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The Spiegel Research Center provides a collaborative environment for academic and industry experts—supported by research associates, faculty affiliates, the Retail Analytics Council, IMC Council, and the Spiegel Scholars Program—to engage in applied research together. Scholars conduct research in areas like data science, media analytics, marketing, and behavioral research, while practitioners offer hands-on experience from sectors like market research, advertising, and technology. This blend of theoretical knowledge and real-world insight enables the Center to conduct rigorous, applied research that bridges the gap between scholarly inquiry and practical business strategy.

Leadership

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Larry DeGaris

Executive Director of the Medill Spiegel Research Center
Retail Analytics Council

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Edward Malthouse

Erastus Otis Haven Professor and Research Director of Medill Spiegel Research Center

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Research Associates

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Sanchary Pal

Research Associate
2024-

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Ed Hunt

Research Associate
2024-

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Elaine Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Macau
2023-2024

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Jaewon Choi

Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
2022-2024

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Ana Isabel Lopes

Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

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Himan Abdollahpouri

Applied Research Scientist, Spotify
2020-2021

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Yayu Zhou

Senior Data Scientist, Gannett
2018-2023

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Morana Fudurić

Associate Professor, University of Zagreb
2018-2020

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Khadija Ali Vakeel

Assistant Professor, DePaul University
2017-2020

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Ewa Maslowska

Associate Professor, University of Illionois Urbana-Champaign
2014-2016

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Su Jung Kim

Associate Professor, University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
2011-2014

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Faculty Affiliates

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Jeffrey Treem

Theodore R. and Annie Laurie Sills Professor

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Elizabeth Harris

Adjunct Lecturer

Spiegel Scholars Program

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Shiyuan Ding

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2025

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Muhammad Iqbal

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2025

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Yijia Zhang

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2025

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Alara Gul

Spiegel Scholar, Economics and Psychology Bachelor's Program
2025

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Rachel Smith

Spiegel Scholar, Journalism and Data Science Bachelor's Program
2025

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Yee Jun Ow

Spiegel Scholar, Machine Learning & Data Science Master's Program
2024

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Bonnie (Jie) Luo

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2024

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Sophie Kang

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2024

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Jessie Zhang

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2024

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Jenny Han

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2024

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Andrea Chen

Spiegel Scholar, IMC Full-Time Master's Program
2024

Retail Analytics Council

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Frank Mulhern

Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications
Retail Analytics Council

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Martin P. Block

Professor Emeritus
Retail Analytics Council

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Melissa Nelson

Head of Marketing and Communications
Retail Analytics Council

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Larry DeGaris

Executive Director of the Medill Spiegel Research Center
Retail Analytics Council

IMC Council

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Kelly Cutler

Lecturer
IMC-Medill Council