Before joining Stern at NYUAD he held academic positions at University of Stavanger, Norway, Zayed University, UAE, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, Stockholm University, Sweden, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Asia, Singapore, the University of Wollongong, Australia, and the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Wuppertal, Germany, and he has previously been a Visiting Professor at Yonsei Graduate School of Management, Korea, and the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), China. In addition to his academic work, he has several years of experience working at media agencies and market research companies. His research interests include advertising, consumer behavior, cross-cultural marketing, and research methodology.
He has published in journals such as the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Advertising, Marketing Letters, the International Journal of Advertising, the Journal of Business Research, and the Journal of Brand Management. He is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Advertising.