I'm Stephanie Flout (she/her/hers), an Assistant Professor of Marketing at EM Normandie Business School (École de Management de Normandie). I received my Ph.D. in marketing from The Ohio State University in 2025. My research focuses on the area of consumer behavior. I am particularly interested in examining the ways in which consumers perceive the aesthetic and lifestyle choices made by others and the downstream consequences of these perceptions. In my doctoral dissertation, I explored the consumption inferences consumers make based on the aesthetic choices of others, specifically consumer minimalists. You can access my dissertation by clicking here. Additionally, I am interested in how consumers perceive, interact with, and utilize artificial intelligence. Specifically, the ways in which consumers use AI during decision-making and the perceptions consumers have about individuals who use AI.

My research on consumer minimalism has been presented at the Association for Consumer Research annual conference, the Society for Consumer Psychology annual conference, and the Mittelstaedt & Gentry Doctoral Symposium. Please reach out as I would love to chat about potential collaborations, research, or other questions you may have.

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On a personal level, I grew up in Doha, Qatar (of 2022 Word Cup fame). I am also a lifelong musician. I began classical training on the violin at the age of five and have been in love with making music ever since. I enjoy both collecting and learning new instruments as well as sharing my passion for music with others. If you meet me at a conference, you might end up with an instrument in your hands! Other extracurricular passions include cuddling and training my cats, Medieval history - specifically exploring the roles and perceptions of women in Medieval society (we're not as different as one might think from those who came before us), oil painting, hiking and exploring nature, travel, film photography and playing the occasional video game.