Honors & Awards

  • 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—Present)
  • ​​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
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Service

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Service Research
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Service Management
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Services Marketing
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Marketing Science Review
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Business Reviews
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, European Journal of Marketing
  • AMA Retailing/Pricing SIG, VP of Communications, 2020-2023
  • Society for Marketing Advances (SMA), Services Marketing Track Chair, 2019
  • Groves Chamber of Commerce Texas Pecan Scholarship Pageant, Judge, 2019
  • E.J. Ourso College of Business Scholarship Committee, Committee Member, Fall 2017—Present
  • Professoring Seminar Series, Faculty Mentor, 2017 - Present
  • Department of Marketing Core Curriculum Committee, Member, 2018
  • Doctoral Student Search Committee, 2018
  • Frontiers in Service Conference 2016, Session Chair, Bergen, Norway
  • Reviewer 2015 AMA Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference, Chicago, Illinois
  • Reviewer 2015 SMA 53rd Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas
  • Reviewer 2016 AMA Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Reviewer 2016 AMS Conference – Supply Chain and Services Tracks
  • Reviewer 2016 SMA 54th Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Reviewer 2017 AMA Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference, Orlando, Florida

​PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 

  • Service Special Interest Group of the AMA (SERVSIG), Member, Spring 2015—Present
  • Society for Marketing Advances (SMA), Member, Fall 2012—Present 
  • American Marketing Association (AMA), Member, Spring 2008—Present
  • DOCSIG - Special interest group of the AMA, Fall 2013—Present
  • Retailing And Pricing Special Interest Group of the AMA (RAPSIG), VP Communications, Member, Summer 2020—Present