Simone Peinkofer
2025 Doctoral Dissertation Award Chair
Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Rudolph Leuschner
2024 Doctoral Dissertation Award
Associate Professor & Director of Master of SCM, Rutgers University
The Doctoral Dissertation Award (DDA) recognizes outstanding doctoral research in supply chain management, with an emphasis on rigor, creativity, and relevance. This award highlights the excellence of emerging scholars whose work addresses significant challenges in supply chains and logistics.
Since its creation in 1973, 45 Ph.D. graduates have been honored. In 2016, the recognition process expanded to include not only an annual winner but also up to two honorable mentions each year. This award continues to serve as a platform to showcase innovative research and to elevate the contributions of early-career scholars within CSCMP’s academic community.
The selection committee is composed of both academic and practitioner members, ensuring that the awarded research is of high quality, relevant, and impactful to both theory and practice. The process includes multiple rounds of blind review and final approval by the CSCMP Board of Directors.
2025 Doctoral Dissertation Award Committee
- Bill Rose, Iowa State University
- Jessica Darby, Auburn University
- Matt Schwieterman, Miami University
- Tom Goldsby, University of Tennessee
- Travis Kulpa, Grand Valley State University
- Yanji Duan, University of North Florida
Looking Ahead
The next call for submissions for the Doctoral Dissertation Award will open in March 2026.
2025 Doctoral Dissertation Award Finalists
Clarissa Valeria Amico
Post-doctoral researcher
Politecnico di Milano
Benedetta Baldi
Post-doctoral researcher
Università degli Studi di Udine
Junwoo Cha
Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Rajib Dutta
Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas
Abhay Grover
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Rowan Hilend
Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University
Ryan Schollmeier
Assistant Professor of Management - Supply Chain
Michigan State University
Ruth Schültken
Postdoctoral Researcher and Habilitation Candidate
University of Mannheim
Ruifeng (Brett) Wang
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
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