Rima Toure Tillery

Rima Touré-Tillery joined the marketing faculty at the Kellogg School of Management in 2013 as the Donald P. Jacobs Scholar and Assistant Professor of Marketing. Professor Touré-Tillery holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and has prior professional experience in the commercial lending industry as a financial analyst, marketing manager, and marketing director.

Professor Touré-Tillery’s research is at the intersection of motivation and self-perception, with implications for marketers, managers, educators, and public policymakers. She uses experimental and survey methods to examine drivers of motivation. Her research investigates a wide range of judgments and behaviors, such as charitable giving, ethical consumption, healthy eating, saving, voting, and cheating.

Professor Touré-Tillery’s work has produced peer-reviewed articles in top marketing and psychology journals such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Marketing, and the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Additionally, several media outlets have featured her research findings, including The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Chicago Magazine, The New Yorker, and The Boston Globe.

Education

• PhD, 2013, Marketing, Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago
• MBA, 2004, Mendoza College of Business, The University of Notre Dame, Cum Laude
• BSc, 2001, Aeronautical Science, Air Traffic Control College, Air Traffic Control College

Academic Positions

• Associate Professor, Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2018-present
• Assistant Professor, Marketing Department, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2013-2018

Awards

Marketing Science Institute (MSI) Young Scholar 2019, Marketing Science Institute (MSI)