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Justin Kistler

Justin Kistler

Assistant Professor

Location Room - 317, Stokely Management Center , United States

Department:

Supply Chain Management

Center:

Global Supply Chain Institute

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Biography

Justin Kistler is an assistant professor of supply chain management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, where he teaches manufacturing and service operations. Before joining the faculty, he earned his doctorate in management science at the University of South Carolina. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and an MBA from Wake Forest University.

Kistler’s business background includes project development and process engineering roles for HCA Healthcare and project management experience at a General Electric gas turbine laboratory. His research focuses on process redesign and the interface between regulatory policy and service operations, particularly in the healthcare industry.

Education:

2020 University of South Carolina, Ph.D., Management Science

2012 Wake Forest University, M.B.A., Healthcare and Operations

2005 Clemson University, B.S., Marketing

Awards/Honors
  • University of South Carolina Moore School Research Grant ($4,210), coauthor: Luv Sharma (2017).
  • Darla Moore School of Business Ph.D. Program Scholarship (2015-2020).
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (2012).
  • Wake Forest University Schools of Business Outstanding Healthcare Graduate Award (2012).
  • Warren Stephens Scholarship recipient, Wake Forest University Schools of Business (2010-2012).
  • Beta Gamma Sigma, International Business Honor Society for Scholastic Achievement (2012).