Dr. Zhao is passionate about teaching. She is currently teaching the supply chain analytics course for undergraduate students at Smeal. Prior to joining Smeal, Dr. Zhao had taught extensively in the MBA core, undergraduate core, and PhD programs at Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. For MBA and undergraduate, she taught courses like business analytics, quantitative methods for business, and management science. For PhD level, she taught courses in research on supply chains that is in her interested areas, e.g., information and incentive issues in supply chains and challenges in pharmaceutical supply chains.
Dr. Zhao is a Krannert Distinguished MBA teacher for Fall 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010.