RESEARCH & TEACHING AWARDS
2024
Recognized as Advisor for being a finalist for the AMS-Mary Kay Dissertation Proposal Competition for Doctoral Student Kevin Barerra
Recognized as Advisor for internal dissertation research grant for Kevin Barrera (awarded on a highly competitive basis to doctoral student applicants university-wide).
2023
Best Overall Research Paper Award, Winter AMA Conference
Best Paper in the Digital & Social Media Marketing Track, Winter AMA Conference
Recognized as Dissertation Advisor for being a Finalist and earning an Honorable Mention for Outstanding Dissertation awarded to Ayan Dastidar (Doctoral Student of Dr. Denish Shah), AMA-John Howard Dissertation Competition.
Recognized as Dissertation Advisor for the Best Poster Award, Doctoral Consortium Track, Engaged Management Scholarship Conference, Calgary, Canada.
2022
Best Paper Award, 6th International Conference of Marketing, Strategy, and Policy, Newcastle University, UK
Dissertation Advisor for the Best Dissertation Award for Emily Shay (Doctoral Student of Dr. Denish Shah), 3rd International Doctoral Colloquium on Marketing, Strategy, and Policy, Newcastle University, UK.
2021
Best Paper Award, 5th International Conference of Marketing, Strategy, and Policy, Newcastle University, UK.
2019
Top Professor Award (as voted by the students of the MS-Marketing Program)
Principal investigator for the $50,000 Research Grant from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for the City of Atlanta Reputation Tracker Research Phase II.
2018
Vardarajan Early Career Award (awarded by AMA SIG in recognition of outstanding contributions to marketing strategy research, education, and practice within the first 10 years of receipt of the doctoral degree)
Principal investigator for the $20,000 Research Grant from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for the City of Atlanta Reputation Tracker Research Phase I.
2017
Best Research in Progress Paper Nominee (Paper title: ‘Personalizing Brand Communication on Social Media’), WITS Conference, Seoul, South Korea.
Top Professor Award (as voted by the MS-Marketing students).
2016
Top Professor Award (as voted by the students of the MS-Marketing Program)
2015
MSI Young Scholar –awarded biennially by MSI to about 20 scholars worldwide who have been out for 3 to 7 years since completing PhD. The award recognizes the ‘young scholars’ as “likely leaders of the next generation of marketing academics”.
Barbara & Elmer Sunday Professorship.
2014
MSI Young Scholar –awarded biennially by MSI to about 20 scholars worldwide who have been out for 3 to 7 years since completing PhD. The award recognizes the ‘young scholars’ as “likely leaders of the next generation of marketing academics”.
Principal investigator for the $10,000 Research Grant from Tech Target Corporation for research on ‘Real time marketing’.
2013
MSI/Paul Root Award Finalist for a paper in the Journal of Marketing adjudged as the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of marketing (as voted by members of the editorial review board).
Top Professor Award (as voted by the MS-Marketing students).
Nominated for the school-wide Outstanding Teaching Award from the Marketing Department.
2012
Top Professor Award (as voted by the MS-Marketing students).
$30,000 Research Grant from The Institute for Asian Consumer Insights for research on ‘Diagnosing Brand Performance in Asian Markets’.
2011
Nominated for the school-wide Outstanding Teaching Award from the Marketing Department
2010
Winner of the Robert D. Buzzell Award for a MSI Research Grant paper adjudged as the most significant contribution to marketing practice and thought.
2009
ISMS Practice Prize Finalist for outstanding implementation of marketing science to solve real world marketing challenges.
MSI/Paul Root Award Winner for a paper in the Journal of Marketing adjudged as the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of marketing (as voted by members of the editorial review board).
Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Award Runner-up.
2008
ISBM Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (Outstanding Submission) Award Winner.
Levy and Weitz Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award Winner.
2006
$14,100 Research Grant from the Marketing Science Institute (Research award #4-1444) for research on ‘Linking Marketing Strategy Outcomes to the Stock Price of Firms’.
Recognized as Advisor for being a finalist for the AMS-Mary Kay Dissertation Proposal Competition for Doctoral Student Kevin Barerra
Recognized as Advisor for internal dissertation research grant for Kevin Barrera (awarded on a highly competitive basis to doctoral student applicants university-wide).
2023
Best Overall Research Paper Award, Winter AMA Conference
Best Paper in the Digital & Social Media Marketing Track, Winter AMA Conference
Recognized as Dissertation Advisor for being a Finalist and earning an Honorable Mention for Outstanding Dissertation awarded to Ayan Dastidar (Doctoral Student of Dr. Denish Shah), AMA-John Howard Dissertation Competition.
Recognized as Dissertation Advisor for the Best Poster Award, Doctoral Consortium Track, Engaged Management Scholarship Conference, Calgary, Canada.
2022
Best Paper Award, 6th International Conference of Marketing, Strategy, and Policy, Newcastle University, UK
Dissertation Advisor for the Best Dissertation Award for Emily Shay (Doctoral Student of Dr. Denish Shah), 3rd International Doctoral Colloquium on Marketing, Strategy, and Policy, Newcastle University, UK.
2021
Best Paper Award, 5th International Conference of Marketing, Strategy, and Policy, Newcastle University, UK.
