Faculty Profile for Dr. Ravi Kumar Jillapalli

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Dr. Ravi Kumar Jillapalli
Professor of Instruction — Department of Marketing
MCOY 424
phone: (512) 245-7428
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Teaching Interests

 Brand Management, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Management, and Principles of Marketing

Research Interests

 Decision Neuroscience, Brand Management, Services Marketing, and Healthcare Marketing

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Jillapalli, R. K. (2018). Re-examining Satisfaction and Service Quality: What Can Neurobiology Teach Us. Austin, TX: 2018 Frontiers in Service Conference.
  • Jillapalli, R. K. (2017). A Firm’s Propensity to Reshore: Dissecting the Reshoring Trend. Louisville, KY: Society for Marketing Advances 2017 Annual Conference Proceedings.
  • Jillapalli, R. (2016). The Role of Strategic Factors in a Firm’s Propensity to Reshore. Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators 2016 Annual conference Proceedings.
  • Jillapalli, R., & Jillapalli, R. (2015). The Impact of Online Student-Professor Relationships on Course Performance and Turnover Intentions. Marketing Educators’ Association 2015 Annual Conference Proceedings.
  • Taylor, R., & Jillapalli, R. (2015). Challenges in the Teaching of Marketing: Metacognitive Thought Sought in Class Attendance Policies. Marketing Educators’ Association 2015 Annual Conference Proceedings.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2018 Presidential Distinction Award, Dean, McCoy College of Business. 2018
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Track Paper- Marketing Strategy and Innovation, Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators. March 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Highly Commended Award (2015), Journal of Services Marketing. October 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Third Place Overall in the Conference and Best Track Paper Award, Marketing Educators’ Association 2015 Annual Conference. April 2015

Selected Grants

  • Jillapalli, Ravi Kumar. McCOY College Faculty Development, McCOY College of Business, $3651.00. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
  • Jillapalli, Ravi Kumar, Jillapalli, Regina. Texas State University's Multi-disciplinary Internal Research Grant (MIRG). (Funded: 2013). Grant.
  • Rayburn, Steven W (Co-Principal), Jillapalli, Ravi Kumar (Co-Principal). ENACTUS National Competition, 2022-2023 McCoy College of Business Student Development Program, McCoy College of Business Administration, $4050. (Funded: May 2023). Grant.
  • Jillapalli, Ravi, Jillapalli, Regina. Research Enhancement Program (REP) Grant, Texas State University, $14597. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
  • Jillapalli, Ravi, Badrinarayanan, Vishag. Research Enhancement Program (REP) Grant, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: 2009 - 2010). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Nontenure Line Faculty Committee
September 7, 2023-Present
Course Coordinator
MKT 3350 (Consumer Behavior), Course Coordinator
August 2022-Present
Member
Marketing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Course Committee
August 2022-Present
Undergraduate Advisor
Students in Free Enterprises/ Enactus
August 2021-Present
Undergraduate Advisor
Students in Free Enterprises/Enactus
August 2021-Present