Sustainable Product Development & Consumer Behavior

Research conducted about how businesses can utilize sustainability in regards to products and consumers.

Firms want to incorporate sustainability into product development and consumers want to choose products and services that are sustainable. Smeal researchers investigate how firms are engaging in sustainable product development, consumer response to sustainable products and services, and changes in consumer behavior in response to sustainability messaging.

Faculty Researchers

Portrait of Lisa E. Bolton.

Lisa E. Bolton

Professor of Marketing
441 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-865-4175
Email Address: leb14@psu.edu

Most Recent Publication: Luo A., Mattila A. S., Bolton L. E., "Time of Day and Sensory Complexity." Journal of Service Research, 2024

Portrait of Min Ding.

Min Ding

Professor, Department of Marketing
408 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-865-0622
Email Address: minding@psu.edu

Most Recent Publication: Ding M., Dong S., Grewal R., "Generative AI and Usage in Marketing Classroom." Customer Needs and Solutions, 2024

Portrait of Sara Dommer.

Sara Dommer

Assistant Professor, Department Marketing
Phone Number: 814-865-0232
Email Address: scl147@psu.edu

Most Recent Publication: Dommer S. L., "Acting Immorally to Self-Enhance: The Role of Diagnostic Self-Deception." Journal of the Association of Consumer Research, vol. 10, no. 1, 2024

Portrait of Meg G. Meloy.

Meg G. Meloy

Professor of Marketing
455 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-863-0687
Email Address: mgm16@psu.edu

Most Recent Publication: Alptekinoglu A., Blank A. S., Meloy M. G., Guide V., "Can Mass Customization Slow Fast Fashion Down? The Impact on Time to Disposal and Willingness to Pay." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 69, no. 8, 2023, pp. 1320-1341

Portrait of Johanna H. Slot.

Johanna H. Slot

Associate Clinical Professor of Marketing
476 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-865-4170
Email Address: jhs33@psu.edu

Selected Publication: Slot J. H., Wuyts S., Geyskens I., "Buyer Participation in Outsourced New Product Development: The Role of Relationship Multiplexity." Journal of Operations Management, 2020

Portrait of Karen Page Winterich.

Karen Page Winterich

Gerald I. Susman Professor in Sustainability and Professor of Marketing
485 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-863-4483
Email Address: kpw2@psu.edu

Most Recent Publication: "Knowledge Gaps and Sources of Bias in Consumer Beliefs about Effective Marketplace Actions to Mitigate Climate Change." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2024

Portrait of Jiro Yoshida.

Jiro Yoshida

Professor of Business, Department of Risk Management
368 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-865-0392
Email Address: juy18@psu.edu

Most Recent Publication: Seko M., Sumita K., Yoshida J., "Underutilized Housing in an Aging Society: How Bequest Motives Affect Housing Choices." Center on Japanese Economy and Business Working Papers, vol. 384, 2024