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PERSONAL DATA Business Address: Rawls College of Business Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 79409 (806) 742-3953 Fax: (806) 742-2199 Email: dlaverie@ba.ttu.edu Website: http://dlaverie.ba.ttu.edu EDUCATION Graduate: Ph.D. in Business Administration Arizona State University, 1995 Major: Marketing Master of Business Administration University of Notre Dame, 1987 Concentration: Marketing Undergraduate: Bachelors of Arts Saint Mary's College,1985 Major: Humanistic Studies HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS Honors and Awards: Recipient of the best paper award for 2008 in the International Wine Business Journal. Identified as the Second Ranked Outstanding Instructor at Texas Tech University by Graduating Seniors, 2005. Recipient of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching, Texas Tech University Award, 2003. Recipient of the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award, 2003. Recipient of the Mortar Board Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Texas Tech University, 2003-2004. Identified as the Outstanding Instructor at Texas Tech University by Graduating Seniors, 2002. Identified as the Outstanding Instructor at Texas Tech University by Graduating Seniors, 2001. Named as a member of the Saint Mary’s College Hall of Fame, Saint Mary’s College, 2001. Identified as the Outstanding Instructor at Texas Tech University by Graduating Senior, 2000. Recipient of the Texas Tech University College of Business Administration Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000. Named “Wakonse South Fellow”, Texas A & M University, 1999. Recipient of the University Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award, Texas Tech University, 1999. Recipient of the Graduating Senior Outstanding Instructor at Texas Tech University, 1999. Named a member of the Teaching Academy, Texas Tech University, 1998. Recipient of the Presidents Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas Tech University, 1997. Recipient of the University Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award, Texas Tech University, 1997. Recipient of the Texas Tech University College of Business Administration Excellence in Teaching Award, 1997. Named American Marketing Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Arizona State University 1992. Named All American in Tennis, 1985. Member: Acaderketing Science Member: American Merketing Association Association for Consumer Research Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE 2006 – present Rawls Professor of Business Rawls College of Business Administration Texas Tech University 2006 – present Area Coordinator of Marketing Rawls College of Business Administration Texas Tech University 2006 – present Director Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center Texas Tech University 2006 - present Professor of Marketing Rawls College of Business Administration Texas Tech University 2004-2006 Associate Director Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center Texas Tech University 2001-present Associate Professor of Marketing Rawls College of Business Administration Texas Tech University 2001 Summer Visiting Professor Hogskolen Buskered College - Honefoss, Norway 2000 Summer Visiting Graduate Professor SEPCO - Jinan, China 1995-2001 Assistant Professor of Marketing Rawls College of Business Administration Texas Tech University 1989-1990 Marketing Instructor College of Business Administration Valparaiso University 1987-1989 Equitable Industrial Sales Representative PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Sports Marketing SIG, Vice Chair, American Marketing Association, 2009. Track Chair, Marketing Education and Teaching Innovation American Marketing Association Summer Educator Conference, 2005 Cluster Leader, Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning There are 12 clusters in the US. I lead the one cluster that includes TTU and four other institutions of higher education in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The work of my cluster focuses on Scholarly Inquiry on Active Pedagogies. Reviewer, Journal of Marketing and Public Policy 1998, 2001, 2004 Editorial Review Board Member, Marketing Education Review, 2008 – present Reviewer, Marketing Education Review, 2005 – present Reviewer, Journal of Marketing Education, 2007 – present Reviewer, Journal of Marketing Management, 2008 - present Reviewer, International Journal of Wine Business Research, 2008 – present. Reviewer, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2008- present. Reviewer, Society for Consumer Psychology Dissertation Competition, 2002-present Reviewer, Leisure Sciences, 1999 - 2004 Reviewer, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2003 - present Reviewer, Journal of Macromarketing, 2003- present. Reviewer, Advancing Marketing Theory and Practice, American Marketing Association, 1996 - present RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Bicen, Pelin and Debra Laverie (forthcoming), “Groups Based