Teagan Dubé
PhD Candidate, Business Administration
Area of Study: Marketing
Anticipated Graduating Year: 2031
Advisor: TBA
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Educational Background
| Present | PhD Candidate, Business Administration Schulich School of Business – York University Toronto, Canada Advisor: TBA |
| 2026 | Master of Science, Management (Marketing), Sprott School of Business Carleton University Ottawa, Canada |
| 2024 | Bachelor of Commerce, Honours (Marketing), Sprott School of Business Carleton University Ottawa, Canada |
Research Interests / Work in Progress
- Consumer Culture Theory (CCT)
- Emotions and affect
- Embodiment and consumption
- Taste
- Consumer identity
- Fandom, brand publics and consumer communities
- Digital, social media and pop-culture consumption
Awards and Honours
| 2027 | Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Carleton University (Nominated for 2027 award) |
| 2026 | Schulich Entrance Scholarship of Merit, PhD |
| 2025–2026 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS, Master’s) |
| 2025 | Successful completion of Doctoral Seminar on Consumption Theory: A Canon of Classics, Syddansk Universitet – University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark |
| 2025 | Best Reviewer Award, Marketing Division – Issued by the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, ASAC Conference |
| 2024 | University Medal in the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University |
| 2024 | Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship, Carleton University |
| 2024 | Sprott Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (SUSRE Program), Carleton University |
| 2020–2026 | Dean’s Honour List, Carleton University |
Publications
Dubé, T. (2026). Renewable Catharsis: The Emotionally Transformative Potential of Everyday Consumption in K-pop Fan Publics. [MSc Thesis, Carleton University].
Dubé, T., & Darmody, A. (2024). From Commerce to Catharsis: Investigating Fandom and Cathartic Consumerism. Carleton Undergraduate Journal of Science, 3(2).
Conference Papers
Dubé, T. (2026, Sept 24–26). Renewable Catharsis: Emotional Release in Everyday K-pop Consumption [Conference poster presentation]. Association of Consumer Research, Chicago, IL.
Dubé, T. (2026, May 22–25). Alone but Together: Felt Community and Belonging in Digitally Mediated Consumer Collectives [Conference roundtable discussion]. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Calgary, AB.
Dubé, T. (2025, May 17–19). Advancing a theory of consumer catharsis: Investigating the healing power of consumption [Conference presentation]. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Waterloo, ON.
Rojas-Méndez, J., Dubé, T., Wang, D., & Davies, G. (2025, May 7-9). What do Family Businesses Signal about Themselves? [Conference presentation]. The Global Brand Conference, Porto, Portugal.
