Faculty Profiles

Dr. Debbie Thorne

Associate Provost — Associate Provost, Academic Affairs

Professor — Department of Marketing

JCK 1060

phone: (512) 245-2205

dm29@txstate.edu

Biography and Education

Debbie M. Thorne, Ph.D. is the associate provost and a tenured professor of marketing at Texas State University. She is a primary advisor to the provost and provides leadership on effective resource allocation, faculty recruitment and retention, professional development and faculty success, tenure, promotion, and performance management, accreditation standards for faculty, and the shared governance climate for 2,000 faculty members and administrators. Dr. Thorne joined Texas State in 2001 as the chair of the department of marketing and eventually served as presidential fellow (2005-2006) and associate vice president for academic affairs, with oversight for curriculum, distance learning, and international affairs (2006-2016).

Dr. Thorne received her Ph.D. in business administration from The University of Memphis, M.S. in marketing from Texas A & M University, and B.B.A from Abilene Christian University. She has published many articles in academic journals and is a co-author of multiple books. Dr. Thorne is the recipient of awards for excellence in both teaching and research and has served in executive leadership positions in professional associations, including past president of the Society for Marketing Advances and Texas Women in Higher Education. She has taught at universities around the world and before entering academe, was in product management with Texas Instruments. She enjoys foreign travel, collegiate athletics, and traversing dining and shopping districts.

Google Scholar Profile https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LUMqZwgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Research Interests

Business and society
Ethical leadership
Marketing ethics

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

Ferrell, O., Thorne, D. M., & Ferrell, L. (2023). Business and Society: A Strategic Approach to Social Responsibility & Ethics. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Thorne, D. M., & Quinn, F. F. (2017). Supplier Resources in the Sharing Economy: Three Regulatory Concerns. Journal of Marketing Channels, 24(1–2), 73–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046669x.2017.1347003
Ferrell, O. C., Thorne, D. M., & Ferrell, L. (2016). Business and Society: A Strategic Approach to Social Responsibility and Ethics. Chicago, IL: Chicago Business Press.
Thorne, D. M., & Quinn, F. F. (2016). Private Governance in the Supply Chain. Journal of Marketing Channels, 23(1–2), 11–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046669X.2016.1147340
Quinn, F., & Thorne, D. M. (2014). Effective Communication with Stakeholders. In R. P. Hill & R. Langan (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (pp. 108–134). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Selected Awards

Award / Honor Recipient: Contribution to Texas Women in Higher Education, Texas Women in Higher Education. 2020
Award / Honor Recipient: Jerome L. Neuner Award for Excellence in Professional-Scholarly Publication. 2016
Award / Honor Recipient: Effective Practice Award, Online Learning Consortium. 2014
Award / Honor Recipient: Phi Kappa Phi, Texas State University. 2013
Award / Honor Recipient: Quality Scorecard Effective Practice Award, Online Learning Consortium. 2013

Selected Grants

Thorne, Debbie Marie (Principal). Dana Faculty Development Grant, The University of Tampa, $2500. (Funded: 1998). Grant.
Thorne, Debbie Marie (Principal). Dana Faculty Development Grant, The University of Tampa, $2500. (Funded: 1996). Grant.
Thorne, Debbie Marie (Principal). Dana Faculty Development Grant, The University of Tampa, $2500. (Funded: 1995). Grant.
Thorne, Debbie Marie (Principal). Dana Faculty Development Grant, The University of Tampa, $2500. (Funded: 1994). Grant.
Thorne, Debbie Marie (Co-Principal), Morris, R (Co-Principal). Business Leadership and Retention Program, Southwest Texas State University, $10500. (Funded: 2003 - 2005). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member

Committee on Public Art

January 2023-Present

Chair

Faculty Qualifications Advisory Committee

2017-Present

Member

Campus Facilities Planning Committee

2017-Present

Co-Chair

President’s Council for Women in Higher Education

2014-Present