Emerging Leaders in Marketing Academia
The Doctoral Student SIG (DocSIG) is a special interest group of the American Marketing Association designed for marketing doctoral students of all research methodologies: behavioral, quantitative, and qualitative. DocSIG was founded by marketing doctoral students and continues to respond to the needs of marketing doctoral students, especially at the annual Summer and Winter Academic conferences of AMA. Every conference, we host a Friday night networking dinner, a Saturday mentor breakfast, and at least one in-person session with topics tailored to the needs of doctoral students interested in tenure-track positions.
In 24-25, our organization is led by Julia van de Sandt (Chair, University of South Carolina) and Ishita Nagpal (Chair-Elect, Georgia State University). Reach out to us at docsig.ama@gmail.com.
Our motto is “Building, Bonding, Blooming.” As such, DocSIG offers opportunities for students to develop professional skills in the areas of research, writing, teaching, presenting, reviewing, and other areas that aid in job placement and career college paper format development. In addition, we seek to provide a community for students of marketing to interact, ask questions, and generally support each other. In this way, DocSIG not only aims to offer useful information that can aid students in their study program, but strives to facilitate professional relationships that will last long after one’s years as a doctoral student.
We recognize outstanding research and unique contributions to the AMA community through our awards. Our goal is to be THE information hub for doctoral students, guiding them through their programs and the job market, and becoming an essential resource for prospective PhD students during their application process
For the latest from DocSIG, check out their website and follow up on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube.
AMA Membership for Doctoral Students
Doctoral students get an exclusive discount on AMA professional membership. Just follow these steps and use the discount code AMADOCTORAL:
- If you have an AMA.org account, Login and visit AMA.org/membership. If you do not have an account, click here.
- Select “Professional or Academic Membership” (not Student Member), click Next
- Select “1 – Year Member” then click Next
- Select “Academic Community – 1 Year” then click Next
- Select “Doctoral Students SIG – 1 Year” and any other SIG’s free of charge then click Next
- Enter the discount code AMADOCTORAL on the Order Summary Screen, click Apply, then click Next
- You are brought to a success page and are now an active AMA member. An automated receipt will be sent after processing.
Mathew Joseph Emerging Scholar Award
Dr. Mathew Joseph honors a doctoral student who has displayed exemplary holistic scholarship and exhibits a bright future in the academic discipline. It is a large honor for the selected doctoral student. The faculty judges look for a top emerging PhD student who holistically has the influence and abilities to become a great scholar in marketing.
- 2024 Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo
- 2023 Rodrigo da Silva Dias
- 2022 Lan Anh Nu Ton
- 2021 Winner – Gizem Yalcin, Erasmus University
- 2020 Winner – Riley Krotz, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2019 Winner – Unnati Narang, Texas A&M University
- 2019 Finalist – Jillian Hmurovic, University of Pittsburgh
AMA DocSIG Mentorship Award
This Award recognizes a faculty mentor that has consistently demonstrated support to marketing doctoral students and the AMA DocSIG mission.
- 2023 Dr. Alex R. Zablah, University of Tennesse Knoxville
- 2022 Dr. Maura Scott, FSU
- 2021 Winner – Dr. Mark B. Houston, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University
- 2019 (Inaugural) Winner – Dr. Mathew Joseph, St. Mary’s University
Requests of all kind should only be addressed to docsig.ama@gmail.com.
Julia van de Sandt | Chair
University of South Carolina
Pronoun- She/her/hers | Country of origin- Germany
Georgia State University
Pronoun- She/her/hers | Country of origin- India
West Virginia University
Pronoun- She/her | Country of origin- United States
Politecnico di Milano School of Management,
Pronoun- He | Country of origin- Italy
University of South Florida
Pronoun- Kathy | Country of origin- China
Zahra (Safa) Karami | Assistant Vice Chair of Communications
University of Wyoming
Pronoun- She/her | Country of origin- Iran
FGV EASP, São Paulo
Pronoun- She/her | Country of origin- India
Morgan State University
Pronoun- He/him | Country of origin- Nigeria
Syracuse University
Pronoun- She | Country of origin- China
University of Kansas
Pronoun- He | Country of origin- India
University of South Carolina
Pronoun- She/her | Country of origin- United States
Georgia State University
Pronoun- She | Country of origin- Iran
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Pronoun- He/him | Country of origin- Pakistan
Louisiana Tech
Pronoun- She/her/hers | Country of origin- Russia
Kent State University
Pronoun- He/him
Praveen Punia | Vice Chair of Research (Productivity Research)
University of Houston
Pronoun- He/him
Britanny Beck | Immediate Past-Chair
Appalachian State University
