Lieutenant Colonel Heidi Tucholski
Assistant Professor of Operations Research
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Bio
Lieutenant Colonel Heidi Tucholski is an Assistant Professor of Operations Research in the Department of Economics and Geosciences. She is originally from Renton, Washington and has served as an Operations Research Analyst in the Air Force since graduating from the US Air Force Academy in 2006.
Education
MA, Military Operational Art and Science, Air University (2020)
PhD, Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Irvine (2014)
MA, Economics, George Mason University (2007)
BS, Operations Research, US Air Force Academy (2006)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, US Air Force Academy (2020-present)
Strategic Assessments, PACAF Strategy and Plans Division, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam (2018-2019)
Policy Analyst, CENTCOM Deployment and Distribution Ops Center, Camp Arifjan (2017-2018)
Assistant Professor, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB (2015-2018)
Strategic Assessments, 609th CAOC, Strategy Division, Al Udeid AB (2015)
Operations Analysis Flight Commander, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, Eglin AFB (2012-2015)
Personnel Policy Analyst, HQ Air Force, Force Management Division, Pentagon (2007-2009)
Honors & Awards
Jean-Claude Falmagne Dissertation Award (2014)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Decision Analysis
Experimental and Behavioral Economics
Personal Finance
Incentive Theory
Risk Analysis