Linda Alkire

Texas State University

Linda Alkire is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Texas State University. She is also the Brandon Dee Roberts Excellence Endowed Professor.

Dr. Alkire’s research focuses on Transformative Service Research (TSR). In particular, Dr. Alkire is interested in transdisciplinary research contributing to the well-being of society and offering transformative insights to service providers. Dr. Alkire has published more than 25 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals and has been awarded numerous prestigious awards for her research. Dr. Alkire has published her research in a number of journals including the Journal of Service Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, The Journal of Business Research, Journal of Interactive Marketing, The Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal of Service Management, International Journal of Bank Marketing, The Journal of Services Marketing, The Service Industries Journal, among others.

Dr. Alkire serves as Editorial Director of the Journal of Service Management, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Services Marketing and the Service Industries Journal. Dr. Alkire is a member of the ServCollab Advisory Board and the Board of Directors; a non-profit that seeks to serve humanity through collaborative service research.