Russell W. Belk is York University Distinguished Research Professor and Kraft Foods Canada Chair in Marketing at the Schulich School of Business. His research involves the extended self, meanings of possessions, collecting, gift-giving, sharing, digital consumption, and materialism. It tends to be qualitative, cultural, and visual. He has received the Paul D. Converse Award, two Fulbright Fellowships, the Sheth Foundation/Journal of Consumer Research Award for Long Term Contribution to Consumer Research, and is a fellow in ACR, APA, and the Royal Society of Canada.
