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Education

Ph.D., Marketing, 2010 (expected), University of British Columbia
M.A., Economics, 2005, Simon Fraser University
B.A., Economics, 2001, Beijing University

Research Interests

Social Influence
Customer Relationships
Effects of Retail Environment on Product Judgments
New Product Design and Perception

Dissertation

Consumers’ Predicted and Actual Reactions towards Preferential Treatment
Committee: Darren W. Dahl (Co-Chair), JoAndrea Hoegg (Co-Chair), Karl Aquino

Lan Jiang

PhD Candidate
Office: Henry Angus 673D
Sauder School of Business
2053 Main Mall
University of British Columbia
V6T 1Z2, Canada

Email: lan.jiang@sauder.ubc.ca

 

 

Refereed Journal Publications

Jiang, Lan, JoAndrea Hoegg, Darren W. Dahl and Amitava Chattopadhyay, “The Persuasive Role of Incidental Similarity on Attitudes and Purchase Intentions in a Sales Context,” forthcoming, Journal of Consumer Research.

Meyers-Levy, Joan, Rui (Juliet) Zhu and Lan Jiang, “Context Effects from Bodily Sensations: Examining Bodily Sensations Induced by Flooring and the Moderating Role of Product Viewing Distance,” forthcoming, Journal of Consumer Research.

Selected Research in Progress

Seeing Smiles: Consumers’ Adoption of Anthropomorphized Products, with JoAndrea Hoegg and Darren Dahl
Effects of Member-Only Promotions on Non-Members’ Buying Behaviors, with JoAndrea Hoegg and Michael Lewis

Course Taught

Marketing Management (COMM 465), University of British Columbia

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

"Seeing Smiles: Consumers’ Adoption of Anthropomorphized New Products." Annual Conference of Society for Consumer Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL, 2010

"Investigating Store Loyalty Cards from the Non-Cardholder Perspective" Annual Conference of Society for Consumer Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL, 2010

"Context Effects from Bodily Sensations." Association for Consumer Research Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009

“The Influence of Tactile Input and Distance on Context Effects.” Annual Conference of Society for Consumer Psychology, San Diego, CA, 2009

“The Persuasive Role of Incidental Similarity on Attitudes and Purchase Intentions in a Sales Context.” Association for Consumer Research Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2008

“Incidental Similarity between the Salesperson and Consumer: Effects on Attitudes and Purchase Intentions.” Annual Conference of Society for Consumer Psychology, New Orleans, LA, 2008

Awards and Honors

AMA-Sheth Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2009
UBC Graduate Student Travel Award, 2008
UBC E.D. MacPhee Fellowship, 2005-08
UBC C.K. Choi Fellowship, 2005
Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship, 2004

Professional Affiliations

Association for Consumer Research
Society for Consumer Psychology
American Marketing Association

Media Coverage

Vancouver Sun, Science Daily, Woman's World, Canada.com, Ottawa Citizen, The Province