2019
Top Professor Award (as voted by the students of the MS-Marketing Program)
Principal investigator for the $50,000 Research Grant from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for the City of Atlanta Reputation Tracker Research Phase II.
2018
Vardarajan Early Career Award (awarded by AMA SIG in recognition of outstanding contributions to marketing strategy research, education, and practice within the first 10 years of receipt of the doctoral degree)
Principal investigator for the $20,000 Research Grant from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for the City of Atlanta Reputation Tracker Research Phase I.
2017
Best Research in Progress Paper Nominee (Paper title: ‘Personalizing Brand Communication on Social Media’), WITS Conference, Seoul, South Korea.
Top Professor Award (as voted by the MS-Marketing students).
2016
Top Professor Award (as voted by the students of the MS-Marketing Program)
2015
MSI Young Scholar –awarded biennially by MSI to about 20 scholars worldwide who have been out for 3 to 7 years since completing PhD. The award recognizes the ‘young scholars’ as “likely leaders of the next generation of marketing academics”.
Barbara & Elmer Sunday Professorship.
2014
MSI Young Scholar –awarded biennially by MSI to about 20 scholars worldwide who have been out for 3 to 7 years since completing PhD. The award recognizes the ‘young scholars’ as “likely leaders of the next generation of marketing academics”.
Principal investigator for the $10,000 Research Grant from Tech Target Corporation for research on ‘Real time marketing’.
2013
MSI/Paul Root Award Finalist for a paper in the Journal of Marketing adjudged as the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of marketing (as voted by members of the editorial review board).
Top Professor Award (as voted by the MS-Marketing students).
Nominated for the school-wide Outstanding Teaching Award from the Marketing Department.
2012
Top Professor Award (as voted by the MS-Marketing students).
$30,000 Research Grant from The Institute for Asian Consumer Insights for research on ‘Diagnosing Brand Performance in Asian Markets’.
2011
Nominated for the school-wide Outstanding Teaching Award from the Marketing Department
2010
Winner of the Robert D. Buzzell Award for a MSI Research Grant paper adjudged as the most significant contribution to marketing practice and thought.
2009
ISMS Practice Prize Finalist for outstanding implementation of marketing science to solve real world marketing challenges.
MSI/Paul Root Award Winner for a paper in the Journal of Marketing adjudged as the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of marketing (as voted by members of the editorial review board).
Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Award Runner-up.
2008
ISBM Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (Outstanding Submission) Award Winner.
Levy and Weitz Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award Winner.
2006
$14,100 Research Grant from the Marketing Science Institute (Research award #4-1444) for research on ‘Linking Marketing Strategy Outcomes to the Stock Price of Firms’.
ACADEMIC RECOGNITIONS & HONORS
2023
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
2022
Invited Faculty Fellow, 10th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bengaluru, India.
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
2021
Invited Faculty Fellow, 9th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bengaluru, India.
2020
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, USA.
Invited Faculty Fellow, 8th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, BIMTECH, New Delhi, India.
2019
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
Invited Faculty Fellow, 7th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, India.
2018
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Inaugural Mizzou Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Missouri, USA.
Invited Faculty Fellow, 6th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Bengaluru, India.
2017
Faculty Fellow, 5th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai, India.
2016
Faculty Fellow, 4th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Institute of Management Technology, Delhi, India.
2015
Faculty Fellow, 3rd AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Institute of Management Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2014
Faculty Fellow, 2nd AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.
2012
Faculty Fellow, Inaugural AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India.
Faculty Fellow, Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) Professor’s Institute, Dallas, Texas.
2009
Faculty Fellow, AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
2008
Invited participant, Thought Leadership Conference focusing on the theme “Customer Experience Management”, Babson College, Boston, Massachusetts.
2007
Doctoral Fellow, AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona.
2004-2007
Doctoral Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
2005
Invited participant, Thought Leadership Conference focusing on the theme “Managing Customers for Value”, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
1998
Dean’s Honors List – ENPC MBA Program
1996
Bachelor of Engineering with Honors
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
2022
Invited Faculty Fellow, 10th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bengaluru, India.
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
2021
Invited Faculty Fellow, 9th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bengaluru, India.
2020
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, USA.
Invited Faculty Fellow, 8th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, BIMTECH, New Delhi, India.
2019
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
Invited Faculty Fellow, 7th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, India.
2018
Invited Faculty Fellow & Mentor, Inaugural Mizzou Marketing Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Missouri, USA.
Invited Faculty Fellow, 6th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Bengaluru, India.
2017
Faculty Fellow, 5th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai, India.
2016
Faculty Fellow, 4th AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Institute of Management Technology, Delhi, India.
2015
Faculty Fellow, 3rd AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Institute of Management Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2014
Faculty Fellow, 2nd AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.
2012
Faculty Fellow, Inaugural AIM-AMA Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India.
Faculty Fellow, Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) Professor’s Institute, Dallas, Texas.
2009
Faculty Fellow, AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
2008
Invited participant, Thought Leadership Conference focusing on the theme “Customer Experience Management”, Babson College, Boston, Massachusetts.
2007
Doctoral Fellow, AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona.
2004-2007
Doctoral Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
2005
Invited participant, Thought Leadership Conference focusing on the theme “Managing Customers for Value”, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
1998
Dean’s Honors List – ENPC MBA Program
1996
Bachelor of Engineering with Honors