Diane M. Strong

Roles & Affiliations: Professor and Department Head of Management Information Systems at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Affiliated with The Business School and Data Science Education programs. Active in interdisciplinary healthcare IT research and teaching.

Education: BS (University of South Dakota, 1974), MS (New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1978), MS (Carnegie Mellon University, 1983), PhD (Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988).

Research Focus: Healthcare information systems, enterprise systems, and data-driven solutions for organizations. Notable projects include NSF-funded initiatives on EHR systems in healthcare and the Diabetes App Project. Explores IT affordances and task-technology fit in organizational contexts.

Labs & Collaborations: Leads the Smartwands (Smartphone Wound Analysis), Healthcare Delivery Institute (HDI), and completed Diabetes App Project. Collaborates with industry partners like The Hanover Group and healthcare organizations.

Awards & Recognition: Includes AIS Fellow (2017), WPI Trustees Awards, and multiple honor society memberships. Recognized as a leading academic data leader by Chief Data Officer Magazine (2021).