Shilpa Rao

Biography

Shilpa V. Rao is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Marketing at the Pamplin College of Business starting Fall 2022. She is also developing a Minor for AI in Marketing. Prior to joining Pamplin, Shilpa earned her Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she taught courses in marketing analytics, marketing research, and digital Marketing.

She has nearly a decade-long industry experience in various IT-related and leadership roles in the U.S. and India. She has worked for clients in various sectors, such as banking (FirstData, JPMorgan), healthcare (United Health), and travel (Travelocity).

Education

Shilpa earned her Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an MBA in Marketing Analytics from Oklahoma State, an MS degree in Computer Applications and BS in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science from India. 

Teaching interests

Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Research, and Marketing Channels

Research Interests

• Substantive: Marketing strategy; inter-firm relationships; social media
  • Specific topics: IPOs; firm attributes and valuation; distance in inter-firm settings; franchising; online product ratings and text
• Methodological: Econometrics; text analytics; machine learning 

Professional Certifications

• Base SAS Certified Programmer, 2019
• SAS & Oklahoma State University Certification in Marketing Analytics, 2014
• IBM Certified System Administrator, Web Sphere Application Server, V6.1, 2008
• Sun Certified Web Component Developer 1.4, 2007
• Sun Certified Java Programmer 1.4, 2006