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Dr Pantea Foroudi Dr Pantea Foroudi
Email Dr Pantea Foroudi Reader in Marketing
Pantea Foroudi (PhD, SFHEA, MSc (Hons), MA, BA (Hons)) is the Business Manager and Solution Architect at Foroudi Consultancy and the Director of the Sustainable Digital Economy Area of Excellence. She also serves as the Head of the Research Group in Marketing and Corporate Brand Management, a Member of the School Management Board (SMB), and a Reader in Marketing and Corporate Brand Management. Since 1996, Pantea has built extensive experience in design, branding, and marketing, establishing herself as a creative innovator and practical problem-solver in visual identity, graphic design, and branding across various sectors. Pantea's primary research interests focus on consumer behavior, using a multidisciplinary approach across two key areas: (i) corporate brand design and identity, and (ii) sustainable development goals (SDGs). Her research has been widely published in leading international academic journals, including the British Journal of Management, International Journal of Management Reviews, Regional Studies, Journal of Business Research, European Journal of Marketing, and the International Journal of Hospitality Management. Pantea's scholarly impact has been recognized globally. She was listed as the FIRST in "top scholarly output" in the UK and Europe and ranked FOURTH worldwide for the period 2016–2022 (December 2022). She has also been featured in Stanford University’s Top 2% of Scientists ranking, as per Elsevier’s Scopus database (2024, 2023, and 2022). In addition to her academic achievements, Pantea has extensive editorial experience as an associate and senior editor for renowned journals, including the International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, European Journal of International Management, and more. Her work continues to make significant contributions to the fields of marketing, corporate branding, and sustainability. Topics she is interested in include the following: Artificial Intelligence (AI), technological advancements and innovation Consumer behaviour Brand management Corporate brand design/visual identity Corporate marketing Corporate brand identity Corporate integrated communication Sustainable branding Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Her approach is to investigate, comprehend, and evaluate diverse societal and business phenomena that are customer-oriented and problem-focused. Due to her consulting and academic experience, she has developed a particular interest in consumer behaviour and corporate brand design, and communication focusing on social identity theory, perceived value theory, and the value of social interaction in various industries, including retail, higher education, and hospitality. Her research focuses on consumer behavior, specifically how AI, technology, and corporate branding/visual/design identity impact consumer/user engagement and wellbeing, with an emphasis on advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across sectors such as health, retail, higher education, and hospitality. She frequently supports colleagues with various projects and collaborates across disciplines. Her name has listed as the FIRST in “top Scholarly output” in the UK and all of Europe; FOURTH in the world for the year range from 2016 to 2021 (Dec 2021) Recognized in Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists Ranking, based on Elsevier’s Scopus database (2024, 2023, and 2022) Pantea’s philosophy of teaching can be described as a philosophy of learning through teaching. As a journey-guide, she feels her role is to open the door to knowledge, critical thinking, and intelligence for the students through three interlinked stages: (i) the imparting of fundamental knowledge and the modelling of intellectual curiosity by presenting new concepts which are applicable to students’ academic and future careers in media-related fields, (ii) facilitating understanding of the material through dialogue rather than monologue, and (iii) supporting the challenges to students’ existing thinking. She is teaching the following modules (2022/24): MG5615 (Understanding Business and Management Research) MG5584 (Applied Corporate Brand Management) MG5586 (Strategic Corporate Brand Management and Consulting)

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Dr Yousra Asaad Dr Yousra Asaad
Email Dr Yousra Asaad Senior Lecturer in Marketing
