Dr. Effie Stavrulaki is an Associate Professor of Management at Bentley University. She holds a PhD in Management Science from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. Her research and teaching interests explore how supply-chain, new-product-development, and individual decisions impact organizational objectives and increase societal value. She has extensively investigated topics relating to inventory management, humanitarian logistics, healthcare operations and applications of mindfulness in business and educational settings. Dr. Stavrulaki has presented her work in many international conferences and has published articles in many top peer-reviewed journals. She has developed and taught operations management, supply chain management, mindfulness, healthcare leadership, and positive psychology-based courses and workshops for various student populations.