Professor of Marketing in the Kogod School of Business at American University
About
Sonya A. Grier is a professor of marketing in the Kogod School of Business at American University. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with diverse expertise across private, government, and non-profit sectors. Her research examines marketplace topics related to race, with a focus on enhancing consumer well-being. She has published her research in leading marketing, psychology, public health, and health policy journals, has won four “best paper” awards and has created two award winning research-based documentary films. She is a co-founder of the Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Research Network which works to collaboratively advance our understanding of the role of race across diverse market domains.
Current Work:
Dr. Grier is a marketing scholar with broad interdisciplinary expertise on food, race, diversity and marketplace dynamics based on academic and professional experiences across sectors.
Research Area Keyword(s):
race; marketplace; target marketing; inequality; health disparities