91Pron国产

Faculty and Staff

Bio:

Dr. Shan Lin is an Associate Professor of Marketing and the Director of Digital Marketing Program at 91Pron国产, Romeoville, IL, where she has taught since 2015. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Marketing from the University of Connecticut and a M.S. degree in Economics and Finance from the Southern Illinois University.

Dr. Lin is a current member of the American Marketing Association and the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science. Her research interest lies in the areas of digital marketing, social media marketing, branding, advertising, marketing strategy and marketing-finance interface. She has publications in several well respected peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Marketing Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, and International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, etc. She also presented her research work at several international conferences including American Marketing Association Academic Conference and MSI Marketing Strategy Meets Wall Street Conference, etc. In 2016, one of her publications was recognized with the Journal of Marketing Management Best Paper Award (Most Commented). Dr. Lin has served as a reviewer for several academic conferences and peer-reviewed journals and has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations since fall 2019.

She has taught courses range from some of the traditional ones such as Marketing Management (Graduate), Principle of Marketing to the most cutting edge courses such as Intro to Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing (Graduate), and Social Media and the Business of Public Relations. She has received the outstanding teaching award from students at University of Connecticut in 2015. Since she joined 91Pron国产, she has mentored students on real-world projects for more than thirty non-profit organizations in the local community such as Naper Settlement; Heart Heaven Outreach (H2O), Green Earth Institute, Warren Sharpe Community Center, Will-Grundy Medical Clinic, Aurora Fire Museum, Noah Center, Seed of Hope, Youth Outlook, Will County Veterans Assistance Commission, and Salvation Army, etc. Before she joined academia, she was a founder/director of an online beauty store, a financial analyst for Ozburn-Hessey Logistics and a marketing consultant for Illinois SBDC International Trade Center.

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate

• Intro to Digital Marketing
• Social Media and the Business of Public Relations
• Digital Marketing Strategies
• Social Media Marketing Strategies
• Intro to Marketing Management

Graduate

• Marketing Management
• Social Media Marketing
• International Marketing
• Social Media Analytics

Publications:

• Ma, Minghui, Jian Huang, Shan Lin and Shuai Yang, 鈥淔rom Finance to Marketing: Initial Public Offering Ownership Overhang and Marketing in the Hospitality Industry,鈥� International Journal of Hospitality Management (2019), 76, 71-82.
• Lin, Shan, Shuai Yang, Minghui Ma and Jian Huang, 鈥淰alue Co-creation on Social Media: Examining the Relationship between Brand Engagement and Display Advertising Effectiveness for Hotels in China,鈥� International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (2018): 30 (4), 2153-2174.
• Lin, Shan, Shuai Yang, Jeffrey R. Carlson, and William T. Ross Jr. "Brand Engagement on Social Media: Will Firms鈥� Social Media Efforts Influence Search Engine Advertising Effectiveness?" Journal of Marketing Management (2016): 1-32. 2016 JMM Best Paper Awards
• Lin, Shan, William T. Ross Jr., and Hongju Liu, 鈥淒oes the Social Value of a Brand Matter? An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Brand Social Engagement on Firm鈥檚 Financial Performance,鈥� conference proceedings, Winter Marketing Educators Conference, 2016 (February), Las Vegas, NV
• Lin, Shan, William T. Ross Jr., and Hongju Liu, 鈥淧roduct Line Positioning Strategies and Firm Financial Performance,鈥� conference proceedings, Winter Marketing Educators Conference, 2014 (February), Orlando, FL
• Lin, Shan, William T. Ross Jr., and Hongju Liu, 鈥淏road or Narrow? Product Line Positioning Strategies and Firm鈥檚 Financial Performance,鈥� conference proceedings, Marketing Strategy Meets Wall Street III Conference, 2013 (July), Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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