Webinar featuring Gerald I. Susman Sustainability Leadership Award Winner: Diane Phillips, PhD. '88 & '99
Students today are inheriting a world in which severe storms, droughts, and heatwaves are happening with increasing frequency. Climate change is no longer a theoretical construct - it's a reality. To compete in the global economy, our students need to become proficient in systemic thinking, collaboration, and decision-making that will allow them to create innovative and profitable solutions for the planet and society. Businesses need these skills, and educators need to prepare our students for the roles they will be expected to take. When we do, our students will be prepared to take the lead in corporate efforts to navigate this new climate reality.
Dr. Phillips is a professor of marketing at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. She is also a guest professor at the Institute for Retail Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.?She received her Ph.D. from Penn State University and focuses her research in the areas of consumer psychology, sustainability, and marketing strategy.?Her research has been published in a variety of international publications, such as Journal of Consumer Psychology, Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Retailing & Consumer Services, and Sustainability. Dr. Phillips’ first textbook, Consumer Behavior & Insights, was published by Oxford University Press in 2021.
Dr. Phillips has been writing, speaking, and conducting research on sustainability for more than 25?years and in 2013 became a certified member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, an elite group of thought leaders that have been trained by former vice president Al Gore to deliver?The New Climate Reality?presentation. Each semester, she teaches several classes on the topic of sustainability at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She also speaks to national and international conferences, businesses, and universities.