As a marketing professor and researcher, I believe academic insights should inform public conversations. My commentary explores the intersection of business strategy, social justice, consumer behavior, and public policy—bringing evidence-based perspectives to pressing societal challenges.
Published In
The Washington Post
The New Yorker
University Business
Al.com
The Columbus Dispatch
Harbert News
Harbert Magazine
2026
✨ Featured Publication
The Washington Post
February 20, 2026
Here's How to Help Gen Z Conquer Its Fear of Talking
Published in the Washington Post Opinions section as part of a reader response to Maryellen MacDonald's op-ed on Gen Z, phone addiction, and the declining art of conversation.
University Business
February 2026
How Do We Get Gen Zers Talking? We Engineer It
Harbert News
January 2026
Soft Skills Become Hard Currency in the Age of AI
2025
Al.com
February 2025
Why DEI is Caught in a Spiral of Silence
2024
The Columbus Dispatch
November 2024
How Trump's Emotionally Charged Messages Overpowered Logic
The Columbus Dispatch
March 2024
Logically Speaking, There's No Reason Not to Pool Our Money to Cover Health Costs
2023
Al.com
April 2023
Student Loan Forgiveness: Striving for Equity Not Equality
Harbert Magazine
Spring 2023
This Generation Can Make Sustainability Pay Off (page 14)
The Columbus Dispatch
February 2023
Americans Are Unfairly, Unjustly Subjected to Gun Violence. Is That Discrimination?
2022
Al.com
November 2022
Why Some Civil Rights Are Conserved and Others Earned
✨ Featured Publication
The New Yorker
September 2022
Sales Pitch
Published letter addressing professional sales stereotypes and career challenges in door-to-door selling.
The Columbus Dispatch
April 2022
With Transgender Athletes, 'Reasoned, Considerate Logic' Replaced by Wild What-Ifs
2021
The Columbus Dispatch
August 2021
In Discussing Race, Open Mind is Best Way to Overcome Default Setting of 'No'
The Columbus Dispatch
June 2021
The 'Social Proof' Behind the Success of Vax-a-Million
The Columbus Dispatch
May 2021