Skip to main content Dr. Linda Alkire
- Associate Professor at Department of Marketing, McCoy College of Business
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Editor, Journal of Service Management.
March 2025 - Present.
- Director, Center for Professional Sales.
January 2025 - Present.
- Member, Meet the Editor Session.
December 2024 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Service Research.
August 2024 - Present.
- Member, "Bridging the Industry Academia Gap in Education and Research" Panel.
August 2024 - Present.
- Member, Meet the Editor Session.
July 2024 - Present.
- Member, Meet the Editor Session.
June 2024 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Responsible Research in Business and Management Honor Roll.
2022 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Service Science Journal.
2020 - Present.
- Board of Directors, ServCollab - Non-profit Organization.
2020 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Business Research.
2019 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Research in Marketing.
2019 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, AMS Review Journal.
2019 - Present.
- Volunteer, Refugee Services of Texas.
2019 - Present.
- Reference, Texas State University.
2017 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education.
2016 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Service Theory and Practice.
2016 - Present.
2027
- Member, Academic Council of the American Marketing Association.
July 2024 - July 2027.
2025
- Associate Editor, Journal of Services Marketing.
August 2018 - March 2025.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Social Impact in Business Research.
June 2024 - February 2025.
- Co-Chair, 2025 Winter AMA Conference.
February 2024 - February 2025.
- Associate Editor, The Service Industries Journal.
October 2017 - February 2025.
- Editorial Director, Journal of Service Management.
July 2017 - February 2025.
- Host, International Scholar: Professor Wafa Hammedi (Belgium).
April 7, 2025 - April 11, 2025.
- Host, International Scholars: Dr. Sarah Köcher (Germany) and Dr. Sören Köcher (Germany).
February 17, 2025 - February 28, 2025.
- Co-Chair, Marketing Department Research Forum.
February 21, 2025.
- Chair, Search Commitee.
November 2024 - January 2025.
2024
- Program Committee Member, 2024 Frontiers in Service Conference.
2023 - 2024.
- Member, Center for Professional Sales.
2021 - 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Service Research.
2021 - 2024.
- Speaker, McCoy Global Summit.
November 2024.
- Session Chair, 2024 SERVSIG conference.
June 2024.
- International Conference Committee Member, 2024 SERVSIG conference.
October 2023 - June 2024.
- Co-Chair, Transformative Service Research Track at the 2024 SERVSIG conference.
July 2023 - June 2024.
2023
- Award Evaluator, AMA-EBSCO-RRBM Award for Responsible Research.
2023.
- Co-Chair, 2023 "Let's Talk About Service" Conference.
December 2023.
- Co-Chair, Track 3: Implementing Transformative Service Initiatives across the Transformative Refugee Service Experience Framework of the 2023 Transformative Consumer Research Conference.
June 2023.
- Chair, Technology Tack at the Responsible Business Thought Leadership Conference.
May 4, 2023 - May 6, 2023.
- Organizer, Leading B2B Salesforce in Today's Climate.
April 21, 2023.
- Judge, Young Scholar Award of the Organizational Frontline Symposium.
February 2023.
- Mentor, Winter AMA Junior Faculty Mentoring Event.
February 10, 2023.
2022
- Co-Chair, SERVSIG - Service Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association.
July 1, 2018 - July 2, 2022.
- Member, Search Committee.
2022.
- Member, Marketing Curriculum Review.
2021 - 2022.
- Undergraduate Advisor, Alpha Mu Alpha.
2019 - 2022.
- Member, Frontiers in Service Conference Management Committee.
November 2018 - 2022.
- Co-Chair, Transformative Service Research Track at the 2022 SERVSIG conference.
July 2021 - July 2022.
- International Conference Committee Member, SERVSIG 2022 conference.
October 2020 - June 2022.
- Speaker, Business Leadership Week (BLW).
February 24, 2022.
2021
- Award Evaluator, AMA-EBSCO-RRBM Award For Responsible Research.
October 2021.
- Session Chair, Marketing Science Conference.
June 2021.
- Mentor, SERVSIG Doctoral Workshop - Developing High Impact Research Ideas.
June 18, 2021.
- Coordinator / Organizer, 2021 SERVSIG Virtual Awards Ceremony and Reception.
June 11, 2021.
- Member, Business Leadership Week (BLW) Committee.
September 2018 - May 2021.
- Member, SACS accreditation - Faculty representative of McCoy College.
March 2021.
- Volunteer, Family Health Systems - Administer Covid-19 vaccine.
February 2021.
2020
- Judge, Steve Baron Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Service Research Community.
2020.
- Organizing Committee Member, 2020 Frontiers in Service Conference.
2018 - 2020.
- Member, Scholarship Committee.
