Kristin Donnelly

Biography

Kristin Donnelly studies a range of topics related to how people make everyday decisions. Among other things, her research asks how people think about time, form preferences, and make inferences based on limited information. Donnelly's research has appeared in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Marketing Research, Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and has been featured in Forbes, The Atlantic, Time, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal and other outlets. Donnelly received the Einhorn Award for her work on time perception. In 2026, she was named a Top 40 Under 40 MBA Professor by Poets & Quants.

Donnelly holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. in Psychology from San Diego State University, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Arizona.

Academic Areas

• Marketing