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awcrai2@g.uky.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 2011
  • B.A., University of Kentucky (Major: Psychology), 2005
  • B.A., University of Kentucky (Major: Integrated Strategic Communications), 2005

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Adam Craig researches consumer behavior as an Associate Professor of Marketing in the Gatton College of Business and Economics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina and B.A.’s from the University of Kentucky in Psychology and Integrated Strategic Communication.

His research utilizes techniques ranging from paper and online preference questionnaires to eye tracking and functional brain imaging (fMRI). His research on consumer financial decision making has been published in several outlets such as the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, and Journal of Consumer Psychology. Dr. Craig serves on the Editorial Review Board for Journal of Consumer Research. In recent years, he served as the Membership Executive Manager for the Association for Consumer Research as well as a visiting fellow at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Investor Advocate.


Teaching Expertise:

  • Consumer Behavior
  • Consumer Insights

Research Expertise:

  • Consumer Behavior
  • Financial Decision Making
  • Consumer Neuroscience
  • Neuromarketing

Selected Publications

  • Chin, Carmann, Craig, Cook, & Zimmerman “Turning Policy Implications into Policy Impact: Lessons from Behavioral Science in Financial Markets” Forthcoming, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • Romero, Craig, Mormann, & Kumar (2025), “Are ‘10-Grams of Protein’ Better Than ‘Ten Grams of Protein’”? How Digits Versus Number Words Influence Consumer Evaluations,” Journal of Consumer Research, 51 (5), 1006-1026.
  • Scholl, Craig, & Chin (2023) “A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Dollars: Visual Aids Promote Investor Decisions,” Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 8 (4).
  • Romero, Craig, & Kumar (2019) “Mapping Time: How the Spatial Representation of Time Influences Intertemporal Choices” Journal of Marketing Research, 56 (4), 620-636.
  • Craig, Komarova, Wood, & Vendemia (2012) “Suspicious Minds: An fMRI Investigation of Deception Detection Processes in the Marketplace.” Journal of Marketing Research, 49 (3), 361-372.