Dr. Karen Anne Wallach

Assistant Professor, Marketing

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Business Administration Building
Room 370
Huntsville, AL 35899
Campus Map

256.824.4523
karen.anne.wallach@uah.edu

Biography

Curriculum Vitae


Education

  • Emory University – Goizueta Business School, Atlanta, GA Doctor of Philosophy; Concentration- Marketing
  • Emory University – Goizueta Business School, Atlanta, GA Master of Business Administration; Concentration- Marketing
  • Washington University in St. Louis – Olin School of Business, St. Louis, MO Bachelor of Science and Business Administration; Triple Major- Marketing, International Business and French

Honors & Awards

  • Best Research Paper Award of 2023, College of Business, UAH
  • Best Paper in the Consumer Behavior Track, Society for Marketing Advances, 2023
  • ISMS Early Career Scholars Fellow, Duke University, 2022
  • Mark McDaniel, Henri McDaniel, and Robert (Bud) Cramer Faculty Fellowship Recipient, College of Business, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, UAH
  • Course Innovation Grant Recipient, 2023, UAH
  • Faculty Fellowship, College of Business, 2022 & 2023, UAH
  • Office of Research & Economic Development New Faculty Research Grant Recipient, UAH, 2022
  • Grant Recipient for the ICPSR Program in Quantitative Methods of Research Workshop, UAH, 2022
  • Student Choice Award for Teaching, Honor Roll, College of Business (2023 & 2022)
  • AMA-Sheth Consortium Fellow, Indiana University, 2021

Expertise

  • Consumer Behavior
  • Digital Marketing & Social Media
  • Digital Wellness
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

Recent Publications

  • Wallach, K. A., & Popovich, D. (2023). When Big Is Less than Small: Why dominant brands lack authenticity in their sustainability initiatives. Journal of Business Research, 158, 113694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113694

  • Wallach, K. A., & Popovich, D. (2023). Cause Beneficial or Cause Exploitative? Using Joint Motives to Increase Credibility of Sustainability Efforts. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 42(2), 187–202. https://doi.org/10.1177/07439156221138755