My research interests are in creating Operations Research (OR) models and algorithms to address problems in the public sector. I am currently examining OR problems with applications in disrupting illicit trafficking networks, infrastructure planning in the Arctic, and infrastructure/supply chain resilience. In thinking about these applications, we should recognize that the impact of our decisions on humans can be profound. Therefore, the OR models need to be carefully built through collaborations with other (non-engineering, non-mathematical, non-computer science) disciplines in order for them to be useful and capture all of the consequences of our selected decisions. In order to do this in my own research, I am currently collaborating with researchers whose backgrounds are in a variety of areas including anthropology, criminology, and public policy. By working with collaborators in these disciplines, it is my belief that we are, as best as possible, addressing the true issues in the application areas as opposed to the issues that I believe are important based on my “engineering” read of the problem (for a discussion similar to this for human trafficking, see our paper in the Fall 2019 issue of The Bridge and our paper in the November 2021 issue of ISE Magazine and for a discussion similar to this for how industrial and systems engineering can help shape the future of the Arctic, see our November 2019 cover story in ISE Magazine). I think this helps to guarantee that the OR work done will be both useful and impactful. Ultimately, my goal over the remainder of my career is to conduct research in emerging applications in a way that is both socially responsible and has a path to impact the practices of decision-makers within these applications.