Aprajita Gautam

Assistant Professor, Arch H. Aplin III '80 Department of Marketing
Contact Areas of Expertise Consumer Behavior

Biography

Aprajita Gautam is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Driven by the belief that marketing can be a force for good, her research primarily focuses on environmental and consumer well-being. In particular, she examines consumer decision-making processes and inferences related to product disposal behaviors such as repair and reuse.

Before transitioning to academia, Aprajita worked for seven years at Procter & Gamble, following her MBA in Marketing and Finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Marketing from University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests

Consumer Behavior

Sustainability

Product Disposal

Repair and Reuse

Consumer Well-being