Marla B. Royne, Editor

Marla B. Royne received the Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, the MBA from Rollins College and the BFA from the University of Arizona.  She is professor and chair of the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management at the Fogelman College of Business & Economics at the University of Memphis.

Her research has appeared in numerous journals including the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Current Issues in Research & Advertising, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Business Research, and several other publications.  She is former associate editor of the Journal of Consumer Affairs.

Her awards include the 2002 Best Article of the Year Award from the Journal of Advertising and the outstanding reviewer award from the Journal for 2000.  She is also a two-time recipient of the AAA Research grant.  In 2005, she received the Suzanne Downs Palmer Professorship in Research at the University of Memphis.

Eric Haley, Senior Associate Editor

Eric Haley received the Ph.D.from the H.W.Grady College at the University of Georgia, and the M.A. and B.A. also from the University of Georgia.  He is currently professor of advertising at the University of Tennessee School of Advertising and Public Relations. 

Eric’s research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research and other publications.  He is a recipient of the 7th District's AAF Donald Hileman Award for "service beyond the ordinary to advertising and advertising education."  

Eric is a former associate dean in the UT College of Communications and also served as development associate to the Dean. 

Amanda Bower, Associate Editor

Professor Bower received her Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina and her B.S.B.A. from the University of Richmond. Amanda's current research interests include the effects of spokespeople (particularly their beauty) in advertising, consumer use of product instructions, and consumer responses to product return policies. Her work is published in the Journal of Advertising, Psychology and Marketing, and Journal of Health Communication, among others. In 2001, she received the Reviewer of the Year award from the Journal of Advertising.   

Patrick Depelsmacker, Associate Editor

Patrick De Pelsmacker received his PhD in theoretical economics from Ghent University (Belgium). He is professor of marketing at the Faculty of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), part-time professor of marketing at Ghent University(Belgium), and visiting professor at the University of Venice (Italy), Lugano (Switserland) and Moscow (Russia). His research has appeared in, amongst others, the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research, International Journal of Advertising, Journal of Interactive Advertising, Psychology and Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Consumer Affairs, International Marketing Review, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Psychological Reports, Journal of Business Ethics, Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Health Communication, Accident Analysis and Prevention. He is a former editor of the Journal of Marketing Communications. He co-authored books on marketing communications and marketing research.   

Julie Ruth, Associate Editor

Julie Ruth received a Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Michigan, M.A. in Advertising from the University of Texas, and B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing) from Georgetown University. She is currently associate professor of marketing in the School of Business at Rutgers University – Camden.

Julie’s research focuses on consumer affect and emotions including consumer response to advertising, branding, sponsorships, and interpersonal relationships. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Research, and Psychology & Marketing. She also serves on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

Her awards include the 2003 Best Article of the Year in the Journal of Advertising and outstanding reviewer for the Journal of Advertising in 1999.  She is also a recipient of the AAA Research grant.

Kim Sheehan, Associate Editor

Kim Sheehan received the Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, the MBA from Boston University and the BS from Northwestern.  She is currently associate professor of advertising at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

Kim's research has appeared in major journals such as the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication and Journal of Advertising Research. She is the author or co-author of three books.  She has served as Vice President, Secretary, and Newsletter Editor of the American Academy of Advertising, and received the Journal of Advertising's Outstanding Reviewer award at the 2008 Conference. She also edited the 2007 Proceedings of the Conference of the American Academy of Advertising.

Christine Kowalczyk, Editorial Assistant

Christine Kowalczyk is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Memphis. She received her A.B.J. and M.B.A. from the University of Georgia.