Yunmei Kuang

Faculty Member

Yunmei (Mei) Kuang

Biography

Yunmei is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Woodbury School of Business in Utah Valley University where she teaches Principles of Marketing (MKTG 3600). She completed her Ph.D. in Marketing and International Business with a minor in Research Methodology at Saint Louis University. During her time there, she also earned the Certificate for University Teaching Skills from the Center of Teaching Excellence and taught Introduction to International Business, Introduction to Marketing Management, and Business Capstone.

Yunmei gained experience in management, operations, and online marketing in both the U.S. and China before entering Saint Louis University. These experiences contribute significantly to her research, which revolves around managerially impactful social interactions in diverse contexts. Her research includes topics related to the management of consumer-brand relationships based on big-data analytics and topics related to the social and ethical issues surrounding international business and globalization. Her research has been published in several academic journals and has been presented at various marketing and international business conferences. Yunmei finds it fascinating and rewarding to conduct research with others and has a passion for blending her practical and academic experiences into her interactions with students.

Education

PhD, Saint Louis University, 2022

Major: Marketing

MBA, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 2014

Major: Business Administration

BA, Jinan University, 2011

Major: International Politics

Teaching

MKTG 3600

Principles of Marketing, Spring 2025

MKTG 3600

Principles of Marketing, Spring 2025

MKTG 3600

Principles of Marketing, Spring 2025

MKTG 3600

Principles of Marketing, Spring 2025

Presentations

Kuang, Yunmei (Mei) (Presenter & Author), Brown, Gary (Author Only), 2024 AMA Summer Academic Conference, "Integrating Geopolitical Insights_ A Multi-level Framework for Internationalization Decisions through Live Streaming E-commerce", Boston, MA. (August 16, 2024)
Kuang, Yunmei (Mei) (Author Only), Loveland, James (Presenter & Author), Loveland, Kate (Author Only), 2024 AMA Winter Academic Conference, "Friends in Low Places? The Effects of Brand Scandals on Premium and Non-Premium Brand Communities", St. Pete Beach, FL. (February 25, 2024)
Jankuhn, Nicolas (Presenter & Author), Kuang, Yunmei (Mei) (Author Only), Sim, Butch (Author Only), 2023 AMA Summer Academic Conference, "Resort Fees’ Signaling Value As An Overlooked Upside", San Francisco, CA. (August 5, 2023)
Bi, Rachel (Author Only), Chen, Shirley (Author Only), Kuang, Yunmei (Mei) (Author Only), Meng, Chong (Presenter & Author), The Sixth International Teaching Forum, "Navigating RateMyProfessor.com", Utah Valley University (In Collaboration With Shanghai Normal University and Universite Clairmont Auvergne), Orem, UT. (March 17, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Brown, Gary , Kuang, Yunmei (Mei) , "Navigating Geopolitical Tensions in Business_ Lessons from the Collapse of an International Acquisition" . United Kingdom: International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies (IJTCS).
Benmamoun, Mamoun , Ascencio, Christine , Fisher, James E., Kuang, Yunmei , Neilson, Peter , (2023) "Globalizing Corporate Social Irresponsibility_ A Tale of Two Toxic Cities" (vol. Volume 19). United Kingdom: Journal of Business Ethics Education (JBEE). https://doi.org/10.5840/jbee20221912