Dr Sophie Whitehouse is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing (Education) and the Education Lead for the Department of Marketing at King’s Business School, King’s College London. She is co-author of the textbook Fundamentals of Marketing (Oxford University Press) which underpins her undergraduate teaching. In addition, Sophie lectures on the postgraduate Art and Business programme at The Courtauld Institute of Art, where her research into marketing and consumption within the creative industries informs her teaching. She has previously contributed to the development of marketing programmes focused on the creative industries at leading UK universities. Sophie currently serves as External Examiner for two postgraduate marketing programmes at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Sophie holds a PhD in Marketing, a Master’s degree in English Language and Linguistics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Management with Marketing from the University of Leicester. She is a Certified Management and Business Educator, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2024, Sophie was shortlisted for the Outstanding Contribution to Education Award at the Dean’s Awards. She was also a recipient of the Best Special Session award at the 2025 Consumer Culture Theory Conference.

Passionate about marketing education and research, Sophie regularly collaborates with industry partners through her research and teaching. She is a frequent speaker at academic conferences, including the Academy of Marketing, Association for Consumer Research, and the Consumer Culture Theory Conference. Her work has been published in journals such as European Journal of Marketing, Consumption Markets & Culture, Studies in Higher Education, and Industry and Higher Education. Her research into the emotional resonance of vinyl records has also received media attention, including coverage in Saga Magazine.

Dr Whitehouse is currently accepting new PhD students.