A Cost Analysis of Mobile Integrated Health for Acute Care. 

O’Connor, L. et al. (2026)

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 27( 2): 445.  doi: 10.5811/westjem.48521 

 From Data to Action: Responsible Analytics for Tackling Human Trafficking in the Health Care Sector. 

Dimas, G., Maass, K., Konrad, R., Trapp, A., and Stoklosa, H. (2025) 

Journal of Forensic Nursing. 1;21(3):E42-53.

Improving Access to Housing and Supportive Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reducing Vulnerability to Human Trafficking in New York City. 

Kaya, Y., Maass, K., Dimas, G., Konrad, R., Trapp, A., Dank, M. (2024). 

IISE Transactions. 56(3), 296–310. DOI:10.1080/24725854.2022.2120223.

Humanitarian response by grassroots associations during a military conflict.

Konrad, R., Sorokotyaha, S., and Walker, D. (2023).

 Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. DOI:10.1108/JHLSCM-06-2022-0075.

“Fish-y Banks”: Using System Dynamics to Evaluate Policy Interventions for Reducing Labor Exploitation in the Seafood Industry.

Konrad, R., Saeed, K., Kammer-Kerwick, M., Busaranuvong, P., Khumwang, W. (2023).

 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 1;90:10173. DOI:10.1016/j.seps.2023. 101731.

Select, Route and Schedule: Optimizing Community Paramedicine Service Delivery with Mandatory Visits and Patient Prioritization. 

Azizi, S., Aygül, Ö., Faber, B. Johnson, S. Konrad, R., and Trapp, A. (2023).

Health Care Management Science. 26(4), 719–746. 10.1007/s10729-023-09646-3.

Big ideas, small data: Opportunities and Challenges for Data Science and the Social Services Sector. 

Dimas, G., Konrad, R., Goldkind, L. (2023).

Big Data & Society. 10(1), 1–5. DOI:10.1177/2053 9517231171051.

 A Perspective on How to Conduct Responsible Anti-Human Trafficking Research in Operations and Analytics. 

Konrad, R., Maass, K., Dimas, G., Trapp, A. (2023). 

European Journal of Operational Research. 309(1), 319–329. DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2022.12.028.

 Estimating Effectiveness of Identifying Human Trafficking via Data Envelopment Analysis. 

 Dimas, G., El Khalkhali, M., Bender, A., Maass, K., Konrad, R., Blom,J., Zhu, J., Trapp, A. (2023).

INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics. 53(6), 389-465 

 Operations research and analytics to combat human trafficking: A systematic review of academic literature. 

 Dimas, G., Konrad, R., Maass, K., Trapp, A. (2022).

PLoS ONE. 17(8): e0273708. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273708.

Pricing in Service Systems with Rational Balking and Abandonment of Time-Sensitive Customers. 

Abouee-Mehrizi, H., Ghareaghaji Zare, A., Konrad, R. (2022). 

Production and Operations Management. 31(2), 495–510. DOI:10.1111/poms.13555.

Closing the Loop: Forging High-Quality Agile Virtual Enterprises in a Reverse Supply Chain via Solution Portfolio.

Trapp, A., Konrad, R., Sarkis, J., Zeng, A. (2021).

 Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2(4), 908–922. DOI:10.1080/01605682.2019.1707721.

An Epidemiological Perspective on Labor Trafficking.

Gallo, M., Konrad, R., Thinyane, H. (2020). 

 Journal Human Trafficking.8(2),113–134. DOI:10.1080/23322705.2020.1815474.

Optimizing Placement of Residential Shelters for Human Trafficking Survivors. 

Maass, K., Trapp, A., Konrad, R. (2020). 

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 70, 100730. DOI:10.1016/j.seps.2019.100730.

Key Considerations When Using Health Insurance Claims Data in Advanced Data Analyses: An Experience Report.

Konrad, R., Zhang, W., Bjarnadóttir, M., Proaño, R. (2019).

 Health Systems. 9(4):317-25 .DOI:10.1080/20476965.2019.1581433.

A Call to the Engineering Community to Address Human Trafficking.

Caulkins, J. Kammer-Kerwick, M., Konrad, R., Maass, K., Martin, L., Sharkey, T. (2019).

 National Academy of Engineering, The Bridge. 49(3), 67–73.

Designing Awareness Campaigns to Counter Human Trafficking: An Analytic Approach. 

Konrad, R. (2019).

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1 (67) 86–93. DOI:10.1016/j.seps.2018.10.005.

Are Our Students Prepared? The Impact of Capstone Design Pedagogical Approaches on Student Skill Development During Industry-Sponsored Fieldwork.

Konrad, R., Hall-Phillips, A., Vila-Parrish, A. (2018)

 INFORMS Transactions on Education. 18 (3) 183–193. DOI:10.1287/ited.2018.0198.

Accelerating the Adoption of Bundled Payment Reimbursement Systems: A Data-driven Approach Utilizing Claims Data.

Zhang, W., Bjarnadóttir, M., Proaño, R., Anderson, D., Konrad, R. (2018). 

IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering. 8 (1) 22–34. DOI:10.1080/24725579.2017.1402107.

 Effectively Engaging Industry Partners within the Classroom 

Konrad, R. (2018).

INFORMS Transactions on Education. 18 (3) 174–182. DOI:10.1287/ited.2017.0189.

Overcoming Human Trafficking via Operations Research and Analytics: Opportunities for Methods, Models, and Applications. 

