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., (2024) Put your name on it? The company characteristics and financial performance of sports’ stadium sponsorship. Managing Sport and Leisure. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2024.2315288

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. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322969.2024.2404864

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

Awards and Honors

• Fellow, American Society for Engineering Management, 2023