Professor Shehadeh's work as a researcher and reviewer recognized very early in her career

Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh is a faculty member at Lehigh University's Department of Industrial Systems and Engineering (ISE). She has recently accepted three editorial positions at distinguished international journals.  Lehigh ISE is pleased to announce this remarkable accomplishment of Karmel’s recognition as a researcher and reviewer at the highest level in her early career years, since having joined Lehigh ISE as an assistant professor four years ago.

In 2023, Prof. Shehadeh was first invited to join the Early Career Editorial Advisory Board of Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.

This year, Professor Shehadeh was invited to become Associate Editor (AE) of two other reputable international journals, a position typically given to leaders in their research topics. She is now an AE for the INFORMS Journal on Computing, in the area of Computational Modeling: Methods & Analysis, and an AE for the journal Transportation Science, in the area of Logistics and Routing.

Karmel’s research expertise and interests include optimization under uncertainty and (mixed) integer programming. Her primary application areas and expertise are in healthcare operations and analytics, facility location, transportation systems, and fair decision-making. In recognition of her service to the community, Professor Shehadeh was elected as Vice President (2023-2024)/President Elect (2024-2025) of the INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG). More recently, Professor Shehadeh was elected Executive Vice President (and hence future President) for the INFORMS Section on Location Analysis (SOLA) 2024-2025.

Dr. Shehadeh is shaping the future of research publication and making it happen at Lehigh ISE!