Konrad, R., Trapp, A., Palmbach, T., Blom, J. (2017). 

European Journal of Operational Research. 259 (2), 733–745. DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2016.10.049.

A Decision–Support Approach for Provider Scheduling in a Patient–Centered Medical Home. 

Konrad, R., Albrecht, S., Danko, C., Wallace, R., Archambeault, C. (2017).

Journal of Healthcare Management, 62(1), 46–59. 

Workforce Design in Primary Care-Mental Health Integration: A Case Study at One Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 

Konrad, R., Tang, C., Shiner, B., Watts, B. (2017). 

Health Systems. 6 (2), 146 – 160. DOI:10.1057/hs.2015.18.

 A New Data Source to Support Hospital Operations Modeling, Message-Exchange Protocols as Illustrated through Simulation.

Konrad, R., VanBerkel, P., Lawley, M. (2016)

IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering. 7(1), 30–42.DOI:10.1080/19488300.2016.1255286.

Examining the Impact of Regular Physician Visits on Heart Failure Patients: A Use Case with Electronic Health Data. 

Faber, B., Konrad, R., Tang, C., Trapp, A. (2016). 

Health Systems. 5(2), 132–139. DOI:10.1057/hs.2015.13.

Finding Diverse Optima and Near-Optima to Binary Integer Programs. 

Trapp, A. and Konrad, R. (2015). 

IIE Transactions. 47(11), 1300–1312. DOI:10.1080/0740817X.2015.1019161.

The Provision of Mental Health Treatment After Screening: Exploring the Relationship between Treatment Setting and Treatment Intensity. 

Shiner, B., Tang, C., Trapp, A., Konrad, R., Bar-On, I., Watts, B. (2014).

General Hospital Psychiatry. 36(6), 581–588. DOI:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.201 4.07.009.

Modeling the Impact of Changing Patient Flow Processes in an Emergency Department: Insights from a Computer Simulation Study. 

 Konrad, R., Desotto, K., Grocela, A., McAuley, P., Wang, J., Lyons, J., Bruin, M. (2013).

Operations Research for Health Care. 2(4), 66–74. DOI:10.1016/j.orhc.2013.04.00

Use of Discrete Event Simulation to Improve a Mental Health Clinic.

Kim, B., Elstein, Y., Shiner, B., Konrad, R., Pomerantz, A., Watts, B. (2013). 

 General Hospital Psychiatry. 35(6), 668–670. DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.06.004.

 Monitoring Adherence to Evidence-Based Practices: A Method to Utilize HL7 Messages from Hospital Information Systems. 

Konrad, R., Tulu, B., Lawley, M. (2013). 

Applied Clinical Informatics. 4(1), 126–143. DOI:10.4338/ACI-2012-06-RA-0026.

** Note Surname change from Kopach to Konrad

Allocation of Aid for Health Institutions in Ukraine: Implications from a Case Study of Chornobyl Area Hospitals.

Konrad, R, Butler, K., Dubyk-Wodoslawsky, M. (2009). 

International Journal of Health Services. 39(4), 623–641. DOI:10.2190/HS.39.4.b.

Tutorial on Constructing a Red Blood Cell Inventory Management System with Two Demand Rates.

Kopach, R., Balcioglu, B., Carter, M. (2008). 

European Journal of Operational Research. 185(3), 1051–1059. DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2006.01.051.

Applying Systems Engineering Concepts to the Care of Complex Patients.

Kopach, R., Lawley, M., Criswell, M., Hasan, I., Chakraborty, S., Pekny, J., Doebbeling, B. (2007).

 Journal of General Internal Medicine. 22(Suppl 3), 431–437. DOI:10.1007/s11606-007-0292-3.

Effects of Clinical Characteristics on Successful Open Access Scheduling. 

Kopach, R., DeLaurentis, P., Lawley, M., Muthuraman, K., Ozsen, L., Rardin, R., Wan, H., Intrevado, P., Qu, X., Willis, D. (2007).

Health Care Management Science. 10(2), 111–124. DOI10.1007/s10729-007-9008-9.

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Medical Documentation Alternatives.

Kopach, R., Sadat, S., Galloway, I., et al. (2005). 

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 21(1), 126–131. DOI:10.1017/S0266462305050166.

7.  A Survey: Understanding the Needs of Unstably Housed Youth in New York City.  Dank, M., Hughes, A., Dimas, G., Kaya, Y., Konrad, R., Maass, K. (2024)

6. Delta 8.7 Markets Policy Guide. United Nations University. Delta 8.7 Markets Working Group [including Konrad, R.]. (2021) 

 5. Research-to-Policy Collaborative. COVID-19: Human Trafficking and Exploitation. Fact sheet distributed to U.S. federal staff and state legislators. 

4. Combating Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector.  U.S. Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. [including Konrad, R.] (2019)

3. Disrupting Illicit Supply Networks: New Applications of Operations Research and Data Analytics to End Modern Slavery. A National Science Foundation Workshop. CMMI-1726895. [including Konrad, R.] (2018). 

 2. Ending Human Trafficking with Analytics. In A. Robinson (Series Editor) INFORMS Editor’s Cut. INFORMS, Maryland. Konrad, R., Taylor, K. (co-editors). (2017, Updated 12/2021).

1. Telemedicine in Indiana Policy Whitepaper. Report prepared for the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, Purdue University. Whitten, P., Gabor, E., Agarwal, V., Kopach, R. (2006).