2017 - 2020.
- Member, Speakers Committee.
2016 - 2020.
- Speaker, AMA DocSig - American Marketing Association’s special interest group for marketing doctoral students.
December 8, 2020.
- Speaker, Texas State University American Marketing Association (AMA) Chapter.
November 18, 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, The 2021 Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) conference.
September 2020.
- Judge, SERVSIG 2020 Best Student Abstract Award.
July 2020.
- Coordinator / Organizer, 2020 SERVSIG Virtual Awards Show.
July 27, 2020 - July 31, 2020.
- Other, Host of Speaker at the Business Leadership Week: Mr. Blake Lyons Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, RBFCU.
February 27, 2020.
- Speaker, Business Leadership Week (BLW).
February 26, 2020.
- Organizer and Moderator of Marketing Alumni Panel, Business Leadership Week (BLW).
February 24, 2020.
- Judge, American Marketing Association Regional Conference.
February 12, 2020.
2019
- Undergraduate Advisor, American Marketing Association, Texas State University chapter.
August 2019 - December 2019.
- Speaker, Business Visit Day.
November 1, 2019.
- Session Chair, 10th IRSSM (International Research Symposium in Service Management).
October 2019.
- Panelist, 10th IRSSM (International Research Symposium in Service Management).
October 9, 2019.
- Mentor, 26th SERVSIG Doctoral Consortium.
July 18, 2019.
- Co-Chair, Services Marketing Track at the 2019 AMS World Marketing Congress.
July 9, 2019 - July 12, 2019.
- Panelist, QUIS16 Doctoral and Recent Graduates Consortium.
June 10, 2019.
- Co-Chair, "Service Equity and Consumer Well-being" Track at the 2019 Transformative Consumer Research Conference.
May 19, 2019 - May 22, 2019.
- Speaker, Business Visit Day.
April 12, 2019.
- Host, International Scholars: Dr. Sarah Köcher (Germany) and Dr. Sören Köcher (Germany).
February 20, 2019 - February 25, 2019.
- Speaker, Business Leadership Week (BLW).
February 20, 2019.
- Other, Host of Speaker at the Business Leadership Week: Dr. Willy Barnett (Innovation Strategist, Delta Airlines).
February 19, 2019.
- Judge, American Marketing Association Regional Conference.
February 8, 2019.
- Host, Professor Sertan Kabadayi (Fordham University, USA).
February 3, 2019 - February 6, 2019.
2018
- Reviewer / Referee, Services Marketing Track of the 2019 AMA Winter Conference.
2018.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Services Marketing.
2016 - 2018.
- Mentor, 2018 "Let's Talk About Service" Workshop.
December 2018.
- Co-Chair, International Symposium on Innovative Management and Governance of Organizations (CIMIGO ISOS 2018).
December 12, 2018 - December 13, 2018.
- Host, International Scholars: Dr. Silke Boenigk (Germany), PhD Student Aaron Kreimer (Germany), and Dr. Sertan Kabadayi (USA).
November 13, 2018.
- Speaker, Texas State University American Marketing Association (AMA) Chapter.
October 23, 2018.
- Co-Chair, Social Track at the Interdisciplinary Forum on Service Management.
October 4, 2018 - October 6, 2018.
- Host, International PhD Student: Mr. Karim Sidaoui (UK).
September 10, 2018 - September 22, 2018.
- Host, International Scholars: Mrs. Daniela Berg and Dr. Nicole Hartley (Australia).
September 10, 2018 - September 14, 2018.
- Co-Chair, 2018 Frontiers in Service Conference hosted by Texas State University.
September 5, 2018 - September 9, 2018.
- Co-Chair, 25th SERVSIG Doctoral Consortium hosted by Texas State University.
September 4, 2018 - September 5, 2018.
- Coordinator / Organizer, SERVSIG reception at 2018 Summer AMA Conference.
August 2018.
- Electronic Media Officer and Board Member, SERVSIG - Service Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association.
December 2014 - July 2018.
- Undergraduate Marshal, McCoy College of Business commencement.
May 12, 2018.
- Participant, Pinning and Stole Ceremony - McCoy College Ambassadors Organization.
April 3, 2018.
- Co-Chair, Service Track at the 2018 Winter AMA Conference.
February 2018.
- Editor, "Transformative Service Collaborative" Newsletter.
2017 - February 2018.
- Member, Transformative Service Collaborative Committee.
2016 - February 2018.
- Co-founder and Communication Director, "Transformative Service Collaborative".
2016 - February 2018.
- Judge, American Marketing Association Regional Conference.
February 9, 2018.
- Social Media Coordinator, LinkedIn Group: “Service Management Ph.D. Students”.
August 2013 - January 2018.