Assessment as a Dynamic Approach to Marketing Education,” Journal of Marketing Education. Dennis B. Arnett, Debra Laverie, James B. Wilcox, (forthcoming), “A Longitudinal Examination of the Effects of Retailer-Manufacturer Brand Alliances: The Role of Perceived Fit,” Journal of Marketing Management. Laverie, Debra A., Sreedhar Madhavaram, and Robert E. McDonald (2008), “Developing a Learning Orientation: The Role of Team-Based Active Learning,” Marketing Education Review, 18 (3), 37-51. Wlicox, James B., Debra Laverie, Natalia Kolyesnikova, Dale F. Duhan and Tim H. Dodd (2008), “Facets of Brand Equity and Brand Survival: A Longitudinal Examination,” International Journal of Wine Business Research, 20 (3), 202,- 231. Named Best Paper of 2008. Kolyesnikova, Natalia, Tim Dodd and Debra A. Laverie (2007), “Gratuity Purchasing at Wineries: An Investigation of the Determining Factors,” International Journal of Wine Business Research, 19 (4), 239-256. Laverie, Debra A, and Robert McDonald (2007), “Devoted Volunteer Identity: Encouraging the Positive Acts of Businesspeople,” Journal of Macromarketing,* 27(3), 274-287. Wilkes, Robert E. and Debra A. Laverie (2007), “Purchasing Decisions of Non-Traditional Households,” Journal of Consumer Behavior, 6 (1), 60-73. Laverie, Debra A. (2006), “In Class Active Cooperative Learning: A Way to Build Knowledge and Skills in Marketing Courses,” Marketing Education Review,16, 59-76. Hunt, Shelby D. and Debra A. Laverie (2005), Experiential Learning and the Hunt-Vitell Theory of Ethics: Teaching Marketing Ethics by Integrating Theory and Practice,” Marketing Education Review, Vol. 14 (3), 1-14. Dodd, Tim, Debra A. Laverie, James B. Wilcox and Dale F. Duhan (2005), “Differential Effects of Experience, Subjective Knowledge, and Objective. Knowledge on Sources of Information Used in Consumer Wine Purchasing”, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 29 (1), 3-19. Kleine, Susan Schultz, Robert E. Kleine, III, and Debra A. Laverie (2005), "Exploring How Role-Identity Development Stage Moderates Person-Possession Relations," Research in Consumer Behavior, Vol. 10, 66-78. Arnett, Dennis B., Debra A. Laverie, and Amanda Meiers (2003), “Developing Parsimonious Retailer Equity Indexes Using Partial Least Squares Analysis: A Method and Application,” Journal of Retailing, 79(3), 161-170. Madhavaram, Sreedhar and Debra A. Laverie (2003), “Exploring Impulse Purchasing on the Internet,” Advances in Consumer Research, 31, 59-66. Laverie, Debra A., Robert E. Kleine, III, and Susan Schultz Kleine (2002), “A Re-examination and Extension of Kleine, Kleine, and Kernan’s Social Identity Model of Mundane Consumption: The Mediating Role of the Appraisal Process," Journal of Consumer Research, 28 (4 March), 659-699. Arnett, Dennis B., Debra A. Laverie, and Charlie McLane (2002), “Using Job Satisfaction and Pride as Internal Marketing Tools,” Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 43(2), 87-96. Wilkes, Robert E. and Debra Laverie (2002), “Toward Understanding the Dynamics of Non- Traditional Consumers,” Advances in Consumer Research, 29, 421-427. Laverie, Debra A., Susan Schultz Kleine, and Robert E. Kleine, III (2001), "How Identity-Related Social Structural Commitments, Appraisals, and Emotions Vary Across Identity Life Cycle Stage: A Preliminary Investigation," Society for Consumer Psychology, 1, 80.1-6. Laverie, Debra A. (2001), "Improving Teaching through Improving Evaluation: A Guide to Course Portfolios," Journal of Marketing Education, 24 (2), 104-113. Laverie, Debra A. and Dennis Arnett (2000), “Factors Affecting Fan Attendance: The Influence of Identity Salience and Satisfaction,” Journal of Leisure Research, 32 (2), 225-246. Arnett, Dennis and Debra Laverie (2000), “Fan Characteristics and Sporting Event Attendance: Examining Variance in Attendance,” International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, September 20, 219-238. Laverie, Debra A. (1998), “Motivations for Ongoing Participation in a Fitness Activity,” Leisure Sciences, 20 (4), 277-302. Laverie, Debra A. and Patrick E. Murphy (1993), "The Marketing and Public Policy Literature: A Look at the Past Ten Years", Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, 12(3), 258-267. Laverie, Debra A., Robert E. Kleine III, and Susan Schultz Kleine (1993), "Linking Emotions and Values in Consumption Experiences: An Exploratory Study," Advances in Consumer Research, 20, 70-75. