Dr. Shahidul Islam

Founder, Tutor

Dr. Md Shahidul Islam is an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, where he also chairs the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management program. He also teaches as an adjunct instructor at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.

Before he became a professor, Dr. Islam spent more than 30 years in the military. Teaching was part of that career early on. He was an instructor at the Military Academy and the School of Signals, and later Chief Instructor at the Signal Training Center and School. He went on to command about 2,500 officers and soldiers. He also served on United Nations peacekeeping missions in Sierra Leone and in Darfur, Sudan, and his work in Darfur earned him a Force Commander’s Commendation.

After retiring from the military, he earned his Ph.D. in Marketing at the University of South Alabama. While he was there, he also tutored other doctoral students in research methods. He joined UW–Green Bay in 2023. Between his military and university work, he has more than 20 years of teaching experience, from undergraduate courses up to the doctoral level.

He has never really stopped going to school. He holds four master’s degrees:

an MBA from the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University in Canada an MBA in Human Resource Management from Bangladesh a Master of Defense Studies an M.A. in English

He also has postgraduate diplomas in project management from George Brown College and in supply chain management from Humber College. On top of those, he has a Higher Education Teaching Certificate from Harvard and the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

A big part of his work at UW–Green Bay is connecting students with local employers. In 2025–2026, he received the Weyenberg Community Engagement Value Award for building ties between the Cofrin School of Business and the community and for helping students land internships and jobs. That same year, the Supply Chain Management student organization he mentors was named Organization of the Year. He has also received:

the Gold Leader Award from the Phoenix Green Teacher Award Program, for sustainable teaching practices the Dean’s Intellectual Contribution Stipend, for his research in 2023–2024

Off campus, he serves on the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s Transportation Task Force.

His research covers research methodology, sustainability, and brand management. His work has appeared in the Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice and the Australasian Marketing Journal.