Ahreum Maeng

Academic Area

Marketing and Consumer Behavior

Education

PhD. Marketing, University of Wisconsin Madison

M.S. Marketing, University of Alabama

M.B.A. Marketing, Hanyang University, Korea

B.A. Advertising and PR, Hanyang University, Korea

Research Interests

• Social Cognition and Social Perception
• Power/Control, Status, and Social Emotions
• Influences of Social Contexts on Judgments and Decision

Bio

Ahreum Maeng is an assistant professor in Marketing at the KU School of Business. Her research is in the area social cognition and social perception with specific emphasis on the role of adaptive psychological mechanisms, especially emotion and motivation, playing in social contexts in shaping judgment and decision-making. She examines a wide range of social phenomena from individuals’ face perceptions to social crowding to answer questions about how consumer decisions are influenced by these social contexts. Her work has published at top marketing and psychology journals including Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research, and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and has been featured in a variety of media outlets including Wall Street Journal and Science Daily. She has intensive work experience at the world's top-notch advertising agencies including TBWA and Dentsu, Young & Rubicam.