Dr. Amit Arora, a distinguished professor in the School of Business and Public Administration at UDC, is a leading expert in supply chain management, sustainability strategies, and social robotics, with a robust portfolio of funded research from the NSF and Department of Defense. Her work is shaping the future of business education and innovation.
Experience
Education
Ph.D., Logistics / Supply Chain Management, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA Minor: Operations Management M.S., Energy and Environmental Management, Indian Institute of Technology, India B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Aligarh University, India SCOR-S, Supply Chain Operations Reference – Scholar certification, Supply Chain Council (SCC)
Roles
Professor, University of the District of Columbia, 2018-Present Associate Professor: Tenured, University of the District of Columbia, 2021-24 Associate Professor: Tenure Track, University of the District of Columbia , 2018-21 Associate Professor: Tenure Track, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2017-18 Director, Nicholas J. Guiffre Center for Supply Chain Management, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2017-18 Assistant Professor: Tenure Track, Savannah State University, 2013-17 Director, Global Logistics and International Business Education and Research Center, Savannah State University, 2013-17 Instructor and Research Fellow, Georgia Southern University, 2011-13
Industry Experience
Manager, Honda Motors India (HMI), India, 2008
Courses Taught
Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Production and Operations Management Multinational Corporate Management Decision Theory Operations and Supply Chain Management (graduate level) International Business Management (graduate level) Logistics Managing Quality Supply Chain Management Managing Innovation Supply Chain Seminar Integrated CRM Business Research International Transportation International Strategic Management Global Supply Chain Management
Expertise
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Dr. Amit Arora is a certified SCOR (supply chain operations reference) scholar by the Supply Chain Council. His current research interests are social robotics; sustainability strategies in supply chain management; supply chain collaboration; and experiential innovative gaming exercises for teaching. He has co-authored articles in logistics, marketing, international business, and pedagogical journals. He has published in International Journal of Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, and the Journal of Promotion Management, among others. Amit serves as principal investigator (PI) and Co-PI for various funded research grants from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, VentureWell, and CIBERs.
Leadership
President, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2024-Present President Elect, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2023-24 Past Chapter Chair, Academy of International Business Southeast, 2024-Present Chapter Chair, Academy of International Business Southeast, 2023 Conference Chair, Academy of International Business Southeast, 2022 Program Chair, Academy of International Business Southeast, 2021 Conference Chair, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2021-Present
Impact
Selected Publications
Arora, A. S., Arora, A., Sivakumar, K., & McIntyre, J. R. (2024). Managing social-educational robotics for students with autism spectrum disorder through business model canvas and customer discovery. Frontiers in Robotics and AI,11, 1328467. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2024.1328467
Arora, A. S., Arora, A., Sivakumar, K., & Taras, V. (2024). The role of anthropomorphic, xenocentric, intentional, and social (AXˆIS) robotics in human-robot interaction. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 2(1), 100036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2023.100036
Arora, A., Arora, A., & McIntyre, J. (2023). Developing chatbots for cyber security: Assessing threats through sentiment analysis on social media. Sustainability, 15(17), 13178. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su151713178.
Arora, A., McCrary, V., Washington, G., Osuagwu, O., Williams, J., Olukotun, O., Morrison, M., Anton Ryttig, C., & Novak, V. (2023). Pilot project #5: Chatbot testbed. Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), United States Department of Defense (DoD) under contract HQ003421F0013. Unclassified.
Arora, A., Arora, A.S., Anyu, J., and McIntyre, J. (2021). Global value chains’ disaggregation through supply chain collaboration, market turbulence, and performance outcomes. Sustainability. 13(8), 4151.
Arora, A., Arora, A.S., Sivakumar, K., and Burke, G.J. (2020). Strategic sustainable purchasing, environmental collaboration, and organizational sustainability performance: the moderating role of supply base size. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. 25(6), 709-728.
Selected Presentations
Arora, A. S., Arora, A., Sivakumar, K., & McIntyre, J. R. (2023). Robotic interventions for learning (ROB-I-LEARN): Examining social robotics for learning disabilities through business model canvas. In Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Copenhagen, Sweden.
Arora, A.S., Fleming, M., Arora, A., and Taras, V. (2021). Robotic anthropomorphism, human personality traits, and robot likeability in human-robot interaction. Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, 50th Annual Conference.
Selected Grants
National Science Foundation. (2024). Targeted Infusion Project: Infusing artificial intelligence and robotics (AIR) in STEM-business programs at the University of the District of Columbia.
National Science Foundation. (2024). Catalyst research on broadening participation in STEM - Employing neo-constructivism transitions through educational robotics (ENTER) into STEM: Building the women STEM workforce.
National Science Foundation. (2021). STEM-business focused sustainable financial technology – Clean technology (Sustainable FinTech-CleanTech) at the University of the District of Columbia.
Department of Defense. (2021). Applied research laboratory for intelligence and security (ARLIS) :Chatbot Testbed.
Recognitions
U.S. President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Service, 2024 Lifetime Fellow, Academy of International Business Southeast, 2024 Service Award, Academy of International Business Southeast, 2024 Outstanding Professor Award, 9th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2024 Service Award, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2024