I am a senior lecturer in Marketing at Brunel Business School. Prior to joining Brunel, I served as a Lecturer in Marketing in other UK universities. My research has been published in the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Business Research, Information Technology and People, Journal of Travel Research, Computers in Human Behavior, European Sport Management Quarterly, Studies in Higher Education Quarterly, Higher Education Quarterly, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, The Marketing Review, and Marketing Intelligence & Planning. I have been a guest editor of the Journal of Business Research and the Journal of Macromarketing and has served as ad hoc reviewer for many journals. I am a member of the Marketing and Corporate Brand Research Group at СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London. Sustainable Branding Branding in Higher Education Tourism/place branding Social media branding Compassionate corporate branding Marketing to the ageing consumer My main research focuses on sustainable branding in different contexts: tourism, higher education, sports, and social media. In particular, my research examines the role of brands in enhancing social inclusion and consumers' wellbeing to more vulnerable consumers (e.g., Ageing consumer) and the role of corporate brands in promoting healthy ageing. Another closely linked stream of research focuses on compassionate corporate behaviour. I am particularly interested in how branding and social change shape each other. I teach modules related to Branding and Marketing at both levels (Postgraduate and Undergraduate). At the Postgraduate level, I teach both Marketing Principles and Contemporary Brand Management to the MSc Marketing. I also teach toursim branding in the applied corporate branding module to the MSc Corporate Brand Management. The MSc Corporate Brand Management program's teaching approach has always been about embedding industry or companies into our classroom as well as educational field trips. Several examples of exciting students' activities:- Corporate Brand Guest Speaker 2022 - Mr. Tim Kourdi, St Margaret's Hotel, Oxford Applied Corporate Branding 2021 - Industry Collaborative Projects with MSc Corporate Brand Students Corporate Brand Students' Field Trip 2021 - London Brand Museum visit Corporate Brand Consultancy Project 2020 -Youth Hostel Association (YHA) Brighton At the Undergraduate level I teach Principles and Practice of Marketing to year 1 of the BSc Business and Management. My consultation and feedback hours are on Mondays and Wednesdays 10 to 11am.
Dr Jungmin Jang Dr Jungmin Jang
Email Dr Jungmin Jang Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Dr. Jungmin Jang is currently a Senior Lecturer of Marketing at Brunel Business School and a member of the Marketing and Corporate Brand Management Research Group (MCBM). Prior to joining Brunel, Dr. Jang worked as an Assistant Professor in Marketing at KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Consumer Behaviour, Advertising and Decision Making: (1) Layout effect in marketing communication (proximity, colour, and order of information) (2) Consumer information processing, and perceived fit (3) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Cross-Cultural Research and Global Marketing: (1)The influence of different cultural characteristics depending on the culture or country (2) Contrasting responses from different cultures to marketing stimuli Dr. Jang’s primary research interests are congruency effects and cultural differences in marketing communication contexts. Other research interests include the influences of variety seeking and context effect in behavioural decision making in the advertising and retail setting, and their impact on consumers. Teaching Schedule: In 2024/25 Academic Year - Term 1: MG1605: Principles and Practices of Marketing (Module Leader, Level 4) MG3123: Issues and Controversies in Marketing (Final Year Project, Level 6) MG5561: International Marketing (Level 7) Completed in Previous Academic Years: MG1062: Principles and Practices of Marketing (Module Leader, Level 4) MG2048B: Marketing Communications (Module Leader, Pathway Colleage Students) MG5620: Contemporary Brand Management (Level 7) Office Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Consultation Hours for MG1605: Tuesdays 11:00 - 11:30 AM and 12:30 - 13:00 PM Additional times available by appointment (Please Booking your time in advance)
Professor Danae Manika Professor Danae Manika
Email Professor Danae Manika Acting Executive Dean - CBASS / Professor - Marketing and Business Education
Danae Manika (PhD, University of Texas at Austin) is Professor of Marketing at Brunel Business School and Acting Executive Dean of the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences (CBASS). Previously, Danae was Deputy Dean of CBASS and Associate Head of Brunel Business School. Before joining СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London, she was Professor of Marketing at Newcastle University Business School, where she led its London Campus as Academic Group Head and held the Deputy Director of Research role at Newcastle University Business School. Danae in the past has also held academic positions at Queen Mary University of London, Durham University and the University of Texas at Austin; and is currently Visiting Professor at Newcastle University and Queen Mary University of London. Prior to her academic career, Danae worked as an Account Planning Intern in advertising agencies such as Latinworks in Austin, TX, and DDB in New York. She obtained a Ph.D and a M.A. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. Honours in Marketing from University of Stirling. Danae’s recent research has been published in journals such as: Journal of Service Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Psychology and Marketing, European Journal of Marketing, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Business Research, European Management Review, and International Business Review, amongst others. