

Sarah Memmi
Assistant Professor of Commerce
DeShazo Research Fellow
- sarah.memmi@virginia.edu
- Rouss & Robertson Halls 352
- Ph.D., Business Administration–Marketing, Duke University Fuqua School of Business
- B.A., English, University of Vermont
McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.

Professor Memmi is a behavioral scientist whose research focuses on consumer goal pursuit, motivation, and resources (e.g., time, money, energy). Specifically, she explores how resources influence goal setting and pursuit and, in turn, how goals shape resource use. She is also interested in consumption habits and well-being. Her work has appeared in journals including Journal of Consumer Research; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
Professor Memmi teaches marketing in the Integrated Core (B.S. Commerce) and brand strategy and management (M.S. Commerce). She came to McIntire in 2023 from the University of Louisville College of Business, where she taught courses in marketing, strategic communications, and the equine industry. Before earning her Ph.D., she had a career in marketing communications, including leadership roles at Dartmouth.