Research

Research Interests

Global Supply Chains, Sourcing Risks & Complexity, Corporate Governance, Econometrics, ML / AI, Geospatial Analysis, Networks

Papers Under Review

1. Nowicki, J., Lee, B., & Linderman, K. Distant Mines, Local Risks: The Impact of Deregulation on Fissured Workforce Risk Management Systems

-       Revise & Resubmit at Journal of Operations Management

Working Papers and Works in Progress

1.         Regulated (Dis)order: The Impact of Trade Policy Shifts in Shaping Global Supply Chain Structures (with Dr. Fan Zou, Dr. Jared 

        Edgerton, and Dr. Kevin Linderman)

-   Preparing for submission to Management Science

2.     Modeling Illicit Massage Business Location Dynamics - A Network Simulation Approach (with Dr. Kevin Linderman and Dr. 

        Sergey Naumov)

-      Preparing for submission to Production & Operations Management

3.     Institutionalized Conflict: Industry-level Adaptations to Evolving 3TG Supply Chains (with Dr. Kevin Linderman)

      -       Manuscript in progress

4.     The Impact of CSCO and CRO Roles on Global Sourcing Governance and Firm Performance (with Dr. Kevin Linderman)

      -       Manuscript in progres

5.     Speculative Supply? The Growth of Critical Mining Sectors in Response to (de)Regulatory Investments (with Dr. Kevin   

        Linderman)

      -       Data collected, computation in progress

6.     Importing Slavery: An Examination of Forced Labor Procurement in the United States

-   Data collected, computation in progress

Refereed Publications

1. Ferreira Neto, A.B., Nowicki, J. & Shakya, S. (2025). Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO. J Cult Econ 49, 141–161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-023-09497-4

   • Featured in the news (ABC-7 News, February 9th 2024): 

https://www.abc-7.com/article/fgcu-professor-says-public-libraries-lower-crime/46689106 

Research Tools

Python, Stata, R, NetLogo, LaTeX, QGIS, ArcGIS Pro*, GeoDa

* Accepted to & completed training for GIS Institute: Immersive Training for Spatial Research held at the Center for Government and International Studies (Harvard University, Spring 2024)