Dr. Marlys Mason
Associate Professor

m.mason@okstate.edu
418A Business Building

405-744-5109 (office)
405-744-5192 (department)
405-744-5180 (fax)

Academic, Military, and Professional Positions

Department of Marketing, Oklahoma State University, Associate Professor, 2007
CIMBA - Consortium for International Studies, Italy, Visiting Professor, January 2009 - April 2009
Department of Marketing, Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor, 2001 - 2007
Department of Marketing, University of Utah, Visiting Lecturer, 2000 - 2001

Awards and Honors

Faculty Fellow in Social Science Research Applied to Hazards (2004)
Richard W. Poole Research Excellence Award (2004)
Professor of the Month (2002)

Education

Ph D, University of Utah, Marketing, 2001
MBA, Minnesota State University, Marketing, 1994
BS, Minnesota State University, Marketing, 1991

Courses Taught

MKTG 4443
- Social Issues in the Marketing Environment (Fall 2009)
MKTG 4683
- Managerial Strategies in Marketing (Fall 2009)
MKTG 4443
- Social Issues in the Marketing Environment (Fall 2008)
MKTG 4683
- Managerial Strategies in Marketing (Fall 2008)
MKTG 4443
- Social Issues in the Marketing Environment (Spring 2008)
MKTG 4683
- Managerial Strategies in Marketing (Spring 2008)
MKTG 5133
- Marketing Management (Spring 2008)
MKTG 4683
- Managerial Strategies in Marketing (Fall 2007)
MKTG 4683
- Managerial Strategies in Marketing (Spring 2007)
MKTG 4683
- MANAGERIAL STRAT MKTG (Fall 2005)

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Young Adults and Smoking Behaviors
OK Department of Health
2007 - 2008

Steps to a Healthier Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation/Center for Disease Control
2006 - 2008

Identification of At-Risk Youth Segments and Response to Anti-tobacco Messages
Oklahoma Department of Health
2005 - 2007

ACR/Sheth Foundation Grant for Consumer Research with Public Purpose
Association for Consumer Research
2000 - 2001

Community Needs Assessment
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
1999 - 2000

Publications

James Mason, Marlys Mason, 2008, ""Teens and Anti-Tobacco Messages: Examining Reactance in Trial Users," in Latin American Advances in Consumer Research," Association for Consumer Research, 2, 7.

Garrett Coble, Marlys Mason, Josh Wiener, 2008, "A Window of Opportunity: The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood and Smoking Behavior," Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 2008 Summer Educator's Conference

Garrett Coble, Marlys Mason, Josh Wiener, 2008, "A Window of Opportunity: The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood and Smoking Behavior," Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 2008 Annual Conference

Kristin Scott, Marlys Mason, 2008, "Social Smoking about Young Adults: Theoretical Reasons for the Behavior," 2008 Marketing and Public Policy Conference Proceedings, American Marketing Association

Marlys Mason, Josh Wiener, 2007, "At-Risk Youth and Reactance toward Anti-Tobacco Appeals," 2007 Society for Marketing Advances Proceedings, W. Kehoe and L. Whitten (eds.)

Marlys Mason, Teresa Pavia, 2007, "Consumers Set Apart: Marketplace Marginalization, Adaptation, and Resistance," European Advances in Consumer Research, S. Borghini, M McGrath, and C. Otnes (eds.), Association for Consumer Research, 8

Marlys Mason, Teresa Pavia, 2007, "Marketspace Power Struggles: Families Confronting Spatial Limitations," Advances in Consumer Research, 31

Teresa Pavia, Marlys Mason, 2007, "The Circle of Invisibility: Consumers with Disability in the Market," Transformative Consumer Research Proceedings, P. Keller and D. Mick (eds.)

Marlys Mason, Debra Scammon, Xiang Fang, 2007, "The Impact of Product Claims and Disclosures in the Dietary Supplement Industry," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 41, 74-99.

Debra Scammon, Marlys Mason, 2006, ""Marketing and Society: What has Marketing Thought Contributed and What Does the Future Hold?" in Explorations in Marketing and Society," Thomson Publishers

Marlys Mason, Josh Wiener, 2006, "Consumer and Natural Hazards: Risk Assessments, Trust Perceptions, and Protection Motivations," 2006 Marketing and Public Policy Conference Proceedings

Marlys Mason, 2006, "Consumer and Natural Hazards: Risk Assessments, Trust Perceptions, and Protection Motivations," American Marketing Association, 2006 Marketing and Public Policy Conference

Marlys Mason, 2006, "Consumer Vulnerability as a Socially Constructed Phenomenon," Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 2006 Winters Education Meeting

Marlys Mason, 2006, "Explorations in Marketing and Society," Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 2006 Winters Education Meeting

Marlys Mason, 2006, "Marketspace Power Struggles: Families Confronting Spatial Limitations," Proceedings of the 2006 Annual Meeting of the North American Association for Consumer Research

Marlys Mason, Debra Scammon, 2006, "The Role of Personal Uncertainty and Product Involvement in Consumer Vulnerability," Advances in Consumer Research, 30

Marlys Mason, Teresa Pavia, 2006, "The Impact of a Special Needs Child on the Consumer Behavior of the Family," Journal of Marketing Management, 22 (9), 441-454.

