Sulin Ba is a Chinese-American researcher, academic administrator, and professor currently serving as the Dean of the

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Driehaus College of Business, beginning in July 2022.

Early life and education

Sulin Ba was born and raised in China. She pursued higher education in the United States, receiving a master's and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Library and Information Sciences and Management Information Systems, respectively. She completed her undergraduate studies in Library and Information Sciences at

Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University (; SYSU) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, SASTIND, and Guangdong Provincial Government. The university is p ...

in Guangzhou, China.

Career

Before joining

, Ba was the Treibick Family Endowed Chair at the University of Connecticut School of Business, serving as the school's first Associate Dean of Academic and Research Support and the executive director of the Connecticut Information Technology Institute from 2014 to 2019. Ba served in various other roles at UConn for over 20 years, focusing on research and state-wide initiatives on entrepreneurship and innovation. Ba started her academic career at the

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Research

Ba's research interests include the design of crowdsourcing platforms, online word-of-mouth, and digital health communities. She has been recognized for her contributions to health IT, online behavior, and internal market mechanisms. Her work has influenced policy-making, including testimony before the

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. Ba has been published in notable journals such as

MIS Quarterly ''Management Information Systems Quarterly'', referred to as ''MIS Quarterly'', is an online-only quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in management information systems and information technology. It was established in 19 ...

Information Systems Research ''Information Systems Research'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the areas of information systems and information technology, including cognitive psychology, economics, computer science, operations research, de ...

and

Production and Operations Management ''Production and Operations Management'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on all aspects of operations management, production management, management science, supply chain management, and manufacturing engineering. It i ...

Selected publications

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References

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