Ivory J. Simms
She, Her, Hers
Case Western Reserve University
Designing Sustainable Systems
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2019
2023
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-The Ph.D. Project – Management Doctoral Student Association
- MCD Academy of Management
Scholar Profile
Last Updated:
May 31, 2023 at 10:48:42 PM
Research Areas
Food Retail, Food Insecurity, Food Banks, Low-Income Consumers
Ivory J. Simms is a food systems scholar and sustainability expert specializing in environmental, retail, government, and non-profit partnerships.
Ivory is passionate about developing equitable access to nutrient-dense food products. She believes sustainable distribution systems are built at the intersection of public, private, and government partnerships. Ivory leads empirical research assessing the challenges of independent retailers, who serve consumers in food-insecure markets. Additionally, she examines the economic relationship between hunger relief programs, food retail, and the impact on consumer purchase behavior.
With over 20 years of innovative business process and organizational design experience, Ivory partners with environmental, health, and safety leaders to implement sustainable enterprise-wide ESG solutions. Ivory has led teams in the chemical, power, oil and gas, and commercial real estate industries.
Research Methods: Qualitative, Quantitative, Computational Simulation
Research
Dissertation: Are Food Banks Impacting Food Retail? Examining The Relationship Between Hunger Relief Distributions And Retail Transactions In A Local Food Environment
Published Thesis: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casedba1680721539330847
Teaching Experience
MGMT 201 Contemporary Business and Communication
MGMT 497 Action Learning Project
ORBH 250 Leading People
Honors
Mitchell V. Morese Memorial Scholarship, 2021
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