Education

Ph.D. (Marketing) Drexel University

Major in Marketing with special emphasis on quantitative techniques and models. Other marketing areas include international marketing and marketing channel management. Minor in Strategic Management.

MBA Grand Valley State University

Washington Campus Program participant: 
Awarded scholarship by the Washington Campus, a non-profit educational organization at the nation’s capital, to gain first-hand experience with the processes of government in the White House and Congress. The curriculum emphasizes public policy and corporate management.

BSS Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (JAL scholar)   
Awarded scholarship by the Japan Airlines to study Japanese society and language.

Areas of Specialization

Research: Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Time Series Analysis
Teaching: Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, Microeconomics

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor, California State University Fullerton, 2012 - present

Publications

Journals   

Catherine T. Atwong, " A Social Media Practicum: An Action Learning Approach to Social Media Marketing and Analytics," Marketing Education Review. 2015, Spring 25(1): 27-31.

Susan Cadwallader, Catherine Atwong, and Aubrey LeBard, "Proposing Community-Based Learning in the Marketing Curriculum," Marketing Education Review. 2013, 23(2):137-149.

Catherine T. Atwong and Linda H Taylor, “Integrating Information Literacy into Business Education: A Successful Case of Faculty-Librarian Collaboration”.  Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship  . 2008, 13(4):433-446.  

Gayle Vogt, Catherine Atwong and Jean Fuller, "Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALGains),"  Business Communication Quarterly  . 2005. 68(1): 36-43.

Dubas, M. Khalid and Catherine T. Atwong, “Research factors To Be Considered For New Product Development,"  Pennsylvania Journal Of Business and Economics  . 2004, Spring 10(1):15-24.

Catherine   T. Atwong, Gayle Vogt, and Irene Lange, “  Online Learning Experience: A Case Study  ,”  Academic Exchange Quarterly, 2003, 7(3): 263-7.  

Catherine T. Atwong, “A Comparative Study of Two Approaches to Modeling Consumer Preference,”   Academy of Marketing Studies Journal  , 2001. 5(2):115-136.  

Dubas, M. Khalid and Catherine T. Atwong, “The Effectiveness of Consumer Research for New Product Development,”      Business Journal for Entrepreneurs,   
2001(3): 1-13.

Dubas, M. Khalid, Saeed M. Dubas and Catherine T. Atwong, “Some difficulties in predicting new product trial using concept test scores,”      Journal of Product and Brand Management    , 1999, 8(1): 50-60.

Catherine T. Atwong and Paul Hugstad, “Internet Technology and the Future of Marketing Education,”  Journal of Marketing Education       , Fall 1997: 44-55.

Catherine T. Atwong and Bert Rosenbloom, “A Spatial Approach to Measuring Functional Spin-offs in Marketing Channels,”      Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice       , 1995, 3(4): 58-72.

Catherine T. Atwong, Irene L. Lange and Khalid M. Dubas, “An Analysis of Japanese Direct Investments in the U.S.,”      American Business Review       , 1995,13(2): 41-46.

Other Publications

Catherine T. Atwong, “Cybermarketing: Your Interactive Marketing Consultant,” book review,      Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science       , 1999, p.381.

Catherine T. Atwong, “Developing a Vision for the Future - Marketing in the Electronic Age,” in      Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing    , ed. Joseph F. Hair, Jr., Charles W. Lamb, Jr., Carl McDaniel, and Scott S. Roach, South-Western College Publishing, 1996, 349-52.

Catherine T. Atwong, “Buddy Test - A Tool for Collaborative Learning,” in Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing , ed. Joseph F. Hair, Jr., Charles W. Lamb, Jr., Carl McDaniel, and Scott S. Roach, South-Western College Publishing, 1996, 347-49.

Catherine T. Atwong, Irene L. Lange, Les Doak, and Toivo S. Aijo, “How Collaborative Learning Spans the Globe,”    Marketing News    , Aug.12, 1996, Vol. 30 No.17, 16 & 19.

