Veronica M. White

PhD Candidate (EGD May 2024)

Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Wisconsin Madison

Assistant Professor (Starting: Aug. 2024)

Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
College of Engineering
Florida A&M University-Florida State University

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Research Areas

Substance Use Disorder
Policing and Criminal Justice Decisions
Community Program Evaluation

Work

In the News

OR/MS Today

Increasing Underrepresented Students’ Exposure to OR/MS through K-12 Outreach
Research has shown diversity fosters innovation. Our project aims to make K-12 OR/MS outreach adaptable, inclusive, and welcoming for all future decision-makers in OR/MS.
informs.orgpubsonline.informs.org
OR/MS Today · Increasing Underrepresented Students' Exposure to OR/MS through K-12 Outreach

College of Engineering News

CoE UW-Madison · INFORMS Ambassadors DEI High School Outreach Initative

Radio interview with WORT 89.9FM

WORT 89.9FM Madison · New study reveals efficacy of Madison's Addiction Recovery Initiative

The Capital Times Article

The Capital Times · Madison addiction recovery program reduces six-month recidivism odds

Corrections Today (pages 12-16)

Corrections Today · Contexualizing the 2022 NIJ Recidivism Challenge

College of Engineering News

CoE UW-Madison · Study shows effectiveness of substance-use diversion program

Impact in Action

Presenting preliminary data analysis of the Madison Addiction Recovery Initative (MARI) to the MARI operations team February 2020.
Presenting work done at NIJ on the Mathematics behind Hot-spot mapping metrics at IISE 2022 Annual Conference
Teaching Iowa Farmers the VBA label making tool I created for their shipments as apart of the Iowa Food Hub Network Project May 2017.

Recent Publications

Alternative Police Response Models to Crisis Calls
V.M. White and L. A. Albert
2024 IISE Annual Conference and Expo, 2024. Link to PDF.
Evaluating diversion and treatment policies for opioid use disorder
V. M. White, L. A. Albert
arXiv. Preprint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.05076
Sentinel Event Review for Successful Transition and Reentry Together (START) Program in the Eastern District of Wisconsin
C.D. Hudgins, V.M. White, R. Kane, M. O’Brien
National Institute of Justice, 2024. NCJ: 307990

See the full publication list here!

contact

  vmwhite@wisc.edu
  +1 847 769 3264
Mechanical Engineering,
1513 University Ave,
Madison, WI 53706