Jonathan Jackson, Jr.

Jonathan Jackson, Jr. is an Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the Master's in Business Analytics Program at Providence College, based in Ryan Center for Business Studies Room 261. Contact: (401) 865-2654 or jjackso9@providence.edu.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Operations Management from Washington State University (2015), dissertation: Operations Management, Quantity Discounts, Capacity Decisions, and Channel Structure Choices in Supply Chains
• Degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Washington State University (2010)

His research integrates supply chain management, operations, and consumer behavior with business analytics, focusing on channel selection dynamics in agricultural supply chains, scarcity effects in e-commerce try-before-you-buy models, and blind box marketing mechanics. He examines how information asymmetry, perceived risk, and capacity decisions influence market outcomes.

Recent publications (2022-2024) reveal concentrated exploration of digital consumer behavior through quantitative analysis of blind box pricing, small-farm channel strategies, and psychological drivers in try-before-you-buy adoption. His work bridges operations theory with marketing applications, emphasizing data-driven insights for e-commerce and agricultural supply chain optimization.