Consumers Experts

Warren Schirtzinger

Chief Strategy OfficerHigh Tech Strategies, Inc.

A highly regarded market- and product-strategy consultant to emerging high-technology businesses.

Product StrategyDiffusion of InnovationTechnology Adoption Start UpsStrategic Marketing

Thomas Ksiazek, PhD

Professor and Department Chair, Communication | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Thomas Ksiazek, PhD, researches the media industry's constant evolution to satisfy the needs of its audience.

CommunicationMedia IndustriesCross-Platform Audience BehaviorNetwork Analysis of Digital Media UseNews Audiences

L.G. Thomas

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Strategic ManagementInternational Business

Dr Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola

Reader in Operations and Supply Chain ManagementAston University

Dr. Rodríguez-Espíndola has a particular interest in the development of solutions to enhance humanitarian logistics and disaster response.

Humanitarian LogisticsDisaster ManagementDecision-MakingOperations ResearchSustainability

Scott Rader

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Charles “Scott” Rader has entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management.

Literary Deconstruction in Consumption MeaningsEthnographic Exploration of Experiential ConsumptionPostmodern Consumer CulturePostmodern ConsumptionSocial Media Marketing

Eric VanEpps

Associate Professor of MarketingVanderbilt University

Expert in consumer behavior and judgment and decision making.

Judgment and Decision MakingConsumer BehaviorMarketing

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.

Food PantriesSchool FoodSNAPSchool Food OptionsNutrition