Engaging Classroom Experiences (Gerlach 365)
V Kumar, Brock University
Natalie Mizik, University of Washington
Tiffany White, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Session Chair: Sherry Wang, The Ohio State University

Concurrent Session 5e: Managing Teaching + Research at the Same Time (Gerlach 375)
Scott Fay, Syracuse University
Caglar Irmak, University of Miami
Alice Wang, University of Iowa

Session Chair: Judy Zhang, Santa Clara University

Concurrent Sessions 5: Teaching (Take 2)

Same room assignments as Take 1.

Small Group Research Feedback (room assignments provided separately)

Bus to COSI (Columbus’ Award-Winning Science Museum)

Meet outside Gerlach Hall on the side facing Neil Ave. Buses depart to COSI (Columbus’ Award-winning Science Museum) for social event and dinner, followed by time to explore the museum’s exhibits.

Breakfast at the Blackwell Ballroom

Workshop: How to Write a Great Review

Workshop: How to Write a Great Review
Session Chairs: P.K. Kannan, University of Maryland; Hari Sridhar, Texas A&M University; and Karen Page
Winterich, Pennsylvania State University

After the initial welcome in Schoenbaum 105, fellows will be split into three breakout rooms, meeting in Schoenbaum 105 (CB), Schoenbaum 320 (quant), and Schoenbaum 330 (strategy).

Plenary Session: Meet the Editors (Schoenbaum 105)

Journal of Marketing: Rebecca Slotegraaf, University of Indiana
Journal of Marketing Research: Rebecca Hamilton, Georgetown University
Journal of Public Policy and Marketing: Beth Vallen, Villanova University
Journal of International Marketing: Ayşegül Özsomer, Koc University
Journal of Interactive Marketing: Beth Fossen, Indiana University
Journal of Consumer Research: Oleg Urminsky, University of Chicago
Marketing Science: Puneet Manchanda, University of Michigan
Journal of Consumer Psychology: David Wooten, University of Michigan
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science: Charles Noble, University of Tennessee
Journal of Retailing: Katrijn Gielens, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
International Journal of Marketing Research: Sharon Ng, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Quantitative Marketing and Economics: Carl Mela, Duke University
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research: Andy Gershoff, The University of Texas at Austin
Production and Operations Management Society (POMS): Praveen Kopalle, Dartmouth College
Management Science: Raphael Thomadsen, Washington University in St. Louis

Selin A. Malkoc, The Ohio State University (Moderator)

Closing Remarks (Schoenbaum 105)

Greg Allenby, The Ohio State University

Box Lunches with Editors to Continue Conversations about Journals

Pick up lunch in the Fisher courtyard and take it to one of our three lunchrooms to enjoy lunch with the editors and associate editors. Feel free to move between rooms to meet multiple editors!

Schoenbaum 320:

Marketing Science
Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Management Science
Production and Operations Management
Journal of Interactive Marketing

Schoenbaum 105:

Journal of Consumer Research
Journal of Consumer Psychology
International Journal of Research in Marketing
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
Journal of Public Policy & Marketing

Schoenbaum 330:

Journal of Marketing
Journal of Marketing Research
Journal of International Marketing
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
Journal of Retailing