UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #478

Submission information
Submission Number: 478
Submission ID: 8661
Submission UUID: e1d94e7a-2307-4c40-82cd-413943c5e0df

Created: Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:51 PM
Completed: Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:51 PM
Changed: Tue, 10/03/2023 - 10:47 AM

Remote IP address: 47.200.248.40
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No

Research Mentor Information

Ashley N Johns
She/her
Ms.
ajohns@fsu.edu
Graduate Student
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Communication and Information
School of Communication
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Additional Research Mentor(s)

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Sindy
Chapa
Dr.
sindy.chapa@cci.fsu.edu

Overall Project Details

The impact of brand activism advertising on consumer perceptions and behaviors of hedonic brands compared to utilitarian brands
brand activism, advertising, marketing, consumer perceptions, communication
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Open to all majors
Media Communication Studies
Advertising
Public Relations
Marketing
On FSU Main Campus
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Partially Remote
5-7 hours per week, flexible schedule
Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
This project seeks to understand how brand activism advertising impacts consumer perceptions of and behaviors toward hedonic brand products and utilitarian brand products.

This project seeks to answer the following questions:
-Are consumers more likely to be aware of a hedonic product brand’s activism than a utilitarian product brand’s activism?
-How does brand activism play a role in how we purchase hedonic product brands compared to how we purchase utilitarian product brands?
-Is there a preference for a product brand based on activistic tendencies?
-Will this differ between hedonic product brands and utilitarian product brands?
-Will individuals be willing to pay more for a product from an activist brand compared to a non-activist brand?
-Will this differ between hedonic product brands and utilitarian product brands?
Literature Review, Research Design, Data Analysis
Required: Completing CITI Subject Training within the first week of assistantship

Students will be expected to have knowledge of OR be willing to learn about: navigating library resources and database, utilizing online resources for research (i.e. Research Rabbit, Google Scholar), using Qualtrics
Mentoring is a two-way relationship between mentor and mentee. I aim for mentees' to share and establish their interest to guide their part in the project as much as possible. My mentor philosophy includes:
(1) Establishing mentees' baseline understanding before identifying their goals
(2) Developing a relationship founded on mutual respect
(3) Creating a safe environment in which mentees feel that is acceptable to fail and learn from their mistakes and feel comfortable to be themselves
(4) Creating an interactive environment for learning
(4) Balancing accountability with empathy and understanding that life happens
(5) Promoting learning through inquiry and encouraging growth through challenges
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UROP Program Elements

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2023
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