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Danae’s research focuses on effective message construction for behaviour change within the contexts of health, well-being and the environment. She is involved in various consultancies (e.g., Harrow Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council, RECOUP, Global Action Plan, Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition), and her research has been supported by £414,000+ of funding (e.g., CRUK, EPSRC/Innovate UK, NERC/NCAS, RED, and Arrow/ERDF). Danae is Section Editor for the Journal of Business Ethics (section: Marketing Ethics; FT50 journal), and Associate Editor (AE) for Business and Society and the Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising, while in the past she was AE for the Journal of Marketing Management (2017-21). She is also currently on the Editorial Review Boards of:Technological Forecasting & Social Change, and Journal of Marketing Management; with guest editor experience across multiple top journals. Danae also has experience as: funding reviewer for Cancer Research UK (2015-19); and track chair for the Academy of Marketing Science World Marketing Congress Conference in 2023, the Transformative Consumer Research Conference in 2021, and the European Social Marketing Association Conference in 2016. Using an interdisciplinary approach, blending the lines between marketing, advertising and psychology her research aims to answer a fundamental marketing research question: How to diminish the knowledge-behaviour gap? Particularly, her research focuses on effective message construction for behaviour change. It takes an information processing approach, which identifies, classifies and examines cognitive (e.g., knowledge, confidence, trust, values) and affective (e.g., pride, fear, disgust) factors that influence individuals’/consumers’/employees’ decisions and choices after exposure to campaigns/messages/interventions, and translate knowledge acquisition to behaviour change/formation. Her research is theory-based but practically applicable research, and often uses health (e.g., weight control, alcohol consumption, vaccination), well-being and environmental (e.g. energy saving, recycling) social issues as the venue for understanding the knowledge-behaviour gap, with direct implications for persuasive communication and behavioural interventions that motivate health and environmental action. The campaigns/messages/interventions often examined involve digital components (e.g., websites, social media, mobile applications, online tracking tools) and technology adoption behaviours (e.g., adoption and usage of technology-based solutions). Other projects with information technology and effective message construction focus include: social media service failure apologies, online petitions, and online political engagement. Side projects include innovative research methodologies, female-disparaging adverts, and consumer animosity, amongst others. Danae’s recent research has been published in journals such as Journal of Service Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Psychology and Marketing, European Journal of Marketing, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Business Research, European Management Review, International Business Review, Information Technology and People, Studies in Higher Education, Journal of Marketing Management, Computers in Human Behavior, International Journal of Advertising, Journal of Health Communication, Journal of Marketing Communications, Health Marketing Quarterly, and Multivariate Behavioral Research, amongst others. She often engages in research projects that require collaborations with other disciplines such as medicine, engineering and geography; and her research has been supported by £364,000+ of funding (e.g., CRUK, EPSRC/Innovate UK, RED, and Arrow/ERDF). She also strongly believes in the interplay and interdependence of academia, government, business and society and hence she is often involved in various consultancies (e.g., Harrow Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council, RECOUP, Global Action Plan, Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition), in line with her research (i.e., effective message construction for behaviour change). Danae is Section Editor for the Journal of Business Ethics (section: Marketing Ethics; FT50 journal), and Associate Editor (AE) for Business and Society and the Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising, while in the past she was AE for the Journal of Marketing Management (2017-21). She is also currently on the Editorial Review Boards of: Technological Forecasting & Social Change, and Journal of Marketing Management; with guest editor experience across multiple top journals. Danae also has experience as: funding reviewer for Cancer Research UK (2015-19); and track chair for the Academy of Marketing Science World Marketing Congress Conference in 2023, the Transformative Consumer Research Conference in 2021, and the European Social Marketing Association Conference in 2016. Knowledge-Behaviour Gap Effective Message Construction for Behaviour Change Information Processing & Persuasive Communication Health Communication (Employee) Pro-environmental Behaviour Technology Adoption for Behaviour Change Consumer Psychology Social Marketing Advertising
