Dr. Brad Price, Chair of the Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Department within the Chambers College and an Associate Professor of Business Data Analytics, was recently recognized in The State Journal’s 40 Under 40, a distinction given to those in the Mountain State who have shown exceptional promise in business, education, government and beyond.

In addition to his roles at Chambers, Price is also the co-director of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Core at the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI), a group that focuses on improving health outcomes in West Virginia.

Price is recognized for his research in machine learning and data science, particularly how it can impact healthcare in rural areas.

According to Price, machine learning and AI can impact healthcare in several ways, such as identifying the best treatment for a patient, predicting what resources will be used in a surgical suite, how many units of blood will be needed in a certain setting, or how to make sure patients get the care they need in a more affordable way closer to home.

However, rural communities can be at a disadvantage when it comes to healthcare data. Price said healthcare often functions differently in rural areas compared to urban centers, and that difference is often a focus of his research.

“A lot of our machine learning and AI models have been built off of urban centers — places like New York, Chicago, LA, Seattle. It hasn’t been built off of places like West Virginia,” Price said. “A lot of my research has looked at making sure it’s clear to people that there are differences in rural and urban places, then showing the value of models and methods that use data from rural places.”

A native of Boone County, Price said working on problems that can benefit the state is one reason he came back to West Virginia. “I came back a decade ago to help solve problems in West Virginia. Teaching, working on different research problems that can impact and help the state. And hopefully have impact in other places as well.”

While Price’s research helps health outcomes in rural West Virginia, his time at Chambers helps students as they prepare for the workforce. In his role at Chambers, Price works closely with programs within the Department of Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Management — Data Driven WV the Cyber-Resilience Resource Center (CRRC), and the Wehrle Global Supply Chain Lab.

Data Driven WV is an outreach center which connects organizations and businesses with students to provide data driven solutions to real-world problems, while the Cyber-Resilience Resource Center provides support, innovative solutions, and practical experience to protect organizations against cyber threats while also providing opportunities for students. The Wehrle Global Supply Chain Lab is a facility that provides students with hands-on experience in supply chain management. Together, those programs within the Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Department provide valuable experiences for students that will help them as they prepare for what comes after graduation.

“We want to make sure our students have opportunities to build a resume while they’re in school and to get to work with these organizations, but also to make an impact in the communities that these organizations are in.”

Price said those initiatives are so successful at helping students and businesses thanks to the people working within them, including Joshua Meadows, Executive Director of Data Driven WV; Hannah Bailey, Assistant Director of Data Driven WV; Dr. Christopher Ramezan, Executive Director of the CRRC; Frank Hatten, Director of Operations and Outreach of the CRRC; and Dr. John Saldanha, Director of the Wehrle Global Supply Chain Lab.

“They do a wonderful job of working with our students and corporate partners, making sure our students get those one-of-a-kind experiences from the day they enter our programs, on top of the education they are getting from Chambers,” Price said.

The initiatives have been able to connect hundreds of students with a multitude of different projects for organizations and businesses in West Virginia. Price said he’s thankful he works with others who are committed to student success.

“Any type of award like this is because I work with great people. I’m lucky enough that I work with some of the best people you can ask for and I’m lucky to work in an outstanding Department.”

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JC 6/30/26

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Jacob Comer
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John Chambers College of Business and Economics
jrcomer@mail.wvu.edu