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I study how scarcity, consumer behavior, and supply chain dynamics intersect — with a focus on retail supply chains, consumer-centric SCM, and the behavioral consequences of supply disruptions.
How do decisions in a store affect orders, inventory and suppliers further up the supply chain?
How do customers respond to shortages, and how should firms account for those responses when planning supply?
Investigating how product scarcity — whether real or perceived — affects consumer stockpiling, firm strategy, and supply chain resilience, especially during disruptions and natural disasters.
Pleasant Prairie at an Inflection Point
Tax base flipped to a commercial and manufacturing majority in 2021. Workforce imported from two states. Home values rose 94 percent while warehouse wages rose 29 percent over 2014-2024. Six-village peer comparison and a 108-village Wisconsin panel regression.
Read the brief → Research Brief · April 2026 · Kenosha case studyRepairing the Last Mile — Food Desert Diagnosis
Kenosha is tied for #2 of 72 Wisconsin counties in food desert worsening. Nine more supermarkets have closed since USDA last updated its food desert map; crime fell 41 percent in the same window. Interactive map of all 35 Kenosha tracts with current retail data through December 2025.
Read the diagnosis → Research Brief · April 2026 · Kenosha & Racine comparativeHidden Hunger, Quiet Homelessness
Kenosha homeless students are up 60 percent since 2019. Racine's are flat. Unemployment in both counties sits below the US average; nominal incomes are up 26-29 percent. But Fair Market Rent is up 44-54 percent and real income is essentially flat. A comparative time-series across HUD PIT counts, McKinney-Vento students, FoodShare/SNAP, and FHFA/FMR housing costs — benchmarked against Wisconsin and the US.
Read the diagnosis →Hurry Up! Better to Get It Now Than to Be Sorry Later: The Effects of Product Rationing on Stockpiling Propensity Before Natural Disasters
Journal of Business Logistics
Navigating Diversity in Supply Chain Relationships: Building Trustworthiness Through Complementary and Supplementary Fits
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management · pp. 877–902
The Role of Scarcity-Inducing Post-Stockout Disclosures on Consumer Response to Stockouts
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management · pp. 946–966
I teach across undergraduate and MBA programs at UW-Parkside, covering supply chain management, business analytics, and operations. Students work through calculations, compare decisions and explain what their results mean.
How Purchase Limits Can Backfire During Disaster Preparedness
Research featured by the Sam M. Walton College of Business showing that retailer-imposed purchase limits before natural disasters can unintentionally increase consumer stockpiling through anchoring effects.
Read feature → Kenosha NewsSupplying the Drivers Market: Spotlights Need for Truck Drivers in Kenosha County
Local coverage of supply chain workforce challenges in the Kenosha County region, featuring insights on logistics and driver market dynamics.
Read article →I welcome inquiries from researchers, students, and industry professionals interested in supply chain management, consumer behavior, or potential research collaborations.