Professor Dorothy Yen Professor Dorothy Yen
Email Professor Dorothy Yen Professor in Marketing
Professor Dorothy A. Yen is a Professor in Marketing. Leading the Marketing Division at Brunel Business School, СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London, I take a consumer-centric approach to understand and discuss marketing, branding, and tourism matters. I study how culture affects human behaviour, in both B2B and B2C domains. In particualr, I looks at cross-cultural business relationships, with a particular focus on understanding how cultural-specific factors affect business relationships and collaborations. I also study consumer acculturation, tourist, sojourners and migrants' consumption practices as well as social media activities in relation to their cultural identity. During the Covid-19 pandemic, I explored how migrants in the UK attempted to cope with the life-threatening disease while dealing with institutional uncertainty and a hostile host environment. My proposal on branding Wales as the land of dragons and legends triggered numerous discussions and debates, following my giving evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee and interview by BBC Radio Wales. I am a member of the Marketing and Corporate Brand Research Group at Brunel Business School and the research centre of Substantiality and Entrepreneurship. I run office hours on Wednesdays from 2pm to 4pm. Students can also email me to book an appointment at a mutually convenient time. This can be either on campus or via Microsoft TEAM upon mutual agreement. I'm working on the following projects and welcome collaborations: Happy to Chat Older adults as ageing consumers, healthy ageing practices and wellbeing Promoting Wales to international tourists as a global tourist destination Migrants as ethnic consumers, their identity, acculturation and their role in the host societies. Educating children as agentic consumers to reduce food waste Research group(s) Marketing and Corporate Brand Management Research Group (MCBM) Happy to Chat My research centres on the convergence of well-being and conscientious consumption practices, embodying my vision of a world where individuals celebrate their diversity in harmony, thriving through cooperation, while preserving the environment and transcending cultural, ethnic, and ideological boundaries. Adopting the principles of societal marketing, my work offers insights into the pivotal role of consumers in shaping a future that champions environmental consciousness and social responsibility. I believe that individuals hold the power to drive positive societal transformation through their daily consumption choices and behaviours. My research is inherently interdisciplinary, and I actively collaborate with charitable organisations, businesses, and policymakers. By bridging the divide between academia and practical application, I strive to translate my research findings into tangible strategies that effect meaningful change and societal impact. My work is featured in reputable publications including the British Journal of Management, Annals of Tourism Research, International Marketing Review, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Research, among others. Dorothy applies an interactive learning and teaching approach during her lectures and seminars to better engage students with the knowledge. Using team-based learning and promotes practice-leading, she encourages students to discuss their ideas and examples with her as well as with their peers so that together they can co-create a positive learning experience. Dorothy teaches Principles of Marketing to MBA students. In this module, MBA students have the opportunity to work with real case studies, developing and presenting a marketing plan to the selected organisation or business of their choice. They will be able to exchange ideas, give suggetsions and receive feedback from the owner of the organisation or business.

Doctoral Researchers

Mrs Masoumeh Jahangiri Mrs Masoumeh Jahangiri I am a doctoral researcher in the field of marketing. My overall research interests are in the areas of consumers' adoption and usage continuance intention of the technology. Since September 2021, I have been working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at MBA, Masters, and Undergraduate levels. Qualifications MSc Marketing, Brunel Business School, United Kingdom BA Business Management, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
Miss Mulkie Al-Hashemi Miss Mulkie Al-Hashemi Mulkie’s research domains are community entrepreneurship and place branding. The aim of the research is to brand rural communities as entrepreneurial context. Prior to PhD, Mulkie had a working experience of over 14 years in entrepreneurship and innovation in the Sultanate of Oman. Cummunity Branding