Cele Otnes

4103 Business Instructional Facility /
515 E. Gregory Hall
(217) 265-0799
cotnes@illinois.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.A., University of Texas at Austin
B.A., Louisiana State University

Affiliations

Professor of Advertising
Investors in Business Education Professor of Marketing, College of Business
Professor, Campus Honors Program

Course Specialties

Consumer Behavior
Promotions

Research/Creative Endeavor

Otnes's research focuses on ritualistic consumption. She has published articles in the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Journal of Advertising, Journal of Retailing, and Psychology and Marketing. She has published many book chapters and is co-author of "Cinderella Dreams: The Allure of the Lavish Wedding," with Elizabeth H. Pleck.