Interim Associate Dean Barbara Hoopes

Barbara Hoopes is the interim associate dean for the Graduate School in the greater Washington, D.C. metro area. Hoopes is associate professor of business information technology in the Pamplin College of Business and currently teaches in the evening and online MBA and MIT programs at the university’s Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church. 

She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Chapel Hill in North Carolina and her bachelor’s degree from Davidson College. 

Her research interests are in the strategic composition of global supply chains, as well as operational performance measurement and evaluation using mathematical modeling and business analytics tools. Hoopes is exceptionally qualified for the position, having served as the Academic Director for the MBA programs in Pamplin College of Business, chair Pamplin’s Graduate Studies and Policies Committee for many years, as well as on other internal and external committees. She’s an experienced teacher, researcher, and communicator and has published widely in top academic journals.