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Laverie, Debra A. (2008), Promotions and Integrated Brand Management, Cengage Learning, Mason, OH (a customized text 1^st edition), ISBN 978-0-324-68042-3. Lambe, Charles, Joseph F. Hair, Carl McDaniel and Debra A. Laverie (2006), Marketing Principles,(a customized text, 3^rd edition), Thomson Learning, Kansas City, MO. Laverie, Debra A. (2003), Instructor’s Manual for Marketing Best Practices, Southwestern Publishing, Mason, OH. Laverie, Debra A. (2003), “Teaching Philosophy”, Developments in Marketing Science, ed. Harlan E. Spotts, 26, 169. Laverie, Debra A. (2003), Instructor’s Manual for Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotions, Southwestern Publishing, Mason, OH. Semenik, Richard and Debra A. Laverie (2002), Promotion and Integrated Marketing Communications, (a customized text), Thomson Learning, Kansas City, MO. Terpstra, Vern, Ravi Sarathy, and Debra A. Laverie (2000), International Marketing, (a customized text), Harcourt Brace, Fort Worth, TX. PAPERS PRESENTED “Motivations as Predictors of Value Generated from Marketing-Related Technology Use: Orientations, Moderators, and Outcomes,” American Marketing Association, 2009. “An Experimental Study of Cross-Level Brand Alliances,” 2008 Thought Leaders International Conference on Brand Management Proceedings, K. Duffy (ed), Birmingham, UK. “Group Based Assessment in Marketing Courses,” American Marketing Association, 2008. “Service Learning: A Way to Build a Sense of Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Courses,” Academy of Marketing Science, 2008. “Brand Equity and Brand Survival: Evidence from an Emerging Market,” 2006 Thought Leaders International Conference on Brand Management Proceedings, K. Duffy (ed), Birmingham, UK. “Importance of Visitor Group Size on Feelings of Gratitude and Obligation by Winery Visitors,” International Wine Business and Marketing Conference, 2006. “Brand Equity and Brand Survival: Evidence from an Emerging Region,” International Wine Business and Marketing Conference, 2006. “A New Faculty Member, A Large Class, and A Lot of Disengaged Students: A Faculty Developer's Case Study,” Professional and Organizational Network in Higher Education, 2006 “ Teaching Ethics Using the Hunt-Vitell Model and Active Learning,” Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Conference, 2006. “Teaching Ethics Using Experiential Methods, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Conference, 2005. “Models for Encouraging Scholarly Approaches to Teaching on Campus,” Carnegie Summer Academy, 2005. “In Good Company: Ethics and Active Learning.” University of Notre Dame and American Marketing Association Conference on Marketing Ethics, 2005. “Fostering the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.” International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, 2005. “Teaching Philosophy,” Academy of Marketing Science Conference, 2003. “Toward Understanding the Dynamics of Non-Traditional Consumers,” Association for Consumer Research Conference, 2001. “Engaging Students in Active Learning in Large Sections,” Wakonse South Conference, 2002. “An Examination of Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness at Texas Tech University,” American Association of Higher Education Conference, 2001. “How Identity-Related Social Structural Commitments, Appraisals, and Emotions Vary Across Identity Life Cycle Stage,” Conference of the Society for Consumer Psychology, 2001. “Faculty Course Portfolios: Reflection and Critical Analysis,” Campus Conversation - The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Spring 2000. “Teaching with Technology in Large Sections,” Wakonse South Conference, Spring 2000. “Engaging Students in Group Work in Large Sections,” Wakonse South Conference, Spring, 1999. “An Examination of Resource-Advantage Theory in Marketing and Public Policy Research,” The Public Policy and Marketing Conference, 1999. “Appraisals and Emotions in Consumption,” American Marketing Association Conference, 1997. PRESENTATIONS The Quality Matters Project: Systematically Reviewing Your Online Course, Texas Tech University, 2009. Assessing Student learning, Texas Christian University, 2009 Service Learning and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Texas Tech University, 2009. Using Clickers for Classroom Interaction and Assessment, Texas Tech University, 2008. Service Learning and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Case Study, Texas Tech University, 2008. Using Technology to Engage Students in Large Sections, Texas Tech University, 2008. Active Learning in Large Sections, Texas Tech University, 2005. Classroom Management: Real Problems and Practical Suggestions, Texas Tech University, 2005 Ethics in a MBA Program, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, January 2004 Reality Teaching: Case Studies, TEACH Workshop, Texas Tech University, November 2003. Tips on Being a Student Organization Advisor, Leadership Tech Training Conference, Texas Tech University, 1998. THESES SUPERVISED, PH.D Ravi Jillapalli , Professional Brand Advocacy: An Examination of the Roles of Brand Identification, Attachment Strength, and Relationship Factors Understanding Human Brands, 2007, chair. Vishag Badrinarayanan, *Relationship Building at the Retail Store Level: An Examination of the* **Influence of Vendor Initiatives on Brand Advocacy among Retail Sales Associates, 2006, chair. Natalia Kolyesnikova,** The Role of Gratitude in Wine Purchases, 2006, committee member. Gun Indrakoses, The Influence of an Exporter on Foreign Distributors’ Marketing Program Creativity: A Study of Thai Importing Distributors, 2005, chair. James Walton, Commitment and