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John Drea Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor of Marketing
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 352
Office Hours
Immediately before and after class, by appointment and by Zoom.
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

39 years of experience as a professor and administrator (chair, assistant/associate dean, dean, and interim VP.) Winner of national teaching awards for innovation and teaching excellence.

Current Courses

MKT 231.002 Buyer Behavior

Teaching Interests & Areas

Consumer Behavior
Marketing Principles
Marketing Management
Marketing Research
Leadership

Research Interests & Areas

Marketing of third-party logistics services.
Marketing/Sales for professional sports tickets.

PhD Marketing

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois

MBA Marketing

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Bachelor of Arts Double major, English and Business/Economics

Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL

Faculty Ambassador Award

Illinois College
2023

Ruth Badger Pixley Professor of Social Science

Illinois College
2020

Meritorious Teaching Award

Marketing Management Association
2017

Industry Achievement Award

Transportation Intermediaries Association
2010

Award for Innovative Excellence in Marketing Education

American Marketing Association
2003

Outstanding Researcher Award

Western Illinois University
2000

Outstanding Teacher Award

WIU College of Business and Technology
1999

Distinguished Teacher of Marketing

Society for Marketing Advances
1998

Outstanding Researcher Award

Western Illinois University
1998

Grants and Contracts

Upgrading Technology for Teaching and Administration
John Drea
US. Department of Education, Title III. 1987 - 1990

Book, Chapter

The Reality of Working with Real World Clients
Drea, J.
(2019), SAGE Research Methods Cases, Part 2, SAGE

Conference Proceeding

An Examination of the Career Paths of Professional Sports Ticket Executives
Drea, J.
Marketing Management Association, Spring, 8-15, (2022)
Taking Us Out of the Ballgame: Gender Diversity and the Business of Baseball
Drea, J.
Marketing Management Association, 1-7, (2022)

Journal Article

Improving Learning Outcomes Through Choice-Based Course Delivery: The Choice Model
Drea, J.
Journal of Education for Business, 97 (5), 335-342, (2022)
The Use of Season Ticket Incentives in Major League Baseball
Poe, K., & Drea, J.
Journal of Applied Sport Management, 12 (1), 60-72, (2020)

Magazine/Trade Publication

Many Small Colleges Are Struggling. Here’s What Leaders Need to Do: Four Ideas for Every Institution to Consider
Drea, J.
Harvard Business Publishing, (June 21), (2023)
Online? In Person? The Power of Letting Students Choose: How Course Delivery Models Should Evolve Post-Pandemic, Not Turn Back
Drea, J.
Harvard Business Publishing, (March 18), (2021)