Lu Yan

Lu Yan is a Professor at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, specializing in Operations & Decision Technologies. She joined Indiana University in 2012 and holds the John & Esther Reese Professorship. Her research focuses on social media applications in healthcare, humanitarian operations, and data-driven decision-making.

• Ph.D., Information Systems, University of Washington
• M.S.B.A., Information Systems, University of Washington
• M.S., Computer Science, San Diego State University

Dr. Yan’s expertise includes Social Media in Healthcare, Social Networks, and Business Analytics. Her work bridges social media analysis, health informatics, and operations management. She has published extensively in top journals like Information Systems Research and Management Science, with recent studies on disaster response coordination and chronic disease management using social media data.

Her research trends emphasize digital health interventions, sentiment analysis, and network dynamics. Awards include the Kelley School of Business Research Award (2022, 2023) and the Sandra A. Slaughter Early Career Award (2020). Dr. Yan also serves as Associate Editor at Information Systems Research and on editorial boards of leading journals.

• Kelley School of Business Research Award, Indiana University, 2022, 2023
• Sandra A. Slaughter Early Career Award, INFORMS Information Systems Society, 2020
• Young Researcher Best Paper Award Runner-up, CHITA, 2018
• ODT Faculty Scholar Award, Indiana University, 2017
• Bertauche Endowed Fellowship, University of Washington, 2010–2011