Scott Rader, Ph.D.

School of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Sport Management, and Hospitality and Tourism Management
Biography
Education
- Ph D, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Marketing
- MBA, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Marketing
- BA, SUNY at Purchase College, Media Studies
Teaching Interests
Dr. Rader has taught business and students in both the United States and abroad in undergraduate, master, and doctoral courses that include: marketing principles, marketing management, marketing research, qualitative research methods, integrated marketing communications, entrepreneurial marketing, sales management, global marketing and consumer culture, arts marketing, social media marketing, and website/multimedia design.<br><br>In 2019, Dr. Rader was designated Visiting Professor at Southwest University (西南大学) in Chongqing, China for their inaugural Global Immersion Program. He is guest lecturer for prestigious Asian universities including Thailand’s National Institute of Development Administration (<i>NIDA/???????????????????????????? </i>) university and Philippines' De La Salle University. Each year, Dr. Rader leads WCU's Corporation for Entrepreneurship & Innovation "Japan Experience" where a select group of students and faculty participate in a 3-week immersive global consumer culture journey through urban and rural Japan.
Research Interests
Dr. Rader is a published researcher, frequently partnering with Dr. Clinton Lanier of Minnesota. He has published over two dozen well-regarded periodicals in top-tier, peer-reviewed outlets such as <i>Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Communication Management, Marketing Theory, Consumption Markets & Culture, Consumer Culture Theory,</i> and<i> Journal of Selling</i>.<i> </i>Along with Dr. Lanier, he has published several book chapters dealing with postmodern consumer culture. His research predominantly focuses on experiential and postmodern consumption, literary deconstruction in consumption meanings, social media marketing, use of AI in marketing and sales, and consumption of music.