Avisha Sadeghinejad, DBA, MBA

Dr. Avisha Sadeghinejad is a Program Chair and Professor in the Global College of Professional Advancement at the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC).

She holds a Doctoral degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing from Golden Gate University. Dr. Sadeghinejad also holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Sharif University of Technology, along with a Digital Marketing Analytics Certificate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Certified e-Marketing and Certified Social Marketing Associate credentials from the eMarketing Association.

Dr. Sadeghinejad has several years of global industry experience. She has worked as a marketing officer at a startup company, where she developed and implemented the company’s strategic marketing plan with an emphasis on email marketing, video-email marketing, and marketing automation. She also spent several years in the food industry, practicing brand management, strategic marketing, market research, and market analysis. As a consumer behavior consultant, she pioneered her company’s first customer advocacy program. Some of the global brands she worked with include Nestlé® (Switzerland), NUK® (Germany), and Familia® (Switzerland).

At the University of Arizona Global Campus, she has led the development of the BA in Marketing (BAM) and MA in Marketing (MAM) programs and has designed and developed several graduate and undergraduate courses using an innovative and engaging approach. Some of her course designs have received awards from the Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL) and the International E-Learning Association (iELA).

Dr. Sadeghinejad has published several articles and book chapters and previously served as a member of the UAGC Faculty Council, representing the Department of Professional Studies. She currently serves on the Advisory Council for the Center for Women’s Leadership at the Global College of Professional Advancement.

Living and working in multiple countries has taught Dr. Sadeghinejad that the world thrives on diversity and that being open-minded and welcoming is key to happiness.

“For a teacher, every day is different. When you teach, you are also constantly learning, and that is the beauty of this career in my opinion. I believe that passion and enthusiasm are contagious. If you are a teacher who is passionate about learning, you always learn with and from your students, which helps them develop this passion by example.”

For her students, she offers this advice:

“Knowledge is the most precious treasure you can ever collect, so learn at least one new thing every day.”

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, gardening, reading books, practicing piano, and Persian calligraphy.