Trust in Cross-Cultural Relationships, 2001, committee member. Nancy Middlebrook, Privacy on the Internet: Consumer Problem for the Interactive Age?, 1998, committee member. Steven D. German, Nonprofit Relationship Marketing: The Role of Identification, 1997, committee member. THESES SUPERVISED, UNDERGRADUATE Leslie Schermerhorn, Body Image Portrayed in Advertising and Promotion: The Impact on Young Women, 2004, chair. Katie Merritt, Marketing Strategy Formulation for a Bed and Breakfast, 2002, committee member. Suzanne Kimbrough, Marketing and Health Information, 2001, committee member. Megan Sasso, Exploring Marketing Aimed at Children, 2001, committee member. Carrie Spinar, Consumer Reactions to Promotions: Generational Differences, 2000, committee member. Marissa Mainord, Marketing Ethics and Tobacco Advertising Aimed at Children, 2000, committee member. Andy Sparks, The Role of Marketing in Fan Behavior, 1999, committee member. Katlin Woodbin, The Psychology Behind Advertising, 1999, committee member. Matthew Dillingham, Psychological Impact of Body Image portrayed by Marketers, 1998, committee member. Michael Dubount , Retailing Strategy: The Case of Abercrombie and Fitch, 1998, committee member. PRIMARY SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS Area Coordinator of Marketing – (2006 to present) Coordinate activities of the faculty and staff Conduct Area meetings as needed Coordinate Recruiting efforts Screened over 80 applicants Set up over 25 interviews at national meeting Set schedules for campus visits Coordinate four campus visits Led efforts in curriculum development Development of a Sales Track in Marketing Encouraged development and obtained formal approval for new courses - Services undergraduate and graduate course Assist in the Development of a Global Supply Chain Program Develop an assessment plan for the Area of Marketing and have all syllabi reviewed by an Assessment specialist who provided feedback Coordinated efforts with nonprofits and firms for projects with marketing classes Redesign and launch the Area webpage Set teaching schedules Designed and developed a Teaching Assistant orientation session Coordinate International Business courses Managed Administrative Assistant and masters level teaching assistants Screened and interviewed for masters level teaching assistants Fall and Spring Oversee academic issues related to International Business Conduct strategic planning for International Business program Director, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center (2006 - current) Manage a staff of 13 teaching and learning, technology and assessment specialists Conduct searches for and hire four full time staff members Manage a large budget Publish in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conduct annual assessment Assess and test latest technologies for ability to enhance teaching effectiveness Screened, interviewed and filled 3 positions including a new Associate Director Coordinated the ITV upgrade of a room in the center Attended most TLTC events - Center offers over 50 workshops and seminars on teaching and learning Assist with the conversion to a new room scheduling system – Event Management System Assist with Blackboard migration coordination (TLTC and IT) Oversee technology adoptions for faculty development and center activities Participate in Texas Faculty Development conferences Assess and test latest technologies for ability to enhance teaching effectiveness Teaching Effectiveness And Career enHancement (TEACH) Program Mentor TEACH two fellows Reviewed portfolios Assist in the organization two conferences annually Review proposals for special sessions Work to develop distance learning programs Offer teaching and learning consultations Implement and oversee the initial Service Learning Faculty Fellows program Six fellows and six mentors design service learning courses and conduct scholarly research related to their service learning course Redesign Center webpage Encourage staff to add content to webpage (videos and WebCT tutorials) Work to develop distance learning programs TECH Marketing Association Faculty advisor 1995 – 2002, 2003 - 2004 Advise the 13 officers and 600 members Develop by-laws and officer elections Grew organization from 60 to 600 members Primary contact for companies recruiting Texas Tech Marketing students Enhance the personal and professional development of our members and officers Organize Bi-monthly meetings with Fortune 500 company executives Speakers discuss career development, personal development, state of the art marketing techniques, and relationship marketing programs Develop relationships with companies to gain financial support for scholarships Enhance the placement of TMA members to 97% upon graduation Attend and supervise meetings weekly Coordinate the annual Marketing Scholarships banquet Advise members on career decisions Teaching Academy Chair 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 Member of the Executive Council 1999- 2004, 2006 - present Chair, New Membership Committee, 2004 – 2006 Direct