Spring 2021 Office Hours
Virtual Office Hours, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday, and by appointment | https://unl.zoom.us/j/96354366227 | Working remotely other days of the week
Biography
Shilpa earned an MBA in Marketing Analytics from Oklahoma State University. She also has a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science) from Osmania University, India. Prior to joining the MBA program, Shilpa worked in the industry for ~7 years in various capacities, as an IT programmer, consultant, and analyst. Her research interests are in broader areas of marketing strategy. Through her dissertation, she is seeking to understand the influence of marketing alliances and top management teams on a company’s market performance.
Research Interests
Substantive: Inter-firm relationships; IPOs; marketing strategy; social media
Methodological: Econometrics; text analytics; machine learning; big data.
Research Awards
Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Marketing, 2019-2020
Winner, ISBM Doctoral Dissertation Competition, 2019
Graduate teaching/research assistantship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Aug 2016 - current
Graduate teaching/research scholarship Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, July 2015-June 2016
Undergraduate Courses
Marketing Analytics (MRKT 350) - Introduction to analytical methods of marketing analysis for marketing decisions using data-based cases, including choice models, mapping methods, clustering and mixture regression models, conjoint analysis, sales response models, and data visualization. Applications are in the areas of customer value assessment, segmentation, targeting, brand positioning, new product development, and resource allocation.
Teaching Interests
Marketing Analytics
Marketing Research
Marketing Channels
Principles of Marketing
Awards
Fellow, AMA-Sheth Doctoral Consortium, Indiana University, 2020
ISBM Doctoral Fellow, 2019
Fellow, Marketing Strategy Consortium, Indiana University, 2019
Fellow, Haring Symposium, Indiana University, 2019
Baker Award for Excellence in Service by a Graduate Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Marketing, 2017-2018
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Merit Scholar, Watson Graduate School of Business, Oklahoma State University, 2013-2014
Ed and Norma Leslie Family Endowed Merit Scholarship, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University ($6,500), 2013-2014
Graduate teaching scholarship, Watson Graduate School of Business, Oklahoma State University, 2013-2014
Second Place, MBA Business Case Competition, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, 2013