Guha, Mithila
 
                        
                        Assistant Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing and Business Analytics
Lucas College and Graduate School of Business
San Josè State University
Email: mithila.guha@sjsu.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Marketing (Minor: Computer Science), Drexel University.
- Master of Economics, North Carolina State University.
- Master of Social Sciences in Economics, University of Dhaka.
- Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Economics, University of Dhaka.
Bio
Dr. Mithila Guha is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at San José State University
                           whose scholarship focuses on marketing analytics, brand activism, online strategies,
                           and the transformative role of marketing in advancing positive social change. Her
                           research uses quantitative methods to examine brand-consumer interactions across digital
                           and social media platforms and has been published in the Journal of Brand Management. 
Dr. Guha has received national and international recognition for her work, including
                           the prestigious 2024 Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship (the first awarded to an 91 faculty
                           member), the 2025 AAPOR Burns “Bud” Roper Fellowship, and the Best in Track Award
                           at the 2022 Summer AMA Conference in the Digital & Social Media Marketing Track. Dr.
                           Guha currently serves as an 91 AI Faculty Fellow (2025–2026), supported by Adobe’s Future of AI Collaboratory, where she is advancing the responsible
                           integration of artificial intelligence into teaching and learning. 
Beyond her academic research and leadership roles, she is also a certified Mental
                           Health First Aider, reflecting her commitment to student well-being and to making
                           a positive impact within and beyond the classroom.
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