Pritha Dutta

Pritha’s research is aimed at deriving novel insights on operational and strategic issues faced by different groups of stakeholders along complex global supply chains that have significant societal impact and public policy implications. A major focus of her research is to advance the understanding of decision making by entities in the presence of competition. Her scholarly interests include sustainability, socially responsible practices, non-profit operations, healthcare operations, agriculture, and food supply chains. She uses both analytical and data driven techniques to investigate the effects of decisions made within organizations and across supply chains. Pritha is an active member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and regularly presents her work at international conferences. Her research has been published in international journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, Annals of Operations Research, and Omega: The International Journal of Management Science.

Prior to joining Willamette University, Pritha was an Assistant Professor of Management Science at the Lubin School of Business at Pace University in New York. Pritha is passionate about teaching and is committed to contributing to the advancement of a diverse, equitable and inclusive community in higher education. She served as an INFORMS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Ambassador in 2022 and continues to participate in forums and panels that promote inclusivity in academia.

Outside of work, Pritha enjoys reading fiction novels, social dancing, and painting.