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About Our Faculty

Amrut Sadachar, Ph.D. Iowa State University

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management

Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer and Design Sciences, Auburn University

Education

  • Ph.D., 2014, Apparel, Merchandising, and Design, Iowa State University, USA

  • M.S., 2009, Textile Technology, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA

  • B.S., 2003, Textile Manufacturing, University of Mumbai, India

Making Notes

Sample of Honors & Awards

  • 2017: Fall Line Project and Faculty Awards, Academic Sustainability Programs, Auburn University

  • 2017: Student Government Association Outstanding Faculty Award, Auburn University

  • 2012: Graduate and Professional Student Senate Peer Teaching Award

  • 2012: Stanley Herren Graduate Fellowship

  • 2011: Rosenfeld Graduate Award

  • 2010: Damaris Pease Family & Consumer Science Fellowship

Public Speaker

Relevant International Experience

  • Born and raised in India. Work experience in the Indian textile industry. Higher studies in the USA. Participated in two-week faculty team visit to National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) India as a part of the project funded by United State India Educational Foundation (USIEF).

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Relevant Language Ability

  • Proficient in English and multiple Indian languages (i.e., Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati)  

Hindu Literature

Teaching & Research Expertise

  • Retail Merchandising; Organized Retailing in Emerging Economies; Experiential Marketing; Sustainability   

Adult Education Course

Sample of Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Fiore, A.M., Hurst, J. L., Niehm, L. S., Chung, D., Karpova, E., Sadachar, A., Pookulangara, S., & Testa, D. S. (2018). Global and entrepreneurial perspectives for enhancing retailing education: Development of a hybrid graduate course focused on U.S. and Indian small businesses. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 18(3), 11-25.

  • Manchiraju, S., & Sadachar, A. (2018). Passion and self-determination: Exploring social networking site addiction using a dualistic framework. Social Networking, 7, 126-136.

  • Sadachar, A., & Fiore, A. M. (2018). The path to mall patronage intentions is paved with 4E-based experiential value for Indian consumers. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 46(5), 442-465.

  • Rolling, V., & Sadachar, A. (2018). Are sustainable luxury goods a paradox for millennials? Social Responsibility Journal, 14(4), 802-815.

  • Lyu, J., Hahn, K., & Sadachar, A. (2018). Understanding millennial consumer’s adoption of 3D printed fashion products by exploring personal values and innovativeness. Fashion and Textiles, 5(11), 1-24.

  • Khare, A., & Sadachar, A. (2017). Green apparel buying behavior: A study on Indian youth. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 41(5), 558-569.

  • Sadachar, A., Jablon, S., Niehm, L, & Hurst, J. (2017). Assessing students’ perceived success in attainment of course objectives in a retail merchandising class. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 45(3), 285-299.

  • Manchiraju, S., Sadachar, A., & Ridgway, J. (2017). The compulsive online shopping scale (COSS): Development and validation using panel data. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15(1), 209-223.

  • Sadachar, A., Feng, F., Karpova, E., & Manchiraju, S. (2016). Predicting environmentally responsible apparel consumption behavior of future apparel industry professionals: The role of environmental apparel knowledge, environmentalism, and materialism. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing, 7(2), 76-88.

  • Sadachar, A., Khare, A., & Manchiraju, S. (2016). The role of consumer susceptibility to interpersonal influence in predicting green apparel consumption behavior of American youth. Atlantic Marketing Journal, 5(1), 1-15.

  • Niehm, L. S., Fiore, A. M., Hurst, J., Lee, Y., & Sadachar, A. (2015). Bridging the gap between entrepreneurship education and small rural businesses: An experiential service-learning approach. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 26(3), 129-161.

  • Fiore, A. M., Niehm, L. S., Hurst, J. L., Son, J., Sadachar, A., Russell, D., Swenson, D., & Seeger, C. (2015). Will they stay or will they go: Community features important in migration decisions of university graduating seniors. Economic Development Quarterly, 29(1), 23-37.

  • Manchiraju, S., & Sadachar, A. (2014). Consumers’ personal values and ethical fashion consumption. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 18(3), 357-374.

  • Khare, A., & Sadachar, A. (2014). Collective self-esteem and online shopping attitudes among college students: Comparison between the U.S. and India. Journal of International Consumer Marketing, 26(2), 106-121. 

  • Fiore, A. M., Niehm, L. S., Hurst, J. L., Son, J., & Sadachar, A. (2013). Entrepreneurial marketing: Scale validation with small, independently-owned businesses. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, 7(4), 63-86.

  • Son, J., Sadachar, A., Manchiraju, S., Fiore, A. M., & Niehm, L. S. (2012). Consumer adoption of online collaborative customer co-design. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing, 6(3), 180-197.

Education Books Bookshelfs

Sample of Competitive Funding Sources

  • United States India Educational Foundation, Academic Sustainability Programs at Auburn University, Office of Vice President for Research and Economic Development at Auburn University, Biggio Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Auburn University.  

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