Dr. Ulf Bockenholt

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Biography

Ulf Bockenholt is the John D. Gray Professor of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He has published widely in marketing, psychology, economics, and statistics journals. His main research interests involve the development and application of statistical psychometric methods to understand consumer behavior and improve marketing decision-making. Recent areas of research focus include measuring the effectiveness of visual advertisements, conducting meta-analyses of behavioral research, response biases in self-reports, and the effects of trust on financial consumer decisions. Ulf has served as an Associate Editor for Psychometrika and Behaviormetrika and has held key positions in the Psychometric Society. He obtained his PhD in Research Methodology Quantitative Psychology from the University of Chicago and has received several awards for his contributions to research and teaching.

Research Interests

Experience

John D. Gray Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Leading marketing research and teaching.

Canada Research Chair E-Marketing

2002-01-01 — 2010-01-01

Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University • Montreal, Canada

Focus on e-marketing research.

Professor Consumer Behavior

2000-01-01 — 2002-01-01

University of Groningen • Groningen, Netherlands

Teaching consumer behavior.

Professor Psychology

1986-01-01 — 2000-01-01

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana • Champaign, IL

Research and teaching in psychology.

Courses

Methods Data Consumer Research (MKTG-531-2) Marketing Research Analytics (MKTG-450-0)

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.