JUI RAMAPRASAD Robert H. Smith School of Business • University of Maryland 4305 Van Munching Hall • College Park, MD 20742 e-mail:
[email protected] tel (m): (773) 809-4584 Academic Appointments Visiting Associate Professor in DOIT August 2019 – Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College, Park, MD Associate Professor (with tenure) of Information Systems, June 2016 – Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, QC Assistant Professor of Information Systems, July 2009 – May 2016 Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, QC Research and Teaching Assistant, Paul Merage School of Business, 2003 – 2009 University of California, Irvine, California [Maternity Leave: February – July 2017; July 2018 – December 2018] Education University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA Paul Merage School of Business June 2009 Ph.D. in Management, Information Systems University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Marshall School of Business, May 2001 BS in Business Administration, Information Systems and Finance Research Interests My program of research examines digital platforms—different types of platforms, IT-enabled features on these platforms, and social activity on these platforms—and how they motivate user participation, interaction, consumption, and payment in in the context of online music and online dating. My teaching at all levels—from undergraduate to executive, my service to the IS and community, and industry talks have stemmed from the expertise I have developed through my research, and in particular my research in the contexts of digital music and online dating. My work thus far has enabled new understandings of how information technology can influence human behavior, shape social interactions, and impact organizations that have been digitally disrupted.