Ph.D. in Marketing

Alumni

Recent Alumni

NameGraduation YearPlacement
Jianna Jin2024University of Notre Dame
Zijing (Judy) Zhang2024Santa Clara University
Junha Kim2023Rutgers University
Taegyu Hur2022Iowa State University 
John Costello2021University of Notre Dame
Hyowon Kim2020Case Western Reserve University
Lei Jia2020University of Massachusetts Lowell
Daniel Zane2018University of Miami
Adam Smith2017University College London
Marc Dotson2016Brigham Young University
Hyojin Lee2016San Jose State University
Christopher Summers2016University of South Carolina
Tatiana Dyachenko2014Georgetown University
John Howell2013Pennsylvania State University
Karthik Easwar2013Georgetown University

Selected Notable Alumni

Sha Yang, 2000

Professor of Marketing Marshall School of Business University of Southern California

“I had little exposure to marketing before joining the PhD program at Ohio State. My research collaboration with Greg Allenby taught me how to do research, and sparked my interest and passion in this field."

 

Neeraj Arora, 1995

John P. Morgridge Chair in Business Administration University of Wisconsin-Madison

“They say teachers change lives. In my case they did. I am thankful that I got to learn from the best minds in the field of marketing, economics, psychology and statistics. Ohio State truly shaped who I am today.”

 

Rohini Ahluwalia, 1996

Curtis L. Carlson Trust Professor of Marketing Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota

“I treasure my years as a doctoral student at Ohio State. Not only was I introduced to research, but was also inspired by it, and developed a true love for it. My outstanding mentors at Ohio State helped me grow as a researcher as well as a person.”

 

Brian Sternthal, 1972

Kraft Foods Chair in Marketing & Chair of Marketing Dept. Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University

“My Ohio State doctoral training encouraged me to think theoretically, to adopt a critical attitude toward theory and data, and to treat doctoral students as collaborators. These notions have been foundational in the pursuit of my career.”