Biography

Carissa Harris earned her M.B.A from Missouri State University in 2015. She has a bachelor’s degree in International Business Management and a minor in German from Missouri State University. She joined the Ph.D. program in 2018. She is the recipient of the Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF): Sales Doctoral Student Grant focusing on diversity issues in direct selling. Her research interests are in interpersonal issues in sales and salesperson well-being.

Research Interests

Interpersonal issues in sales

Salesperson well-being

Undergraduate Courses

Marketing Channels Management (MRKT 346) - Basic concepts used in analyzing marketing channels, identifies the issues of designing sound channels, the issues of managing them effectively, and evaluating their performance.

Teaching Interests

Marketing Channels Management

International Marketing

Salesforce Management