Education
Diplom-Kauffrau, Marketing and Statistics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
MS, Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
PhD, Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Positions Held
At Haas since 2008
2008 - present, Visiting Associate Professor, Haas School of Business
2005 - present, Associate Professor of Marketing, Graduate School of Business, Stanford
2001 - 2005, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Graduate School of Business, Stanford
1999 - 2001, Instructor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
External Service and Assignments
- Editorial board, Marketing Science
- Ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Management Science, Marketing Science, Marketing Letters, Quantitative Marketing and Economics
Current Research and Interests
- Product assortment decisions, new product positioning
- Competitive strategy
- Advertising, distribution channels
Selected Papers and Publications
- "The Influence of Variety on Brand Perceptions, Choice, and Experience," with Jonah Berger and Itamar Simonson. Marketing Science 26, no. 4 (2007): 460-472 (lead article).
- "Consumer Preferences and Product-line Pricing Strategies: An Empirical Analysis," with Dipak Jain. Marketing Science 25, no. 2 (2006): 164-174.
- "Market Segmentation Strategies of Multiproduct Firms," with Ulrich Doraszelski. Journal of Industrial Economics 54, no. 1 (2006): 125-149.
- "Product Line Length as a Competitive Tool," with Dipak Jain. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 14, no. 1 (2005): 1–28 (lead article).
- "A Likelihood Approach to Estimating Market Equilibrium Models," with Dipak Jain. Management Science 50, no. 5 (2004): 605–616.
Teaching
- Marketing Research, MBA261
- Marketing Research, EWMBA261
Honors and Awards
- Honorable mention, 2004 MSI/JCP competition "Product Assortment and Variety Seeking in Consumer Choice"
- Procter & Gamble Marketing Innovation Research Fund Award, 1999-2000
- AMA-Sheth Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2000
- Haring Symposium Fellow, Indiana University, 1999
- Northwestern University, Doctoral Fellowship 1996-1999
- University Fellowship, Humboldt University Berlin (Germany), 1991

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