Professor Strahilevitz teaches Advertising Management, Marketing Communications, Consumer Behavior and Marketing Management at the undergraduate, MBA, and executive MBA levels. She also teaches Consumer Behavior at the doctoral level. In addition, she has initiated and supervised dozens of MBA and honors consulting projects, focusing mainly on nonprofit marketing, branding, marketing strategy and marketing communications. She has chaired multiple dissertations and supervised over two dozen honors thesis projects. Professor Strahilevitz has won multiple teaching awards at both the college and university level and at more than one university.

Teaching Awards & Honors

• Highest student ratings for a full time faculty member in the Marketing Department: Golden Gate University: 2006, 2007.


• American Marketing Association, University of Arizona Chapter: Teacher of the Year Award, 2004/2005.


• Teaching Innovation Award, University of Arizona (awarded to two faculty members college-wide) 2004/2005.
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• Underwood Fellowship for Outstanding Overall Contribution (teaching, research, service): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.


• University of Miami, Excellence in Teaching Award, (awarded to 6 faculty members university-wide): 1998. http://www6.miami.edu/veritas/july/benefit.html


• University of Miami School of Business Teaching Award, (awarded to 4 business school faculty members): 1998.

Michal Strahilevitz on Teaching:

My role as a teacher begins when I have a student in my class for the first time. However, it does not end there. Staying in touch with my students even after they graduate allows me to mentor them through different stages of their careers, which enables me to continue to make a difference on a personal level. Teaching effectively allows me to watch my students learn and improve. Getting to know them as individuals and staying in touch with them means I am able to continue to watch them develop even after they graduate. I feel privileged when students ask me for advice, or contact me to tell me about a recent job offer, graduate school acceptance, or promotion.

Teaching: A Love Story

I know it sounds cheesy, but it is true. What can I say? I LOVE to teach!!! The first day of every new semester I am thrilled to be back in the classroom and, for the most part, I stay thrilled all semester long. I feel very blessed to have a job that gives me as much as I put into it, which truth be told is A LOT! A few years ago I received a teaching evaluation that said, “she loves to teach and it shows.” I really do love to teach, and I very am glad that it shows! I know there are “naturals” out there, but I am not one of them. I have to work at it, and I work at it because I love both the process and the result. Teaching effectively is extremely rewarding, and if I had a billion dollars in the bank, I would still be teaching!