My research interests include stochastic integer programming, optimization in organ allocation, optimal cancer therapies, and healthcare systems.

Honors and Awards:
• Best Paper Award, IIE Transactions on Operations Engineering for Eckman et al.
(2016).
• Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award, Rice University, 2013.
• Meritorious Referee, Operations Research, 2013.
• Outstanding Young IE – Education Award, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE),
2007.
• CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2006.
• University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering Board of Visitors Faculty Award,
2006.
• Best Paper Award, Service Science Section of INFORMS, for Kurt et al. (2010).
• Second Prize, University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering Diversity Award,
2003.
• Honorable Mention, Best Paper Award, INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group,
2003 for Smith, Schaefer and Yen (2004).
• IIE Transactions 2009 Best Applied Paper Prize in Operations Engineering and
Analysis for Kreke et al. (2008).
• Faculty Honor Roll for Teaching Excellence, University of Pittsburgh, 2002.
• John H. Morris Graduate Fellowship, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
Georgia Tech.
• INFORMS Doctoral Colloquium, 1999.
• President's Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995-1999.
• President's Honor Roll for five of eight semesters, Rice University, 1990-1994.
• Board of Governor's Scholarship, Rice University, 1990.
• National Merit Scholar, 1990-1994.