Sharaya M. Jones
Recipient of the 2017
PhD Student Teaching Award
Nominated for the 2019 Frascona Teaching Award
Teaching Philosophy
I believe that the best teachers have the ability to impact their students long after a course is complete. My central goal is that students in my class enter their careers confident that they have the skills and knowledge to provide value and be successful. Specifically, the ability to articulate ideas – both written and verbally, to think critically, to work in teams, and to learn from mistakes are skills that are paramount for students as they advance in their careers. The elements discussed above are foundational to achieving this objective.
I have been trained at both the undergraduate and graduate level in marketing and worked as a marketing manager at a SaaS company, where I rebranded the organization and managed the marketing initiatives for 32 brands. Given my training, background, and research interests, I am eager and have the skillset to teach a wide variety of classes at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, including Brand Management, Introduction to Marketing, Advertising and Promotion, Consumer Behavior, Digital Marketing, and Marketing Management, and Marketing Research.
Experience
Instructor
Fashion Marketing, School of Business, George Mason University, 2021-present
Principles of Marketing, School of Business, George Mason University, 2020 - present
Advertising and Promotion, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder, 2017 - 2019
Teaching Reviews
5.93 / 6.00 Overall Score
CU Boulder's average score: 5.10/6.00
What my students have to say...
“Sharaya is one of the best teachers I have ever had and I have the highest regards for her! She teaches each concept thoroughly with applicable examples. She encourages everyone to participate and successfully creating a positive, comfortable classroom environment. She challenges her students yet she is compassionate and motivating. She always is quick to respond via email which has been such a help this semester. Sharaya has taken a contemporary approach on teaching advertising and I learned so much more because of it. She is the best!”
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“Sharaya was probably my favorite professor I have had at Leeds so far. You can just tell the amount of love she has not only for the subject material, but her class and teaching overall. It was an absolutely pleasure being in her class and I hope students experience it for years to come!”
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“Professor Sharaya does a phenomenal job of engaging the class with her upbeat and enthusiastic
attitude. I sometimes forget that this class is held at 8am due to her vibrant energy. I thoroughly enjoyed learning from her.”
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“Honestly an awesome teacher! I was dealing with some stuff with this semester and she was incredibly helpful and open and just willing to be there and work with me to succeed.”