Faculty and Staff

Center for Supply Chain Research leadership and staff.

Center for Supply Chain Research®️ (CSCR®️) Leadership Team

 

Portrait of Donna Palumbo-Miele.

 

Donna Palumbo-Miele
CSCR Executive Director,
Professor of Practice
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email:

Portrait of Tracie Shannon.

 

Tracie Shannon
CSCR Administrative Director

Email: tla114@psu.edu

Portrait of Hui Zhao.

 

Hui Zhao
CSCR Co-Director of Research,
Professor, Charles and Lilian Binder Faculty Fellow,
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email: huz10@psu.edu

Portrait of Susan Purdum.

 

Susan Purdum
CSCR Co-Director of Research,
Associate Teaching Professor,
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email: sbp3@psu.edu

 

To view leaders who have served the center in past years, please visit the CSCR Past Leaders page

 

Faculty Advisory Board

 

Portrait of Kevin Linderman.

 

Kevin Linderman
John J. Coyle Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management,
Department Chair of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email: kfl5390@psu.edu

Portrait of Daniel Guide.

 

Daniel Guide
CSCR Associate Director,
Smeal Chaired Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management,
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email:

Portrait of Norman A. Aggon.

 

Norman A. Aggon
Associate Teaching Professor,
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email: nxa12@psu.edu

 

Portrait of Kathleen A. Riley.

 

Kathleen A. Riley
Associate Teaching Professor,
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email: kab293@psu.edu

 

Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR) Staff

 

Portrait of Jessica Bird.

 

Jessica Bird
CSCR Administrative Support Coordinator

Email: jlc1058@psu.edu

Portrait of Kinzi Dorr.

 

Kinzi Dorr
CSCR Marketing Communications Specialist

Email: kvd5605@psu.edu

Portrait of Meghan McMullen.

 

Meghan McMullen
CSCR Programs Manager

Email: mjm8486@psu.edu

 

Portrait of Kusumal Ruamsook.

 

Kusumal Ruamsook
CSCR Research Associate,
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems

Email: kir105@psu.edu

Student Employees
Name Bio

Portrait of Gabe Marshall.

Gabe Marshall

2024-Current, Gabe Marshall, SCIS ‘25

Gabe Marshall is a third-year student at Penn State Smeal College of Business. He is an honors student pursing a degree in supply chain and information systems. Gabe currently interns at the Center for Supply Chain Research and is a Resident Assistant at the University. In addition, he serves as the Secretary of the Schreyer Honors College Student Council and as the Networking & Recruiting Chair of the Penn State Supply Chain Management Association.

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Kate Robertson

2023-2024 Kate Robertson, Marketing ‘26

Kate Robertson is a first-year student at Penn State Smeal College of Business. She is pursuing a major in marketing and currently interns at the Center for Supply Chain Research.

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Katie Cepullio

2021-2023 Katie Cepullio, Marketing ‘23

Katie Cepullio is a fourth-year student at Penn State Smeal College of Business. She is pursuing a major in marketing with a minor in digital media trends and analytics. She has interned at Johnson and Johnson, Mars, and the Center for Supply Chain Research.

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Olivia Marshall

2021-2022 Olivia Marshall, SCIS '21

Olivia Marshall is currently in the Supply Chain Development Program at Edwards Lifesciences. She graduated from the Penn State Smeal College of Business 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain and information systems. Prior to graduation, she served as an intern for Edwards Lifesciences, the Center for Supply Chain Research, and HelloOtter.

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Ryan Willson

2017-2021 Ryan Willson, MIS ‘21

Ryan Willson is currently a strategy and analytics consultant at Deloitte Consulting. He graduated from the Penn State Smeal College of Business in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems. Prior to graduation, he served as an intern for BHP, Deloitte, the Center for Supply Chain Research.

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