Dr. Lauren Labrecque is an associate professor of marketing and the marketing area coordinator at the University of Rhode Island. Her primary research interests include sensory marketing (focus on color) and digital marketing (including digital empowerment, consumer privacy, social media engagement, and parasocial interactions). Her research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals, including Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Psychology & Marketing and Marketing Letters. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Interactive Marketing, Journal of Business Research and Psychology & Marketing. Dr. Labrecque earned her Ph.D. in marketing (business administration) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.