Bio
Özgür Araz is a professor in the Supply Chain Management and Analytics Department within the College of Buisness. His interests include systems simulation, business analytics, health care operations and public health informatics. His research has appeared in high-impact medical and health care journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Obesity, Medical Care, American Journal of Emergency Medicine research as well as numerous peer-reviewed journals related to his field. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, such as INFORMS, POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) and Decision Sciences Institute. He serves as an editorial advisory board member of the Transportation Research Part -E and as guest editor and associate editor for Decision Sciences journal. He is the Public Health Informatics Area Editor for the Health Systems journal. (Updated August 2025)