Eric Eisenstat received his Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of California, Irvine. His current research focuses on Bayesian time-series econometrics, particularly structural inference from multivariate models, but he also works on model uncertainty/averaging and shrinkage estimation in big data settings. Alongside publishing in top academic journals, Eric also routinely provides consulting services to policy institutions and private organisations. His recent consulting work has focused on developing and implementing marketing mix models in big data settings.
Ravi Pappu is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia. He teaches topics related to applying quantitative research methods in business to honours and PhD students and market and consumer research to postgraduate students.
Over the years, he has received the UQ Business School Teaching Excellence Award and the UQ Business School Research Excellence Award. Twice he was a Finalist for a UQ Teaching Excellence award.
Ravi received a PhD in marketing from the University of New England, Australia, and an MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, both awarded with Distinction from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Earlier, he received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering from JNTU, Anantapur in India, awarded with First Class and Distinction.
Ravi's research interests include the areas of advertising, branding, international marketing, new products and innovation. His research has been published in several internationally recognised journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies and the Journal of the Academy of the Marketing Science. His research has been funded through several competitive grants, including ARC.
Ravi serves on the editorial review boards of premier international journals, including the Journal of International Marketing, the Journal of Business Research and the European Journal of Marketing. He is a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA) and Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP), a Fellow of the Academy of the Marketing Science (AMS) and a Fellow CPM of the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).
Further information about Ravi is available at the following links.
Ravi's current research focuses on modelling consumer decision-making concerning different types of brands (e.g. manufacturers, retailers, nonprofits and countries). He is also interested in understanding how marketing communications (e.g. advertising, celebrity endorsement, sponsorship) can shape consumer attitudes and brand perceptions.
Ravi's research on sponsorship, brand equity, brand innovativeness, country-of-origin effects, celebrity endorsement, country branding and retailer branding has been published in scholarly international journals, including. His research papers have been read or downloaded over 360,000 times.
|Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science | Journal of Business Research | International Business Review | Journal of International Business Studies | European Journal of Marketing | Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services | Journal of Marketing Education | Journal of Public Policy and Marketing | Journal of Product and Brand Management | Journal of Travel Research |
Research Grants
Ravi was the lead Chief Investigator of an Australian Research Council Linkage project (with Bettina Cornwell) supported by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Major outcomes of this research include a model for explaining communication portfolio effects on the image and equity of non-profit brands. Ravi's research has also attracted several internal competitive grants from the University of New England and the University of Queensland.
Awards & Distinctions
2018 - Inaugural JPBM Award for most impactful article, Emerald Literati Network (with P.G. Quester & R.W. Cooksey)
2016 - Outstanding Reviewer of the Year Award, Emerald Literati Network
2015 - UQ Business School Teaching Excellence Award
2009 - Outstanding Reviewer of the Year Award, Emerald Literati Network
2006 - UQ Business School Research Excellence Award
2000 - Best Marketing Research Paper Award, American Marketing Association (with A. Sinha & P. Leszeczyc)
1998 - Highly Commended Paper, Doctoral Colloquium, Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference
TEACHING
As of 2024, Ravi teaches courses in quantitative research methods and applied statistics.
RBUS6902 Quantitative Business Research Methods I
Distinctions (Teaching)
2015 - UQ Business School Teaching Excellence Award
2015 - Finalist - University of Queensland Teaching Excellence Award
2014 - Finalist - University of Queensland Teaching Excellence Award
Teaching Evaluations (Click on the following links to view student evaluations in pdf)
Honours/PhD
RBUS6903 Quantitative Business Research Methods II (SEM) |2020 | 2019 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
RBUS6931 Scientific Method in Management II | 2018 |2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
RBUS6931 Scientific Method in Management I | 2018 |2017|
Postgraduate
MKTG7510 Market and Consumer Research |2019 | 2018 |2017| | 2016 | 2015 |
PhD Supervision
Ravi is available for research supervision. His previous research students have achieved publications in internationally recognised journals (e.g., European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Travel Research) and conferences (e.g., AMA, AMS, WMC). Following are some of the areas of his research interest.
| Maddy Nugent (2022) - Sponsorship authenticity | B.D.C. Tang (2021) - Sponsorship engagement | M.G. Guerra Calvo (2020) - Celebrity endorsement | S. Caulton (2019) - Brand crises | I. Goh (2018) - Sponsorship portfolios | I. C. Y. Lim (2016) - Brand innovativeness | S.C. Yu (2013) - Celebrity portfolios | A. Spry (2007) - Celebrity endorsement | M. Chong (2006) - Consumer innovativeness | P. Stower (2006) - Multiple celebrity endorsement |
SERVICE
Associate Editor
International Journal of Consumer Studies (2020 - 2024)
Co-Guest-Editor
Journal of Strategic Marketing - Special issue on Research in Strategic Marketing
Journal of Product & Brand Management - Special issue on Brand Equity
Editorial Board Membership
| Journal of International Marketing | Journal of Business Research | European Journal of Marketing | International Marketing Review | Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics | Australasian Marketing Journal |
Assessor
Australian Research Council
Invited Seminars
| Australian National University | IIM-Calcutta | IIM-Ahmedabad | Indian Institute of Science | IIM - Bangalore | University of Melbourne | University of New South Wales | University of Adelaide | University of New England |
Visiting Positions
| Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore 2016 | University of Oregon 2013 | University of Adelaide 2009 | University of Michigan 2009 | Indian School of Business 2003 |
Rodney Strachan received his PhD from Monash University in 2000. His research focuses on Bayesian analysis, econometric theory, time series analysis, inference in time varying parameter and time varying dimension models, identification in reduced rank models and invariance. His current work is looking at specification and computation of large dimensional macroeconometric time series models. Rodney came to UQ from the Australian National University where he was a professor and the deputy head of the Research School of Economics.
