Yuan Li

Yuan Li is an Associate Professor and Gibbs Faculty Fellow at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business, affiliated with the Accounting & Information Management department. His expertise spans online information security, privacy management, computer-aided decision-making, and business analytics.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, University of South Carolina (2006)
• M.S. in Business Administration, Northeastern University, China (2000)
• B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management, Northeastern University, China (1996)

Research focuses on cybersecurity policy compliance, digital identity management, and decision support systems. His work explores psychological factors in phishing detection, cloud computing adoption barriers, and victim responses to identity theft. Recent studies investigate the interplay between stress and security policy adherence in organizational settings.

Notable awards include Best Paper recognitions at the Midwest Association for Information Systems (2017) and Southeast Decision Science Institute (2012/2011). His early career was marked by an Excellent Master Thesis award (2000).

Research interests bridge technical systems and human behavior, with emphasis on:

• Cybersecurity workforce training
• Consumer privacy decision-making
• Technology adoption in auditing
• Knowledge management frameworks