the University’s participation in the Carnegie Campus Conversations program Designed and implemented a New Faculty Mentoring Program Designed and implemented a program to stimulate campus conversation on teaching Proposed and executed two programs that were accepted and funded by the American Association for Higher Education Summer Academy program which will serve as a model for using active learning in large sections of courses to enhance engagement and student learning (Summer 2001 and 2002) Coordinated a campus wide teaching conference – John Burns Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference 2002 Organized the conference including scholars from TTU and a nationally recognized expert on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2003, 2004, 2005 Departmental Teaching Excellence Award Committee 1998-2000 Designed selection process for the $25,000 award New Member Criteria Subcommittee Chair 1999-2000 Refined the new member selection criteria OTHER SERVICE UNIVERSITY Assessment Committee Member 2009 Southern Association of College Accreditation Task Force Member, 2007 – 2008 Distance Learning Executive Council Member, 2008 – present Blackboard Migration Committee Member, 2008- current Service Learning Advisory Committee Member, Fall 2003 – 2008 Develop a plan for implementing service learning at TTU Rawls Chair in Entrepreneurship Committee Member, Fall 2005 Southern Association of College Accreditation Quality Enhancement Plan (SACSQEP) Member, Fall 2003 – Spring 2004 Develop a long term plan to improve a central aspect of undergraduate education at TTU College of Human Science ; Promotion and Tenure Committee Member, Fall 2003 – Spring 2005 Rawls Course Texas Tech University, Marketing Development, 2002-2004 Develop marketing plan Develop promotions and advertisements Assist in marketing the course Celebrity tournament planning committee member Plan annual fundraising event Kellogg Grant of Teaching Effectiveness Member of the Steering Committee - Spring 2000 – Fall 2000 Chair of Subcommittee Standard 3 Direct a committee to investigate the University’s polices and procedures related to using multiple methods to assess teaching effectiveness Design and conduct a survey of the faculty and student body Compile a report on the subcommittee’s findings TEACH Committee Member, 2000 - 2004 Develop a program to assist Ph.D. students in becoming effective instructors Deliver workshops on teaching portfolios TEACH Program Final Review Committee Faculty Incentive Grant Review Panel Member, 2002 -2005 Provost Selection Committee Member, 2001 - 2002 University Strategic Planning Steering Committee Member, 2000- 2001 Formulated the strategic plan for the University Advised the committee on scholarship of teaching and learning issues Faculty Senate Senator 1999-2000 Subcommittee C 1999-2000 Survey faculty on term limits for Deans and Chairs and report to faculty Chair, Faculty Senate Elections Committee, 1996-1999 and 2000-2001 Manage the election process for all faculty senate elections Leadership Tech Committee Member, 1998- 2000 Meet to design and implement a recognition program for top student organizations and top student leaders on campus Intellectual Property Rights Committee Member, 1998 - 2000 College representative RAWLS COLLEGE Dean’s Coordination Council Member, 2006 – present Rawls Alumni Speaker Series 2004 – 2007 Design an event for students in the BA core courses to showcase Rawls College graduates First event featured a Proctor & Gamble International Brand Manager Identify and schedule a successful graduate to show students what one can achieve with a B.B.A from the Rawls College Market the event to students and faculty Merit Committee Member, 2001-2003 Dean Search Committee Member Member, 2000 - 2001 MBA Scholarships Committee Member, 1997- 2000 Intellectual Property Rights Committee Member, 1998 - 2000 Library Liaison Committee Member, 1998 - 2000 COBA Visioning Committee Member, 1995 - 1998 Board of Directors -- The Lubbock Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Board Member (selected to represent college for marketing expertise), 1996-1999 Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, set strategic course of action for the Council. Board meetings are held once a month Member of the Promotions Committee and the Development Committee Assisted the Director with all funding proposals Developed a new logo and brochures for the organization Member of the Development Committee, instituted an annual major fund raising event MARKETING AREA Marketing Assessment Plan Chair, 2009 Marketing Internship Committee Member, Spring 2000-present Scholarships Committee Member, 1995-present PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES Faculty Development in International Business Program, University of South Carolina, Summer 1999 Faculty Development in International Business Program, Thunderbird, Summer 2000 American Association for Higher Education Program, Spring 2000, 2002, 2003 Carnegie Summer Academy, Summer 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005