Much of my research has used mathematical models to analyze military combat. This allows me to investigate topics in international security and military history. I have studied rocket defenses on land (e.g., Israel's Iron Dome) and missile warfare at sea (e.g., anti-ship cruise missiles). I have also collaborated with historians to reexamine key battles from the past (e.g., Balaclava, Gettysburg, and Coral Sea).
More recently I have been studying Canada's cannabis legalization. I am particularly interested in how business practices interact with government regulations to either support or undermine policy objectives.
Most of my research papers are free to download from Brock University's Digital Repository:
http://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/6819
I teach courses in quality improvement, game theory, and operations management. My professional certifications are from the American Society for Quality.
I enjoy helping the news media explain key issues to the public. I have done more than 400 print and radio interviews, written more than 90 opinion and analysis columns, and occasionally comment via Twitter.
Experience
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2008–presentAssociate professor, Brock University
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2004–2008Associate professor, Carleton University
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2001–2004Assistant professor, Carleton University
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1998–2001Assistant professor, Royal Military College of Canada
Education
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1996University of British Columbia, PhD in Business (Management Science)
Publications
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2021Legal cannabis market shares during Canada’s first year of recreational legalization, International Journal of Drug Policy 88, Feb, 103028
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2020How gaps between target and midcourse grades impact undergraduates’ studying intentions and grade improvements, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 18 #4, 549-567
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2018The effectiveness of rocket attacks and defenses in Israel, Journal of Global Security Studies 3 #2 113-132
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2017Influence of target and actual grades on studying intentions, The International Journal of Management Education 15 #1 49-59
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2015Refighting Pickett’s Charge: mathematical modeling of the Civil War battlefield, Social Science Quarterly 96 #4 1153–1168
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2015A counterfactual study of the Charge of the Light Brigade, Historical Methods 48 #2 80-89
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2015Is the second time the charm for students repeating introductory finance?, Journal of Financial Education 41 #1 32-49
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2014The performance of new and repeating students in introductory economics, Journal of the Academy of Business Education 15 Spring 84-96
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2014Modeling short-range ballistic missile defense and Israel’s Iron Dome system, Operations Research 62 #5 1028-1039
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2014The salvo combat model with a sequential exchange of fire, Journal of the Operational Research Society 65 #10 1593-1601
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2013The salvo combat model with area fire, Naval Research Logistics 60 #8 652-660
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2013To repeat or not to repeat a course, Journal of Education for Business 88 #6 339-344
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2013A preliminary study of grade forecasting for students, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 11 #2 193-210
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2011Inventory flow in Canadian candy bar supply chains, Production and Inventory Management Journal 47 #2, 69-78
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2011A verification study of the stochastic salvo combat model, Annals of Operations Research 186 #1, 23-38
Professional Memberships
- American Society for Quality
- Institute for Operations Research & Management Science
- Canadian Operational Research Society
- Society for Military History
Research Areas
- Stochastic Analysis And Modelling (010406)
- Simulation And Modelling (080110)
- Higher Education (130103)
- Quality Management (150313)
- Defence Studies (160604)
- Operations Research (010206)
- Health Economics (140208)
- Economic Development Policy (160505)
Honours
Fulbright Visiting Research Chair (2013-2014), Chancellor's Chair for Teaching Excellence (2012-2015)
- St. Catharines, Canada
- Website
- Article Feed
- michael.armstrong@brocku.ca
- ORCID
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