EDUCATION
2002-2006: Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business; Marketing and Supply Chain Management Department; PhD in Marketing Major and International Business Minor
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2000-2002: Bosphorus University, Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences; Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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1996-2000: Middle East Technical University, School of Architecture; Department of City and Regional Planning; Bachelor of Science (BSc)
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS AND AWARDS
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Visiting Scholarship, UC Berkeley Haas Business School Marketing Department, 2014 (sponsor: Prof. Miguel Villas-Boas)
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Koc University President’s Recognition for Teaching, Spring 2014
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Marie Curie Program International Reintegration Grant (€100000), 2010
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Visiting Scholarship, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, 2008 (sponsor: Prof. Gerard Tellis)
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WINNER of 2007-08 Product Development & Management Association Research Proposal Competition ($5000)
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Bilkent University Prof. Dr. Orhan KaracadaÄŸ Award for Junior Faculty Scientific Achievement 2007-08 ($4345)
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INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INSTITUTE - UNILEVER Research Grant (€ 6000)
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Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) Research Support ($3150)
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WINNER of 2005 Product Development & Management Association Dissertation Proposal Competition ($2500)
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Academy of Marketing Science Jane Fenyo BEST STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD, 2006
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FINALIST for the 2006 Academy of Marketing Science Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Competition
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FINALIST for the 2005 ISBM Doctoral Dissertation Award Competition
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FINALIST for the AMA Technology and Innovation Special Interest Group 2005 Best Dissertation Award
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BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD at MBAA International US AIB Midwest Chapter, 2006
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AMA-Sheth Doctoral Consortium Fellow, University of Connecticut, 2005
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Dissertation Completion Fellowship ($2000): Michigan State University Graduate School, 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aug 2014 - Feb 2015: Visiting Scholar; University of Califonia Berkeley, Haas Business School
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July 2008 - June 2018: Assistant Professor; Koç University, College of Administrative Sciences & Economics
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Aug 2008 - Jan 2009: Visiting Scholar; University of Southern California, Marshall School of Management
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Sep 2007 - Aug 2008: Assistant Professor; Bilkent University, Faculty of Business Administration
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July 2006 - June 2007: Assistant Professor; Suffolk University, Sawyer School of Management
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Aug 2002 - Jun 2006: Graduate Assistant; Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business
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Oct 2000 to Apr 2001: Human Resources Specialist (during the crisis period); EGS Securities, Istanbul
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Oct 2000 - Jun 2002: Research Assistant & GMAT instructor; Bosphorus University, Management & Administrative Sciences Department
Feb 1999- May 1999: Research Assistant; The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)
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