Joe Wilck

Education

• PhD, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Pennsylvania State University, 2009.
• MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005.
• BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2004.

Faculty Research Interests

• Applied Optimization and Analytics
• Data Science
• Big Data Ethics

Recent and Representative Publications

Wilck, J., Smith, J., Buck, C., (2026) Finishing How They Started: Evidence of Mean Reversion in the March Madness Tournament. Journal of Sport Behavior. 49(1), 80-95.

Wilck, J., McCoy, S., Pietz, A. J., (2024) Using the moral intensity framework to examine whether colleges should have reopened in late 2020 for in-person learning: an in-depth analysis of data from the United States with global implications for higher education. Policy Reviews in Higher Education. 8(2), 235-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322969.2024.2404864

Wilck, J., Smith, J., (2024) Put your name on it? The company characteristics and financial performance of sports’ stadium sponsorship. Managing Sport and Leisure. 30(5), 917-929. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2024.2315288

Wilck, J., Street, D., (2023) 'Let’s Have a Chat': Applying ChatGPT and large language models to the practice of forensic accounting. Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting. 15(2), 158-191.

Wilck, J., Street, D., Chism, Z., (2023) Six Principles for the Effective Use of ChatGPT and other Large Language Models in Accounting. The CPA Journal. 93(11/12), 50-56.

Wilck, J., Sorochuk, C., Leemis, M. L., (2023) Budget Variance Analysis for Various Numbers and Combinations of Responsibility Centers. Management Accounting Quarterly. 24(2), 22-36.

Wilck, J., Pietz, J., Christensen, S., Melville, M., Quinn Stank, J., Zaiser, S., (2022) Autonomous Target Search Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Presence of Signal Noise. IEEE Communications Letters. 26(9), 2141-2145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2022.3182657

Wilck, J., Pietz, J., McCoy, S., (2020) Chasing John Snow: data analytics in the COVID-19 era. European Journal of Information Systems. 29(4), 388-404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0960085x.2020.1793698

Wilck, J., Ellis, P. K., Meller, D. R., Parikh, J. P., Marchand, F., (2010) Effective material flow at an assembly facility. International Journal of Production Research. 48(23), 7195-7217. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540903186266

Recent Courses Taught

• ANOP 400, Business Analytics Practicum.
• ANOP 102, Spreadsheet Modeling & Data Analysis.
• ANOP 204, Sports Analytics.
• ANOP 203, Introduction to Programming for Business Analytics.

Awards and Honors

• Fellow, American Society for Engineering Management, 2023