• Ph.D, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University (2016)
• BSE, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan (2006)

• Associate Professor, James Madison University, 2022-present
• Assistant Professor, James Madison University, 2016-2022

Pal, R., Torabi, E., Rosales, C.R., Vaziri, B., and Talluri, S., 2026. Responsive, Resilient, Restored: A Review of the Role of Data Analytics in Healthcare Amidst Disease Outbreaks. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 73, pp.654-668.

LaPatin, M., Barrens, S., Poleacovschi, C., Vaziri, B., Spearing, L., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., Nguyen, L. and Faust, K.M., 2023. Engineering in a crisis: Observing students’ perceptions of macroethical responsibilities during pandemics and natural disasters. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 149(4).

Dabadghao, S.S. and Vaziri, B., 2022. The predictive power of popular sports ranking methods in the NFL, NBA, and NHL: SS Dabadghao, B. Vaziri. Operational Research, 22(3), pp.2767-2783.

Vaziri, S., Vaziri, B., Novoa, L.J. and Torabi, E., 2022. Academic motivation in introductory business analytics courses: A Bayesian approach. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 22(2), pp.121-129.

Vaziri, B., Dabadghao, S., Yih, Y. and Morin, T.L., 2018. Properties of sports ranking methods. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 69(5), pp.776-787.

• JMU Game Changer Award, 2025
• MBA Graduate Teaching Award, 2025
• College of Business Distinguished Teacher Award, 2024
• College of Business Dean's Impact Award, 2024
• Kenneth R. Bartee Award for Teaching Innovation, 2023
• College of Business Teaching and Learning Publication Award (3rd place), 2023