Marcus Wardley, Ph.D.

Teaching

• Introduction to Sales and Interpersonal Persuasion
• Consumer Behavior

Research interests

• Emotions
• Judgment and Decision-making
• Persuasion and Deception

Introduction

Marcus Wardley is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the College of Business Administration at California State University San Marcos. His research examines the effect of emotions on consumer judgment and decision-making, specifically as it relates to financial decision-making, the consumption of aversive experiences, service failure and recovery, and persuasion and deception. He currently teaches Introduction to Sales and Consumer Behavior. Prior to joining CSUSM, Marcus received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon (Lundquist College of Business) in Marketing, and received his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Michigan. In addition to his academic credentials, Marcus has over 13 years of sales and sales management experience.