Dr. Emmelhainz received her Ph.D. in Business Administration (Marketing and Logistics) from The Ohio State University. While at The Ohio State University, she was awarded a university fellowship and also received a doctoral research grant from the National Association of Purchasing Management. She holds a M.S. from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a B.A from Trinity University. Her teaching interests include Principles of Marketing, Services Marketing, Marketing Research, and Logistics.

Dr. Emmelhainz's research interests include electronic commerce, customer satisfaction and strategic partnerships. Her research has resulted in over 40 publications, including articles in the Journal of Retailing, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Journal of Market Focused Management, Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of International Logistics and the International Journal of Supply Chain Management. She is the author of the book entitled "Electronic Data Interchange: A Total Management Guide," which has been translated into Japanese and French.

Prior to joining the faculty at UGA in fall of 2000, Dr. Emmelhainz held the position of the Donna L. Gibbs and FCS End Professor of Marketing at the University of North Florida. She also served on the faculty at the University of Dayton. She has received college level research and service awards and a university-wide (University of North Florida) teaching award.

E-mail:pegemmel@terry.uga.edu