Kimberly Harry

Kimberly Harry is an Assistant Professor at the School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York. She specializes in healthcare systems engineering, focusing on continuous improvement, quality engineering, and healthcare equity. Her research emphasizes critical success factors for Kaizen events in hospitals, leveraging process mining and empirical surveys. She leads the Systems Performance Excellence and Equity Lab (SPEEL), exploring data-driven healthcare optimization strategies.

Education:

• PhD and MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Virginia Tech
• BS in Industrial Engineering – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Research Focus: Her work integrates healthcare systems engineering with performance measurement, aiming to enhance equity through structured improvement methodologies. Key themes include Kaizen event efficacy, process mining applications, and interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare settings.

Key Contributions: Over 15 peer-reviewed articles since 2020, focusing on Kaizen event analysis, critical success factors, and healthcare system optimization. Recent work (2023–2025) emphasizes meta-synthesis evaluation and expert-driven frameworks for continuous improvement.

• Recipient of ASEM Merl Baker Best Student Paper Award (2020, 2022)
• IISE SEMS Best Student Paper Award (2021)

Lab/Teams: Directs the Systems Performance Excellence and Equity Lab (SPEEL), which develops innovative tools for healthcare process improvement and equity assessment.