Research

Understanding persuasion, vulnerability, and change.

My research programs connect behavioral theory to urgent questions in marketing, health, ethics, and public policy.

Brand Activism

Authenticity, fit, justice, empathy, and consumer sentiment in brand–issue relationships.

SDG 16Consumer movements

Consumer Well-being

Consumer loneliness and the capacity of AI to support more transformative clinician care.

SDG 3Health

Responsible Consumption

Ethical consumption, drinking and driving, technology acceptance, and consumer vulnerability.

SDG 12Public policy
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Selected research milestones

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Recognition for the conceptual paper “Brand Activism Fit.”
Published work on authenticity, justice, empathy, and brand–issue incongruence.
Support for a multi-divisional project on transforming hypertension care through artificial intelligence.
“Harmful Journeys” advances a consumer vulnerability perspective on drinking and driving.
Projects

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AI
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Transforming hypertension care

A Johns Hopkins Discovery Award project exploring AI-enabled precision population health.

In progress

Consumer movements & loneliness

Examining how collective consumer movements may shape experiences of loneliness and connection.

In progress

Brand activism authenticity

Understanding how authenticity judgments influence reactions to corporate sociopolitical action.

Publication database

Publications & working papers

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