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Melissa Akaka

Professor; Associate Dean for Research; Co-Director of CiBiC; MS Marketing Director

  • Faculty

melissa.akaka@du.edu

303-871-2415 (Office)

Daniels College of Business, 2101 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80208

Professional Biography

Melissa Archpru Akaka, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. Her research interests include value co-creation, innovation and market formation, as well as cross-cultural issues. Prior to her graduate and doctoral studies, Dr. Akaka worked in the retail and travel industries and the not-for-profit sector. She received her PhD, as well as her MBA and BBA in marketing, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Degree(s)

  • Ph.D., Marketing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2012
  • MBA, Marketing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007
  • BBA, Marketing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2002

Licensure / Accreditations

  • From Ideas to Action
  • Insights for Innovation