Spring 2022 Virtual Presentation

Sarah B. Rist:

Sarah Rist is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the College of Business at Ohio University and has a Master of Education degree with an emphasis on academic technology from Ohio University. She instructs courses in marketing research, consumer marketing, consumer behavior, business information systems in the Integrated Business Cluster, as well as the freshmen Bobcat Learning Community experience. Sarah serves in the Center for Consumer Research and Analytics as a faculty advisor, where research is conducted for numerous business clients in various industries; she also serves as a faculty advisor for the Ohio University chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA).

Sarah comes from a strong applied organizational background of project management, research and leadership, with nearly two decades of professional experience leading teams in enterprise-wide initiatives, program development, research, analysis, and service excellence. In her previous roles, Sarah developed and implemented outreach programs to improve partnerships throughout the organization and was responsible for delivery, marketing and support of technological services and professional development programs for use and best practices of numerous organizational systems.

Bridging her organizational experience with effective classroom teaching, Sarah has remained passionate about fostering positive work environments through effective communication and teamwork, as well as ensuring that strategy is clearly defined while overseeing performance and maintaining morale. Current areas of research interests include marketing, positivity, and transformative teaching and learning in higher education.