Emily C. Dickey

Emily C. Dickey is an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, within the Haslam College of Business. She specializes in behavioral operations management and sustainability, focusing on how cognitive and emotional factors influence managerial decisions in supply chains. Her teaching includes courses on manufacturing and service operations management.

• Ph.D., Operations & Supply Chain Management, Kuehne Logistics University (2024)
• M.S., Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee (2020)
• B.S., Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee (2018)

Dickey’s research examines social sustainability challenges such as fair working conditions and reasonable working hours in global supply chains, utilizing empirical and experimental methodologies. Her work bridges behavioral science with operational strategies in both manufacturing and service sectors.