• Ph.D., Decision Sciences, The George Washington University - 2016
• M.S., Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes - 2007
• B.S., Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes - 2005

• Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Information Systems & Business Analytics, James Madison University ( Aug. 2017 - present)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Decision Sciences, The George Washington University (Aug. 2016- Jul. 2017)
• Instructor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Aug. 2007- Jun 2011)

Vojvodic, G., Novoa L. J., & Jarrah, A. I. (2023). Experimentation with Benders Decomposition for Solving the Two-Timescale Stochastic Generation Capacity Expansion Problem. EURO Journal on Computational Optimization. 11, 100059.

Stevens, S. P., Palocsay, S. W., & Novoa L. J. (2022). Practical Guidance for Writing Multiple-Choice Test Questions in Introductory Analytics Courses. Informs Transactions on Education.

Vaziri, S. L., Vaziri, B., Novoa, L. J., & Torabi, E. (2022). Academic Motivation in Introductory Business Analytics Courses: A Bayesian Approach. Informs Transactions on Education 22(2):121-129. 

Palocsay, S. W., Stevens, S. P., & Novoa L. J. (2020). STRATA: A Spreadsheet Tool for Multidimensional Analysis of Operations Research/ Management Science Assessment Test Data. Informs Transactions on Education 21(1):18-33. 

Novoa, L. J., Jarrah, A. I., & Morton, D. P. (2018). Flow Balancing with Uncertain Demand for Automated Package Sorting Centers. Transportation Science 52(1): 210-227.

• Distinguished Teacher, James Madison University - College of Business (2021-22)
• T & L Scholarship - 3rd Place, James Madison University - College of Business (2021)
• Best Summer Paper, The George Washington University - School of Business (2011)
• Cum Laude degree, M.S., Industrial Engineering (2007) Bogotá, Colombia