Honors & Awards

  • Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, E.J. Ourso College of Business, 2022
  • ​Best Paper in Services, Retailing, and Customer Experience Track, AMA, 2021
  • Tiger Athletic Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award, E.J. Ourso College of Business Instructional Support and Development Committee, 2020
  • Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student Award, Divisional Award, 2016-2017
  • Steven J. Shaw Best Paper in Conference Award, Society for Marketing Advances, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2016
  • Graduate Council Research Fellow, The University of Alabama Graduate School, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2016-2017
  • AMA-Sheth 51st Annual Doctoral Consortium Departmental Nominee, Mendoza College of Business, The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, June 2016
  • AMA SERVSIG 23rd Annual Doctoral Consortium Departmental Nominee, Bergen, Norway June 2016
  • 2015 Arizona State University Center for Services Leadership Liam Glynn Scholarship Award, Frontiers in Service Conference, 2015
  • AMA SERVSIG 22nd Annual Doctoral Consortium Departmental Nominee, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, July 2015
  • Society for Marketing Advances Doctoral Consortium Representative, San Antonio, Texas, November 2015 
  • Mary Dunston Hood Scholarship in Marketing, Departmental scholarship, Fall 2015—Spring 2016
  • Minnie and Sam Pizitz Memorial Fellowship Recipient, Marketing departmental scholarship, Fall 2013—Spring 2015
  • Elton B. Stephens Scholarship Recipient, Departmental scholarship for graduate marketing majors, Fall 2012—Spring 2015
  • Presidential Award Recipient, St. Mary’s most prestigious honor for graduating students across all colleges, up to fourteen recipients annually, 2011 
  • Dean’s Outstanding Future Leader Award, Awarded annually to one distinguished business student, 2009—2010
  • Dean’s List, Recipients must maintain minimum grade point average of 3.60 and good academic standing, Fall 2007—Spring 2011     
  • USAA Service Scholarship, Grant for academically qualified students demonstrating commitment to community service, 2009—2010
  • Marketing Excellence Award, Awarded to three exceptional student members by the San Antonio American Marketing Association, 2010
  • Young Jefferson Award, American Institute for Public Service, Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Legislature (HB: HR2535)

Media MentionS

Leadership & Community Activities 

  • Certified Foster Parent and Child Advocate, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), 2019—2022)
  • ​​Graduate Student Association, Departmental Representative, Fall 2013—Spring 2016
  • American Marketing Association, President, Spring 2009—2010; Chief Marketing Officer, Fall 2008—Spring 2009; Member, Fall 2014—Present
  • Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society, Inductee, Fall 2010—Present
  • Bill Greehey Scholars Program (GSP), Graduate, August 2007—May 2011
  • Student Ethics Roundtable, President; Co-Founder, Spring 2010—May 2011
  • Dean’s Student Advisory Council, Professional Development Chair, Spring 2010—May 2011
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, Marketing Director; Community Relations Director, Fall 2007— Spring 2011​

Service

Editorial Advisory Board:
  • Journal of Service Management – Invited 2022
  • Mentorship Program Facilitator, Fall 2022–Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer – Academic Journals
  • Annals of Tourism Research
  • European Journal of Marketing
  • International Journal of Management Reviews
  • Journal of Business Logistics
  • Journal of Business Research
  • Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice
  • Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management
  • Journal of Service Research
  • Journal of Services Marketing
  • Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
  • The Academy of Marketing Science Review
  • The AMS Review Doctoral Competition Reviewer
Event Co-Chair: Southeastern Marketing Symposium (SMS) 2024, to be hosted at LSU 
Conference Reviewer
  • American Marketing Association (AMA) Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • American Marketing Association (AMA) Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023
  • European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2023
  • Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) Annual Conference, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
  • Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • AMS World Marketing Congress, 2018, 2019
  • ACR Annual Conference, 2017, 2018
  • Association for Consumer Research (ACR) Conference, 2017
  • Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Academic Research Symposium, 2017
Additional Conference and Academic Service
  • Frontiers in Service Conference, Session Chair, Bergen, Norway, 2016
  • Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, Special Issue preparation, 2017
  • Interdisciplinary Forum on Service Management, Track Organizer, Naperville, IL, 2019
  • National Grocers’ Association Show, Las Vegas, NV, Doctoral Student Volunteer, 2014
  • NIU Service Management Research Forum, Engagement Track Co-Chair, 2018
  • Retail and Pricing SIG (RAPSIG), Doctoral Student Award Selection Committee, 2020
  • SMA Conference, Services Track Co-Chair, New Orleans, LA, 2019
  • SMA Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award, Reviewer, Louisville, KY, 2017

​PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 

  • American Marketing Association (AMA)
    • AMA Member, 2017–Present
    • AMA Student Member, 2008–2017
    • AMA DocSIG, Member, 2013–2017
    • AMA Retail and Pricing SIG (RAPSIG) Member, 2020–Present
      • RAPSIG VP of Outreach, 2022–Present
      • RAPSIG VP of Communications, 2020–2022
    • AMA Services SIG (SERVSIG), Member, 2015–Present
  • Academy of Marketing Science (AMS), 2018–Present
  • Marketing Science Institute (MSI), Doctoral Subscription, 2016–2017, Member, 2017–Present
  • Society for Marketing Advances (SMA), Member, 2012–Present
  • National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), Member, 2021–Present
  • Consortium for the Adv. of Research Methods & Analysis (CARMA), Member, 2019–2021 

Commitments to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

  • ​Dean’s Initiative – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, Member, 2022–Present
  • “Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Across Faculty Roles: Teaching, Research, and Service,” Faculty Panel Participant, November 2022
  • LSU Gaining Resilience and Cultivating Empowerment (GRACE) Certification, Trainee, 2022.
  • “A Conversation with Chief Diversity Officers: What It Means to Lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” Attendee, March 2023