Mendoza School of Business

Susan Kleiser

Teaching Professor
Marketing
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  • Biography
  • Background
  • Publications
  • Books
  • Awards

Susan Bardi Kleiser, Ph.D., is Teaching Professor in Marketing at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to joining the faculty in the Mendoza School of Business, she served as a faculty member for 17 years in the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. Susan’s teaching and research interests include consumer decision making, marketing research and analytics, product and brand management, digital marketing and social media, as well as business ethics and international marketing. Her research has been published in numerous scholarly journals and conference proceedings in marketing, business and psychology. Susan’s teaching portfolio, for which she has won top teaching awards at TCU and Notre Dame, encompasses a wide variety of courses including international experiences in Europe and thesis advising. Susan has led and served on many academic committees, and has actively served in the community at large.

Education
Ph D, University of Cincinnati
BBA, University of Notre Dame

Areas of Expertise
Marketing Research
Consumer Behavior
Business Ethics

"Using Transformational Appeals to Enhance the Retail Experience", (With Gillian Naylor, Julie Baker, Eric Yorkston), Journal of Retailing, 84, 2008

"Consumer Behavior: Building Marketing Strategy", (With David Mothersbaugh, Del. Hawkins), McGraw Hill, 2020

Award
"Outstanding Undergraduate Professor (Marketing)", Mendoza College of Business, 2024