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Office Hours

M 02:00 PM-03:00 PM
W 01:00 PM-05:00 PM
Degree Program University
Ph.D. Management Information Systems Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.A. Economics Dalian University of Technology
B.A. Finance Dalian University of Technology

My Professional Experience

Year Title Organization
2024 - Now Assistant Professor Siena University (formerly Siena College)
2019 - 2023 Guest Lecturer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2009 - 2012 Project Manager Discover Financial Service

Articles & Book Reviews

  • Designing for success: the role of visual and narrative cues in enhancing medical crowdfunding success
    AMA (American Marketing Association) Winter Academic Conference
    2025
  • A Spatiotemporal Decay Model of Human Mobility When Facing Large-scale Crises
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 119
    2022

Awards & Distinctions

  • Del & Edith Karger Dissertation Prize in Management
    Category: Research
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2024
  • Best Paper Nomination in Virtual Communities for Healthcare - SIGHealth track
    Category: Research
    2023 AMCIS conference, 2023

Presentations

  • Effects of Privacy Compromising Information and Emotions on Medical Crowdfunding Outcome
    December, 2025
    Workshop on Information Technology and Systems, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Designing for Success: The Role of Visual and Narrative Cues in Enhancing Medical Crowdfunding Success
    February, 2025
    AMA (American Marketing Association) Winter Academic Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Impact of Policy Change on Medical Crowdfunding: The Moderating Role of Social and Cultural Capital
    December, 2024
    Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (2024), Bangkok, Thailand