Rachel Chen

Ph.D., Cornell University, 2003

Research Expertise 
Pricing, valuation uncertainty, distribution channels, and service scheduling

Rong (Rachel) Chen is a Professor at the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis. Her research expertise lies at the intersection of pricing, valuation uncertainty, distribution channels, healthcare management and service scheduling. Her scholarly work has been widely published in leading academic journals, including Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Marketing Science, Production and Operations Management and Operations Research.

Chen earned her Ph.D. in operations management from Cornell University. Prior to her current role at UC Davis, she served on the faculty at the University of California, Riverside and held a visiting professorship at the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.

In addition to her research, she is deeply involved in the academic community, currently serving as a senior editor for Production and Operations Management. She has also held associate editor positions for Manufacturing and Service Operations Management and the Decision Science Journal. Her contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous honors, including multiple Best Paper Awards and several awards for editorial excellence.

Awards

• Best Paper Award, Third International Annual Overseas Chinese Scholars Association in Management Science and Engineering (OCSAMSE) Conference, 2010.
• Outstanding Reviewer, Decision Science Journal, 2008.
• Small Grant in Aid of Research, Academic Senate Committee on Research, 2009, 2010.
• Academic Senate Research Travel Award, 2006-10.
• University of California Regents’ Faculty Fellowship, 2004.
• INFORMS Doctoral Colloquium Nominee, 2003.
• Sasakawa Scholarship, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, 1997.
• Excellent Graduate, Tong Ji University, 1995.