Marlys Mason, Teresa L. Pavia, 2006, "When the Family System Includes Disability: Adaptation in the Marketplace, Roles and Identity," Journal of Marketing Management, 22, 1009-1030.

Xiang Fang, Marlys Mason, 2005, "Affect and Warnings: Does Mood Influence the Processing of Risk Disclosure?," 2005 Marketing and Public Policy Conference Proceedings, American Marketing Association

Marlys Mason, 2005, "Affect and Warnings: Does Mood Influence the Processing of Risk Disclosure?," Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 2005 Marketing and Public Policy Conference

Marlys Mason, Josh Wiener, 2005, "The Unintended Consequences of Anti-Smoking Efforts on Teen Segments," 2005 Marketing and Public Policy Conference Proceedings, American Marketing Association

Teresa Pavia, Marlys Mason, 2004, "The Reflexive Relationship Between Consumer Behavior and Adaptive Coping," Journal of Consumer Research, 31 (September), 441-455.

Marlys Mason, Debra L. Scammon, 2003, "The Unintended Consequences of Mandated Disclosures: The Case of Dietary Supplements," 2005 Marketing and Public Policy Conference Proceedings, American Marketing Association

Marlys Mason, 2003, "The Unintended Consequences of Mandated Disclosures: The Case of Dietary Supplements," Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 2003 Marketing and Public Policy Conference

Marlys Mason, Teresa Pavia, 2002, "Exploring Water Consumption Using a Continuum Perspective: The Case of teh American West," Academy of Marketing Science Review, 1 (10)

Marlys Mason, Debra Scammon, Robert Hueffner, 2002, "Does Health Status Matter? Examining the Experiences of the Chronically Ill in Medicaid Managed Care," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 21 (Spring), 53-65.

Marlys Mason, Debra Scammon, 2000, "Health Claims and Disclaimers: Extended Boundaries and Research Opportunities in Consumer Interpretation," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 19 (Spring)

Marlys Mason, 1998, "Drugs or Dietary Supplements: FDA Enforcement of DSHEA," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 17 (Fall)

Presentations Given

A Window of Opportunity: The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood and Smoking Behavior
Summer Educator's Conference
American Marketing Association
San Diego, CA -

A Window of Opportunity: The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood and Smoking Behavior
2008 Annual Conference
American Marketing Association
Philadelphia, PA - 2008

Teens and Anti-Tobacco Messages: Examining Reactance in Trial Users
Latin American Conference
Association for Consumer Research
2008

Identificaton of At-Risk Youth Segments and Antitobacco Appeals
2008 Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
CDC's National Center for Health Marketing and Office of Enterprise Communication, National Cancer Institute, and the National Public Health Information Coalition
Atlanta, GA - August 12 2008

When Families with Special Needs Consume: Marketplace Marginalization and Adaptation
2007 Annual Meeting
European Association for Consumer Research
Milan, Italy - 2007

The Identification of At-Risk Youth Segments and Anti-Tobacco Appeals
Social Marketing 2007 Faculty Seminar Series
Baylor University School of Business
Waco, TX - 2007

Marketspace Power Struggles: Families Confronting Spatial Limitations
2006 Annual Meeting
North American Association for Consumer Research
Orlando, FL - 2006

Consumer and Natural Hazards: Risk Assessments, Trust Perceptions, and Protection Motivations
2006 Marketing and Public Policy Conference
American Marketing Association
Long Beach, CA - 2006

Identification of At-Risk Youth Segments and Anti-Tobacco Appeals
2006 Social Marketing Grant Report/Presentation
Oklahoma State Department of Health and Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
Oklahoma City, OK - 2006

Consumer Vulnerability as a Socially Constructed Phenomenon
2006 Winters Education Meeting
American Marketing Association
St. Petersburg, FL - 2006

Explorations in Marketing and Society
2006 Winters Education Meeting
American Marketing Association
St. Petersburg, FL - 2006

Affect and Warnings: Does Mood Influence the Processing of Risk Disclosure?
2005 Marketing and Public Policy Conference
American Marketing Association
Washington, DC - 2005

Does Affect Influence the Processing of Risk Disclosure?
Marketing and Public Policy Conference
American Marketing Association
Washington D. C. - May 2005

An Investigation of Public Trust in Information Sources and Risk Communication Related to Natural Disasters
2004 Faculty Fellowship Enabling Project
National Science Foundation
Boulder, CO - 2004

The Unintended Consequences of Mandated Disclosures: The Case of Dietary Supplements
2003 Marketing and Public Policy Conference
American Marketing Association
Washington, DC - 2003