Paul L. Mckinstry, Catherine T. Atwong and Matthew K. Atwong “An Application of a Life Cycle Approach to Computer System Validation,”      Pharmaceutical Engineering    , vol. 14, 3 (May/June 1994): 46-50.

Matthew K. Atwong, Catherine T. Atwong and Paul L. Mckinstry “The Successful Management of an ‘Unmanageable’ Project,”      Pharmaceutical Engineering    , vol. 14, 1 (January/February, 1994): 60-64.

PROCEEDINGS

Catherine T. Atwong, "Transforming Social Media Presence into Person Branding," Western Decision Science Institute Annual Meeting Proceedings , 2014.

Catherine T. Atwong and Steven Chen, "Nielsen PRIZM versus Esri Tapestry: A Comparative Analysis of Two Consumer Lifestyle Segmentation Systems," Western Decision Science Institute Annual Meeting Proceedings , 2013.

Susan Cadwallader, Aubrey LeBard, and Catherine Atwong, "Introducing Community Service Activities into Marketing Curriculum,"      Marketing Educators’ Association Conference Proceedings    , 2009. p2. [http://www.marketingeducators.org/proceedings/MEA_2009_Proceedings.pdf     ]

Catherine T. Atwong, "Learning the Right Thing and Learning It Right: Using a Professional Database to Enhance Marketing Education,"      Marketing Educators’ Association Conference Proceedings    , 2008. p88. [  http://www.marketingeducators.org/proceedings/20080001.pdf     ]

Khalid M. Dubas, Ian Brennan, and Catherine T. Atwong, "New Product Development Guidelines For A Practitioner,"      Proceedings of the    Academy of Marketing Studies    , 2002. Vol. 7 No.2 p62.

Catherine T. Atwong, Gayle Vogt and Irene L. Lange, “The Influence of Ethnicity on Online Learning Experience”    Marketing Educators’ Association Conference Proceedings    , 2002. p53.

Catherine T. Atwong, “A study of the Characteristics of Two Multi-attribute Choice Models”      Academy of Marketing Studies Proceedings    , 2001. Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 46-50.

Catherine T. Atwong, “The Theory and Practice of Web Teaching,”      Western Marketing Educators’ Association Conference Proceedings    , 1997, p5.

Khalid M. Dubas, Saeed M. Dubas and Catherine T. Atwong “Predicting a Product Trial Using Concept Test Scores,”      1997 American Marketing Association Educators’ Proceedings: Enhancing Knowledge Development in Marketing    , p. 152.

Catherine T. Atwong, Ephraim Smith, Irene L. Lange, and Les Doak, “Incorporating GIS in the Business Curriculum: An Education Experience with Information Technologies and A Global Perspective,”   Business Geographics for Educators and Researchers Conference    , 1996, p. 7-15.

Catherine T. Atwong, “A Comparison of Two Models of Consumer Preference,”      Marketing Issues in a New Era: 1996 Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference Proceedings    , 1996, p. 150-1.

Catherine T. Atwong, Irene L. Lange and Khalid M. Dubas “Japanese Direct Investment in the U.S.: A Strategy for Market Dominance,”      Asian Conference Proceedings: Economic Integrations in Asia    , 1992, p.8-10.  

Khalid M. Dubas, James T. Strong and Catherine T. Atwong, “U.S. Investment and Trade with the Asian Market: An Overall Comparison Over A Ten Year Period Using Correspondence Analysis,”   Asian Conference Proceedings: Economic Integrations in Asia    , 1992, p.1-7.

Research in Progress

• Develop and apply innovative methods and analytic techniques to improve marketing research and practices.
• Areas of research: marketing applications of analytic techniques and the Internet technology.

Teaching

MKTG 351 Principles of Marketing (Honors)

MKTG 353 Marketing Information Technology

MKTG 489 Developiong Marketing Strategies

MKTG 596 e-Marketing For Small Business

Honors 400B Senior Honors Colloquium