- Social Media Coordinator, Journal of Service Management.
June 2013 - January 2018.
2017
- Member, Search Committee.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, Global Alliance of Marketing & Management Association.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, 2017 Association of Consumer Research - Latin America (ACR LA) Conference.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, 2017 Marketing Management Association Spring Conference.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, Sales Management Track for the 2017 AMS Annual Conference.
2017.
- Mentor, 2017 "Let's Talk About Service" Workshop.
December 2017.
- Reader, Alpha Mu Alpha honor society Induction Ceremony.
November 9, 2017.
- Host, International PhD Student: Mr. Kotaiba Aal (Sweden).
February 2017 - October 2017.
- Participant, Meet the Professor - Honors College.
October 4, 2017.
- Session Chair, 2017 Summer AMA Conference.
August 2017.
- Coordinator / Organizer, SERVSIG reception at 2017 Summer AMA Conference.
August 2017.
- Mentor, 24th SERVSIG Doctoral Consortium.
July 2017.
- Session Chair, 2017 ACR Latin America Conference.
July 2017.
- Undergraduate Marshal, McCoy College of Business commencement.
May 11, 2017.
- Participant, Pinning and Stole Ceremony - McCoy College Ambassadors Organization.
April 25, 2017.
- Other, Host of an International Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Bushra Yasmin.
February 2, 2017.
2016
- Member, Manchester Business School Doctoral Marketing Cohort.
2011 - 2016.
- Mentor, 2016 “Let’s Talk about Service” Workshop.
December 2016.
- Host, International Scholars: Dr. Lorena Blasco (Spain).
November 16, 2016 - November 21, 2016.
- Co-organizer, “First Information and Brainstorming Session” for the Transformative Service Collaborative.
November 16, 2016.
- Alpha Mu Alpha honor society Induction Ceremony.
November 10, 2016.
- Participant, AACSB Peer Review meeting - McCoy College of Business.
October 3, 2016.
- Participant, Meet the Professor - Honors College.
September 20, 2016.
- Mentor, 23rd SERVSIG Doctoral Consortium.
July 2016.
- Session Chair, 2016 SERVSIG conference.
June 2016.
- Session Chair, 2018 SERVSIG conference.
June 2016.
- Member, Service and Technology Research Cluster.
2014 - June 2016.
- Academic Coordinator, Manchester Business School Open Days.
October 2014 - June 2016.
- Ph.D. Coordinator, Marketing Cohort - Manchester Business School.
2012 - June 2016.
- Coordinator / Organizer, 1st Academic-Practitioner Research with Impact Workshop.
January 2016.
2015
- Reviewer / Referee, Services Marketing and Retailing Track of the 2016 AMA Winter Conference.
2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, Services Marketing Track for the 2015 AMS World Marketing Congress.
2015.
- Member, Service Technology Research Team.
2012 - 2015.
- Mentor, 2015 “Let’s Talk about Service” Workshop.
December 2015.
- Member, AMA DocSig Group.
2012 - November 2015.
- Presenter, Prometheus 2015 Conference - "Doing Well by Doing Good: Taking a Transformational Outlook”.
September 2015.
- Session Chair, 2015 Frontiers in Service conference.
July 2015.
- Mentor, 22nd SERVSIG Doctoral Consortium.
July 2015.
- Co-Chair, Transformative Service Research Track of the 2015 Transformative Consumer Research Conference.
May 31, 2015 - June 2, 2015.
2014
- Ph.D. Coordinator, Marketing, Operations Management and Service Systems Division - Manchester Business School.
2012 - 2014.
- Committee Member, Teaching Assistants (TA) Mentoring Scheme - Manchester Business School.
November 2013 - October 2014.
2013
- Member, Centre for Transformative Research in Markets and Society.
2012 - 2013.
- Session Discussant, Doctoral Conference - Manchester Business School.
May 14, 2013.
- Participant, EQUIS Peer Review meeting - Manchester Business School.
April 17, 2013.
2012
- Ph.D. Coordinator, Centre for Transformative Research in Markets and Society (TRIMS) - Manchester Business School.
2012.
- Student Representative, Ph.D. students in the Marketing, Operations Management and Service Systems (MOMS) Division - Manchester Business School.
2011 - 2012.
- Ph.D. Coordinator, Consumer, Retail, Innovation, and Services Centre - Manchester Business School.
2011 - 2012.
- Member, Consumer, Retail, Innovation, and Services Research Center.
2011 - 2012.
- Ph.D. Coordinator, "Hot Topics in Service Research IV" workshop - Manchester Business School.
September 13, 2012.
- Ph.D. Coordinator, 19th International Product Development Management Conference - Manchester Business School.
June 17, 2012 - June 19, 2012.
