Of the Field

2026 AMA-Sheth Doctoral Consortium

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71Speakers
0Sponsors
15On the bill · sessions
54Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.
Ahir Gopaldas
Fordham University
Ajay Kohli
Georgia Tech
Americus Reed
The University of Pennsylvania
Andy Gershoff
The University of Texas at Austin
Anita Rao
Georgetown University
Aparna Labroo
Northwestern University
Aradhna Krishna
University of Michigan
Ayelet Gneezy
University of California, San Diego
Ayşegül Özsomer
Koc University
Barak Libai
Reichman University
Barbara Kahn
University of Pennsylvania
Bennie F. Johnson
CEO · American Marketing Association
Beth Fossen
Indiana University
Beth Vallen
Villanova University
Bryan Bollinger
Dartmouth College
Charles Noble
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Christian Hildebrand
University of St. Gallen
Christine Moorman
Duke University
David Hardesty
University of Kentucky
David Wooten
University of Michigan
Dawn Lerman
Fordham University
Diogo Hildebrand
Baruch College, CUNY
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Agenda

Selected from 15 sessions on the bill.
  • Friday, June 12 8:30 am - 9:30 am

    Opening Plenary and Sessions: Why Be a Marketing Academic? Past, Present, and Future of Marketing Scholarship

    Plenary (P1)
  • Friday, June 12 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Aligning Research Methods with Research Questions

    Emphasizes methodological fit, epistemological alignment, and choosing methods that best serve theoretical contributions.

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Big Data, Analytics, and Computational Methods in Research

    Addresses large-scale datasets, machine learning, digital trace data, and methodological challenges of big data.

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Designing Experiments for External Validity and Real-World Impact

    Focuses on field experiments, representative samples, replication, and bridging lab findings with real-world contexts.

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Methodological Innovation and Emerging Research Tools

    Covers novel designs, AI-assisted methods, computational techniques, and new ways of generating and analyzing data.

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    The Augmented Theorist: Qualitative Data Analysis, Organic Theory Development, and Cultural Marketing Research in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

    Centers on ethnography, interviews, discourse analysis, and theory-building through qualitative inquiry, including CCT.

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    The Next Frontier in B2B Marketing Research: New Questions, New Data, New Partnerships

    Sheds light on new phenomena shaping B2B markets, as well as how researchers can access data, collaborate with firms, and develop theory that captures the complexity of organizatio…

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12, after 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm break

    Plenary: Developing Your Research Identity

    Plenary (P2)
  • Saturday, June 13 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    Plenary: The Long Game: Well-Being, Purpose, and Persistence in Academic Life

    Plenary (P4)
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 54 companies, parsed from the program.

54 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
54Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

4% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite11%
  • Founder / Owner11%
  • Director / Head of11%
  • Other roles6896%

Of 71 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Fordham University5V
  2. 02Baruch College, CUNY3V
  3. 03Columbia University3V
  4. 04University of Tennessee, Knoxville3V
  5. 05Dartmouth College2V
  6. 06Ohio State University2V
  7. 07Pennsylvania State University2V
  8. 08University of California, Irvine2V
  9. 09University of Chicago2V
  10. 10University of Michigan2V
  11. 11University of Wisconsin-Madison2V
  12. 12AMA1V
  13. 13American Marketing Association1V
  14. 14American University1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.