Dr. Encarnación is an Assistant Professor ofSupply Chain Management and Analytics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her research focuses on developing and using econometric, analytical modeling, and statistical analysis methods to guide decision-making in complex applications related to community resiliency, disaster response logistics, equity, and access. She completed a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering at theRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, working withJosé Holguín-Veras at theCenter for Infrastructure, Transportation and the Environment. Before her academic career, she worked in industry for nearly a decade as a consultant and held management positions in Business Analytics. She has a B.S. in Computer Science and Systems Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, an M.S. in Scientific Computing from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, and an M.E. in Industrial and Management Engineering from Rensselaer.