Banafsheh Behzad

Banafsheh Behzad

Associate Professor, Information Systems (IS)
Email: banafsheh.behzad@csulb.edu
Campus Phone: 562.985.4272
Office: COB-426 (Hours)
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I am interested in the applications of game theory and optimization techniques in public health and social networks.

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014
    Major/Concentration: Industrial Engineering
  • Master of Science, Northern Illinois University, 2008
    Major/Concentration: Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Sharif Univeristy of Technology, 2006
    Major/Concentration: Industrial Engineering

    Academic
  • California State Univeristy, Long Beach (2014 - Present) Instructor of Business Statistics and Quantitative Methods in Managerial Decision Making
  • California State University, Long Beach (2014 - 2020) Assistant Professor

  • ""To My Younger Self” Mentorship Program", INFORMS , Jun-2023
  • "Optimal Three-Part Tariff Pricing with Spence-Mirrlees Reservation Prices", Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Apr-2023
  • "Prevalence and Propagation of Fake News", Statistics and Public Policy, Mar-2023
  • "Pricing the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Mathematical Approach", OMEGA - International Journal of Management Science , Mar-2021
  • "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Strategic Agent in the Pediatric Vaccine Market: An Analytical Approach", Manufacturing and Service Operations Management , Apr-2020
  • "Minimizing Health-Compromising Behaviors via School-Based Programs: An Optimization Approach", The Journal of Primary Prevention, Jan-2020
  • "Asymmetric Bertrand-Edgeworth-Chamberlin Competition with linear demand: a pediatric immunization model", Service Science, Sep-2016
  • "Extensions of the sequential stochastic assignment problem", Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Dec-2015
  • "A Symmetric Capacity-Constrained Differentiated Oligopoly Model for the United States Pediatric Vaccine Market with Linear Demand", IISE Transactions, Jun-2015
  • "Seatbelt Usage: Is There an Association with Obesity?", Public Health, Sep-2014
  • "The Relationship Between Pediatric Combination Vaccines and Market Effects", American Journal of Public Health, Jun-2014
  • "Quantifying the Association between obesity, automobile travel, and caloric intake", Preventive Medicine, Jan-2013
  • "The Weighted Set Covering Game: a Vaccine Pricing Model for Pediatric Immunization", INFORMS Journal on Computing , Jan-2013
  • "Pricing Strategies for Combination Pediatric Vaccines Based on the Lowest Overall Cost Fomulary", Expert Reviews of Vaccines, Jan-2012
  • "Robust Design and Control of Call Centers with Flexible Interactive Voice Respone Systems", Manufacturing and Service Operations Management , Jan-2011
  • "Modeling Healthcare Internal Service Supply Chains for the Analysis of Medications Delivery Errors and Amplification Effects", Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, Jan-2011

  • "Pricing the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Mathematical Approach", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Waikoloa, HI , Apr-2022
  • "Prevalence and Propagation of Fake News", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Indianapolis, IN , Jan-2022
  • "Pricing the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Mathematical Approach", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Anaheim, CA , Sep-2021
  • "Prevalence and Propagation of Fake News", University of California, Irvine , Jul-2021
  • "Prevalence and Propagation of Fake News", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Phoenix, AZ , Jul-2020
  • "Minimizing Health-Compromising Behaviors via School-Based Pro-grams: An Optimization Approach", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Oct-2019
  • "Cancer and lifestyle choices: Is there an association?", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Pheonix, AZ , Oct-2018
  • "Minimizing Health-Compromising Behaviors via School-Based Programs: An Optimization Approach", European Conference on Operational Research , Valencia, Spain , Jul-2018
  • "Cancer and lifestyle choices: Is there an association?", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Hawaii , Apr-2018
  • "Conference Proceedings Reviewer", Decision Science Institute - Reviewer , Jan-2018
  • "Conference Proceedings Reviewer", International Conference on Information Systems - Reviewer , Jan-2018
  • "Conference Proceedings Reviewer", Americas Conference on Information Systems , Jan-2018
  • "Minimizing Health-Compromising Behaviors via School-Based Programs: An Optimization Approach", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Houston, TX , Nov-2017
  • "Conference Proceedings Reviewer", Western Decision Sciences Institute - Reviewer , Jan-2016
  • "Asymmetic Bertrand-Edgeworth-Chamberlin Competition with linear demand: a pediatric immunization model", INFORMS INTERNATIONAL , Hawaii , Jan-2016
  • "Asymmetric Bertrand-Edgeworth-Chamberlin Competition with linear demand: a pediatric immunization model", INFORMS , Nashville, TN , Jan-2016
  • "A Symmetric Capacity-Constrained Differentiated Oligopoly Model for the United States Pediatric Vaccine Market with Linear Demand", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Las Vegas, NV , Jan-2016
  • "A Symmetric Capacity-Constrained Differentiated Oligopoly Model for the United States Pediatric Vaccine Market with Linear Demand", MSOM , Toronto, Canada , Jul-2015
  • "A Symmetric Capacity-Constrained Differentiated Oligopoly Model for the United States Pediatric Vaccine Market with Linear Demand", INFORMS , San Francisco, CA , Jan-2014
  • "Quantifying the Association Between Obesity, Automobile Travel, and Caloric Intake (2013)", INFORMS Healthcare , Chicago, IL , Dec-2013
  • "Pricing Strategies for Combination Pediatric Vaccines Based on the Lowest Overall Cost Formulary", INFORMS , Phoeniz, AZ , Dec-2012
  • "Stochastic Sequential Assignment Problem With Dependency and Random Number of Tasks ", INFORMS , Charlotte, NC , Dec-2011
  • "Design and control of flexible IVR systems under demand uncertainty", INFORMS , Austin,TX , Jan-2010
  • "Heuristics for the two identical parallel machines scheduling problem with setup times and due dates", IIE Annual Conference , Miami, FL , Jan-2009
  • "Exploring the Bullwhip Effect in a Healthcare serive supply chain", Institute of Industrial Engineers (Annual Conference) , Miami, FL , Jan-2009

  • "President of WOMEN in OR/MS (WORMS)- an INFORMS Forum", INFORMS , Oct-2022
  • "Co-Founder of the To My Younger Self (TMYS) mentorship program", INFORMS , Oct-2022
  • "Member of editorial board at INFORMS Transactions on Education ", INFORMS , Oct-2022
  • "An Active Learning-based Educational Program for Hispanic STEM Students through Industry-University Partnership", National Science Foundation, Jun-2020
  • "Journal Reviewer", Mathematical Methods of Operations Research , Jan-2019
  • "Journal Reviewer", Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics , Jan-2017
  • "Competition with linear demand: a pediatric immunization model", Claremont Colleges Mathematics Colloquia, Mar-2016
  • "Journal Reviewer", American Journal of Public Health , Jan-2016
  • "Journal Reviewer", Population and Environment , Dec-2015
  • "Journal Reviewer", Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management , Dec-2015
  • "Bertrand-Edgeworth-Chamberlin Competition: A Pediatric Vaccine Pricing Model", Research Colloquia College of Business , Jan-2014
  • "The Relationship Between Pediatric Combination Vaccines and Market Effects", SAMSI Statistical and Applied Mathematical Science, Dec-2012

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