Dr. Wakolbinger is an Assistant Professor in the Fogelman College of Business & Economics. She received her Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Science from the University of  Massachusetts Amherst.  

Her research interests lie in the modeling and analysis of complex decision-making on network systems with a specific focus on global issues. She is especially interested in the interaction between supply chain networks, social networks, and financial networks. Her publications include articles in International Journal of Production Economics, Naval Research Logistics, Computational Economics, and Netnomics.

Dr. Wakolbinger is a recipient of a 2006 Graduate Student Fellowship for Outstanding Graduate Students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  In 2006 she was awarded the Judith Liebman Award from INFORMS (The Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences).