Tim Silk

Tim Silk

BBA (Wilfrid Laurier), PhD (Florida)
Assistant Professor, Marketing Division

Contact Information

Office Henry Angus 569
Tel 604-822-8362
Email tim.silk@sauder.ubc.ca

Research Interests

  • Consumer Judgement and Decision Making
  • Rebates
  • Frequency Reward Programs
  • Mental Accounting
  • Procrastination

Course Currently Taught

  • Consumer Behavior (PhD)
  • Brand Management (MBA, B-Com)
  • New Product Development (MBA, B-Com)

Selected Teaching and Research Awards

  • CGA Graduate Master Teacher Award, Sauder School of Business, UBC (2012)
  • MBA Society Teaching Award, Sauder School of Business, UBC (2008) 
  • Doctoral Dissertation Award in Behavioral Pricing, Fordham Pricing Center (2003)

Selected Research Grants

  • Schedules of Reinforcement, Learning, and Frequency Reward Programs (2011-2014) - SSHRC Grant
  • Consumer Procrastination (2011-2013) - Hampton Grant 
  • Mental Accounts and Gift Card Spending Behaviour (2007-2010) - SSHRC Grant

Refereed Journal Publications

  • Cohen, Joel B., Julia Belyavsky, and Tim Silk (2008), "Using Visualization to Alter the Balance Between Desirability and Feasibility During Choice," Journal of Consumer Psychology, 18, 270-275.

  • Janiszewski, Chris, Tim Silk, and Alan D. J. Cooke (2003), "Different Scales for Different Frames: The Role of Subjective Scales and Experience in Explaining Attribute Framing Effects," Journal of Consumer Research, 30, 311-325 (lead article).

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