Sara Willox is Program Director of the Master of Science in Management–Integrated Business and an Associate Lecturer of Integrated Business at the University of Central Florida’s Barry S. Miller College of Business. She joined UCF in 2020 and teaches courses in business research, decision making, organizational behavior, and applied business technology. She also leads QMB 3602, Business Research for Decision Making, a large-enrollment course delivered through UCF’s REAL format, and teaches and provides leadership within the graduate Integrated Business program.

Her research focuses on human and artificial intelligence support in business learning and decision making, with particular interests in human-AI collaboration, simulation-based learning, AI delegation, evidence-based decision making, business education, workplace competencies, and technology and organizational learning. Her recent work examines how different forms of human and AI support affect performance, learning processes, autonomy, and decision making in business simulations and educational environments.

Her teaching and research have been recognized with UCF’s 2026 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, UCF’s 2026 Teaching Incentive Program Award, and Best Paper Awards at MODSIM World and HCIBGO.

Dr. Willox holds Ph.D.s in Modeling and Simulation from the University of Central Florida and Business with a specialization in Organization and Management from Capella University. She also holds a Master of Liberal Arts in Sustainability and Environmental Science from Harvard University, an M.A. in Instructional Design and Technology from UCF, and an M.B.A. in Organizational Development from Upper Iowa University.

She is currently completing an Ed.D. in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Technology at Johns Hopkins University, where her research examines the experiences and outcomes of transfer students in large-enrollment university courses.