The Adweek Academic Council
Sharing their expertise in all things marketing, media and tech
Adweek’s Academic Council is a group of professors and others working in academia specializing in marketing, advertising, branding, media and tech who have agreed to lend their expertise to Adweek in an effort to help push the conversation forward. They offer their insights to us in the form of contributed articles and serving as sources for our reported pieces.

Beth Egan
Associate Professor of Advertising, Syracuse University

Brad Brinegar
Executive in Residence, Duke University

Brian Sheehan
Professor of Advertising, Syracuse University

Deb Morrison
Professor of Advertising, University of Oregon

Debika Sihi
Associate Professor of Business, Southwestern University

Elina Tang
Marketing Professor, Northern Illinois University

Jacqueline Babb
Senior Lecturer, Northwestern University

Joachim Scholz
Marketing Professor, Brock University

Jonathan Simon
Director of Marketing and Communications / Professor, University of Ottawa

Karen Freberg
Associate Professor, Strategic Communications, University of Louisville

Max Lenderman
Instructor, Denver Ad School and University of Colorado Boulder

Michael Zahn
Assistant Professor of Practice, Texas Tech University

Monique Bell
Associate Professor of Marketing, CSU Fresno

Nicole Alexander
Global Head of Marketing at Meta, Professor of Marketing at New York University

Rafic Sinno
Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Dubuque

Scott Hamula
Associate Professor Department Chair, Ithaca College

Steve Bien-Aime
Assistant Professor, Northern Kentucky University

William Parker
Adjunct Professor and Board Member, City College of New York