Mike Palazzolo

Mike Palazzolo serves as an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis, where his research bridges marketing science and public policy. He teaches MBA courses in causal inference and marketing analytics, focusing on empirical methods to analyze consumer decision-making in real-world contexts.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Business, University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business
• MBA, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
• B.S. in Management Science, UC San Diego

His research centers on behavioral responses to policy interventions and traumatic events, with recent work quantifying how fatal school shootings trigger sustained reductions in grocery and restaurant spending due to public safety anxiety. This interdisciplinary work combines marketing analytics with economic impact assessment, revealing significant community-level financial consequences averaging $5.4 million in lost grocery revenue per county.

No scientific awards are documented in available sources. Palazzolo's professional activities emphasize MBA education and collaborative research supervision, though specific graduate student advisees and dedicated research infrastructure are not detailed. His policy-relevant findings suggest urgent needs for coordinated economic recovery strategies following community traumas.