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Alkimi University Academics

Department of Marketing

Dr. Ruth Sawyer

Professor of Marketing

Faculty profile

About Dr. Ruth Sawyer

Portrait of Dr. Ruth Sawyer

Ruth Sawyer teaches Services Marketing and Strategic Marketing Capstone. A distinguished scholar in service management, her research investigates service encounter satisfaction, recovery strategies following service failures, and physical servicescape ergonomics in healthcare environments. She holds a doctorate from Kellbrook College and has published numerous foundational textbooks in service marketing.

Dr. Ruth Sawyer is a member of the Department of Marketing in the School of Business.

Areas of expertise

  • Services marketing
  • Service failure recovery
  • Servicescape environmental design
  • Healthcare service quality

Contact

Office
Tidewell Hall 345

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Fall 2026 office hours

Dr. Ruth Sawyer isn't teaching in Fall 2026. Email to arrange a meeting.

2026–27

Teaching

Dr. Ruth Sawyer has no undergraduate teaching assignment in the 2026–27 catalog. For the department's courses, see the Department of Marketing.

Meeting with faculty

At least 3 hours per week during the semester, across at least 2 days, with at least 1 hour available virtually. Times are on each course syllabus in Canvas.