Deidre Popovich, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University

Associate Professor of Marketing
Texas Tech University
Rawls College of Business
Affiliated Faculty, Market Impact Hub
Co-Director, HealthCARE Lab

Current CV (pdf)

Brief Bio

Deidre Popovich is an Associate Professor of Marketing in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. She earned a Ph.D. in Marketing from Emory University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. Her research focuses on consumer psychology, including how decision contexts and information cues can influence consumer decision making and self control. Her research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, and Behavior Research Methods, among others. Her previous industry experience includes working as a marketing research manager for a national nonprofit organization and as a strategy consultant for a top-ten healthcare consulting firm.

Academic Background

PhD, Emory University Goizueta Business School
Dissertation: The Influence of Contextual Decision-Making on Consumer Self-Control
Master of Business Administration, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
Master of Arts, Michigan State University, Organizational Communication
Master's Thesis: Role Conflict Coping Strategies
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Western Michigan University, Public Relations
Honors Thesis: Communication of Women in Managerial Leadership

Research Interests

Consumer Behavior
Decision-Making
Health
Methodology

Selected Consulting Clients

SS+K, New York, NY
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Covenant Children's Hospital, Lubbock, TX
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN

Professional Experience

Associate Strategy Consultant, Quorum Health Resources
Marketing Research Manager, NFIB
Statistical Analyst, Tennessee Dept. of Health
Associate Investigator, Center of Excellence for Research & Policy, TSU

DeidrePopovich

Associate Professor of Marketing