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Dr. Hilal Atasoy is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Rutgers Business School, where she also holds the title of Dean's Research Professor. She joined Rutgers from the Fox School of Business at Temple University and serves as an associate editor for MIS Quarterly.
Dr. Atasoy earned her Ph.D. and Master's degree in Economics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Her research analyzes the consequences of digitization for society with a focus on digital transformation in healthcare and labor markets. She investigates how information systems and the associated flow of information across providers affect healthcare outcomes and how information technology and innovation impact labor markets. Her expertise spans Healthcare IT, Digital Health, Labor Markets and IT, and Social Impacts of Information Systems.
Dr. Atasoy's publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on the intersection of information technology with healthcare systems and labor markets. Her work shows an evolution from examining broadband internet's impact on labor markets to increasingly sophisticated analyses of healthcare information systems and their effects on patient outcomes, costs, and equity.
Dr. Atasoy has received numerous prestigious awards and recognitions for her research:
- Dean's Meritorious Research Award, Rutgers Business School (2024)
- MIS Quarterly, Reviewer of the Year (2021)
- Academy of Management, Responsible Research in Management Award Finalist (2021)
- National Institute of Healthcare Management, Research Award Finalist (2021)
- Young Researcher Award, Conference on Health IT and Analytics (2014)
- Cited in the 2023 Economic Report of the President by the White House
Dr. Atasoy has secured significant research funding, including a $2.25 million NSF Award for the OVERCOME: Connectivity for Underserved Communities project (2020-2022) and a Dean's Research Seed Fund of $80,000 (2025-2026). Her research has demonstrated that broadband internet expansion significantly increases employment rates, particularly in rural areas, with about 40% of these gains driven by greater labor force participation.
