Hani Safadi

I am an associate professor at Terry College of Business, University of Georgia. I received my PhD from the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. I am interested in online communities, social media, healthcare information technology, and the application of computational techniques in management research. My research is published in outlets such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Organization Science, and Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Education

PhD, Business/MIS, McGill University, 2014

MS, Computer Science, McGill University, 2008

BA, Computer Engineering, Damascus University, 2006

Areas of Expertise

• Computational Linguistics
• Social Network Analysis
• Mixed-Methods Design

Awards

Best Theory Paper: Open Communities and Formal Organizations: A Symbiosis View, International Conference on Information Systems, 2020

Best Publication of 2019: Data-Driven Computationally-Intensive Theory Development, International Conference on Information Systems, 2020

Best Information Systems Research Paper of 2019: Data-Driven Computationally-Intensive Theory Development, Information Systems Research, 2020

Best Associate Editor, International Conference on Information Systems, 2019

Best Theory Paper: Tension Resolution and Sustaining Knowledge Flows in Online Communities, International Conference on Information Systems, 2019

Best Division Paper Award: Who Contributes Knowledge? Embeddedness and Marginality in Online Communities, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 2018

Best Published 2015 Paper Award: The Emergence of Online Community Leadership, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 2016

Second Runner-Up Best Dissertation Award, International Conference on Information Systems, 2015

Best Conference Paper Award: Grassroots versus Established Actors' Framing of a Crisis: Tweeting the Oil Spill, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 2014

Excellence in Teaching Award, Desautels Faculty of Management, 2013

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise:

• Computational Linguistics
• Social Network Analysis
• Mixed-Methods Design
• HealthCare IT
• Open-Source Organizing
• Social Media
• Online Communities

Companies

• Associate Professor University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (2021)
• Assistant Professor University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (2015 — 2021)
• Research Collaborator Mayo Clinic (2016 — 2021)
• Visiting Assistant Professor Stevens Institute of Technology (2014 — 2015)
• PHD Candidate McGill University (2009 — 2014)
• Research Assistant McGill University (2007 — 2009)
• Co-Founder Parallel Text (2007 — 2008)
• Web Developer and SEO McGill University (2008 — 2008)
• Research Engineer Yahoo! (2007 — 2007)