Current Marketing PhD Students
Paulo Gomes
Paulo is a third-year Marketing PhD student, originally from Curitiba, Brazil. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, a Master of Science degree in Marketing from the University of South Florida, and an MBA from the Federal University of Parana. His previous work experience includes supply chain in a Brazilian telecom company and marketing in a global bank. His research interests include marketing strategy and marketing communications, with a focus on the effects of propositions of value on performance and achievement of goals of firms.
Faiyaz Hussain
Faiyaz Hussain is a first-year Marketing doctoral candidate, hailing from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received a Bachelors of Science in Business and Administration, as well as a Masters of Science in Economic Development degree, both from the University of Southern Mississippi. His work experiences include working for an investment company in Dhaka, as well as a credit union in Flowood, Mississippi. His research interests are in cross-cultural research, specifically on factors causing differences in firm and consumer behavior from one region to another.
Xinwei (Sylvia) Liu
Xinwei (Sylvia) is a second-year Marketing PhD student originally from Henan, China. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Emporia State University. She won a Second Research Prize for Great Plains Students’ Psychology Convention as an undergraduate. Now her research interest lies in consumer behavior, especially how to improve online consumption satisfaction, how gender role affects consumer behavior, and what factors shape consumption beliefs. She enjoys working with the interdisciplinary topics between psychology and marketing.
(Zhao) Zack Liu
Zhao (Zack) Liu is a second-year Marketing PhD student at Mississippi State University. He received his Bachelor degree in Information and Calculation Science from South China Agricultural University in China and MBA degree from Emporia State University in Kansas, USA. His work experience includes research and teaching experience at Emporia State University. His research interest lies in green marketing, consumer satisfaction, social median marketing and service marketing.