Lez Trujillo Torres, Assistant Professor of Marketing received the 2023 Thomas C. Kinnear Award
Lez Trujillo Torres, Assistant Professor of Marketing received the 2023 Kinnear Award Heading link
Lez Trujillo Torres, Assistant Professor of Marketing, along with Sonja Martin Poole, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of San Francisco, Sonya A. Grier, Professor of Marketing and Department Chair, American University, Kevin D. Thomas, Assistant Professor of Multicultural Branding, Marquette University, Francesca Sobande, Lecturer, Cardiff University, Akon E. Ekpo, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago, Lynn A. Addington, Professor, American University, Melinda Weekes-Laidlow, President, Weekes in Advance Enterprises and Geraldine Rosa Henderson, Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago are the recipients of the 2023 Thomas C. Kinnear Award for their article, “Operationalizing Critical Race Theory in the Marketplace,” which appeared in the April 2021 issue (Vol. 40, No. 2) of Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.
The authors state, “We are truly honored to receive the 2023 Kinnear Award for our research which operationalizes Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the marketplace. It is especially inspirational to receive this award which recognizes a significant contribution to this topic given the current backlash to CRT. This esteemed recognition reinforces the important role race in the marketplace occupies for understanding contemporary marketing and public policy issues.”
Modified on April 06, 2023