Martin Mende and Julian K. Saint Clair Will Join the AMA Academic Council
The American Marketing Association is pleased to announce that two new members will join the Academic Council in July 2025: Martin Mende and Julian K. Saint Clair.
Martin Mende
Martin Mende is Professor of Marketing and J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Professor in Services Leadership at Arizona State University. His research appears in Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Service Research, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Marketing Letters, and Journal of Business Research.
Mende serves as Associate Editor for Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), Journal of Marketing (JM), Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), Journal of Consumer Psychology (JCP), Journal of Service Research (JSR), Journal of Public Policy & Marketing (JPP&M), and Journal of Retailing (JR). He also serves on the Editorial Review Board for Journal of Consumer Research (JCR) and as developmental editor for Journal of Marketing.
Mende is chair of the Transformative Consumer Research Advisory Committee, reporting to the board of the Association for Consumer Research. His research has been recognized as a finalist for the Paul E. Green Award (JMR), a winner of the Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award (JMR), and a winner of the Journal of Service Research Best Article Award. He was recognized as the 2017 AMA Marketing and Society Special Interest Group (MASSIG) Emerging Scholar, as well as the 2017 AMA SERVSIG Emerging Scholar. While he was with Florida State University, Mende won college-wide and university-wide teaching awards.
Julian K. Saint Clair
Julian K. Saint Clair is Associate Professor of Marketing at Loyola Marymount University. He earned a BA in business administration from Clark Atlanta University and an MS and PhD in marketing and consumer psychology from University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. His work focuses on marketplace equity through the lens of consumer identity and learning. Subtopics include multiple identities, multiculturalism, intersectionality, stereotypes and diversity marketing.
Saint Clair’s interdisciplinary approach has led to publications in Journal of Marketing, Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Marketing Education, and the Association for Consumer Research (ACR) Film Festival. He has been recognized by the American Marketing Association, National Black MBA Association, PhD Project, and ACR for excellence in diversity marketing. Saint Clair uses his expertise in inclusive brand strategy and communications to work with individuals and organizations to create positive value for stakeholder communities across a range of industries and sectors.
Saint Clair is an AMA/PhD Project Faculty Mentor and reviewer for the AMA/PhD Project Valuing Diversity Scholarship. He has contributed significantly to AMA’s Marketing and Public Policy Conference as an ad-hoc committee member and assisted with the 2020 conference hosted by LMU. Saint Clair was cochair of the 2023 AMA Summer Academic Conference, and he currently serves as faculty advisor for LMU’s collegiate AMA chapter.
About the AMA Academic Council
The AMA Academic Council is a 12-member council that represents the diversity of scholarly interests in managerial, behavioral, modeling, and public policy perspectives with attention to strategic marketing implications. The AMA strives to be the most relevant force and voice shaping marketing around the world; an essential community for marketers.
In support of that mission, the AMA Academic Council advocates for the AMA academic membership and provides stewardship of Academic Special Interest Groups (SIGs), events, and related initiatives.
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About the American Marketing Association (AMA)
As the leading global professional marketing association, the AMA is the essential community for marketers. From students and practitioners to executives and academics, we aim to elevate the profession, deepen knowledge, and make a lasting impact. The AMA is home to five premier scholarly journals including: Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of Interactive Marketing. Our industry-leading training events and conferences define future forward practices, while our professional development and PCM® professional certification advance knowledge. With 70 chapters and a presence on 350 college campuses across North America, the AMA fosters a vibrant community of marketers. The association’s philanthropic arm, the AMA’s Foundation, is inspiring a more diverse industry and ensuring marketing research impacts public good.
AMA views marketing as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. You can learn more about AMA’s learning programs and certifications, conferences and events, and scholarly journals at AMA.org.