Dr. Kathryn Dobie has been appointed director of the Transportation Institute at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Prior to her appointment she served as professor of transportation and logistics and UPS Chair in the department of business Administration.

Dobie received her doctorate from the University of Memphis in 1992. She joined the faculty of N.C. A&T in 1999. Prior to coming to A&T, she taught at the University of Arkansas and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Dobie continues to be actively engaged as a professor of transportation and supply chain management. She was recently appointed executive director of the Small Business Transportation Resource Center for the South Atlantic Region. Dobie is a past AST&L examiner responsible for the general business module for the CTL certification. She was chair for the Current Research and Surveys Track at the 2007 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference and is currently a member of the Research Strategies Committee for CSCMP. Dobie is an experienced ITV instructor and is actively engaged in introducing high school students to the World of Logistics, connecting their content studies with meaningful applications.

Dobie’s research interests include supply chain security, service quality, and the impact of internal and external relationships on logistics operations and financial performance.