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Tina LOWREY

Emeritus Professor

Marketing

Member of Pedagogy Committee
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Biography

Tina M. Lowrey is Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris. She holds a Ph.D. in Communications and an M.S. in Advertising from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston. She was previously a faculty member at the University of Texas at San Antonio and at Rider University. She has also taught at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and has held visiting professor positions at the NYU Stern School of Business, Tulane University, ESCP and University of Sydney.

Tina Lowrey’s research interests include children's understanding of brand symbolism, gift giving and ritual, and the application of psycholinguistic theory to marketing communications. Her research has appeared in leading journals in marketing, psychology, and communication, including Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, and Journal of Advertising, as well as numerous edited volumes. She has edited three scholarly books, including the 2008 Brick & Mortar Shopping in the 21st Century (Erlbaum) and the 2007 Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing Communications (Erlbaum).

Tina M. Lowrey serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Advertising, and Media Psychology. She also currently serves on the Policy Board of Journal of Consumer Research. 

Scientific articles

Books

Chapters in edited books

Proceedings

Working papers

Scientific articles

The Effectiveness of Cigarette Warning Label Fear Threats on Non-Smoking Adolescents

Journal of Consumer Affairs, Summer 2009, vol. 43, n° 2, pp 332-345, (in coll. with L. L. SABBANE, J. C. CHEBAT)

Phonetic Symbolism and Brand Name Preference

Journal of Consumer Research, October 2007, vol. 34, n° 3, pp 406-414, (in coll. with L. SHRUM)

The Relation Between Script Complexity and Commercial Memorability

Journal of Advertising, 2006, vol. 35, n° 3, pp 7-15,

Shopping with Consumers: Reflections and Innovations

Qualitative Market Research, 2005, vol. 8, n° 2, pp 176-188, (in coll. with C. C. OTNES, M. A. MCGRATH)

Books

Chapters in edited books

Proceedings

Working papers

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - USA
  • M. S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - USA
  • B.B.A., University of Houston - USA

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2025- Emeritus Professor HEC Paris

Scientific Activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

  • Member, American Academy of Advertising
  • Member, Association for Consumer Research
  • Member, Society for Consumer Psychology (APA - Division 23)

Editorial activities

  • March 2023- President of the Association for Consumer Research (ACR)

  • Conference organisation

  • 2015- Co-Chair, European Marketing Academy conference, Consumer Behavior track, Leuven
  • 2014- Co-Chair, 2014 Latin American Association for Consumer Research conference, Guadalajara
  • 2013- Co-Chair, 2013 Transformative Consumer Research conference (Materialism Track), Lille