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Ning Yang

Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Ning Yang is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management at Loyola University Chicago. Her research examines how digital technologies shape trust, behavior, and equity in high-stakes contexts, particularly in healthcare, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. Her work has been published in leading outlets, including International Journal of Information Management, Electronic Markets, International Journal of Medical Informatics, Journal of Medical Internet Research, and Journal of Education and Work.

Her research focuses on understanding how individuals engage with emerging technologies under conditions of uncertainty, with current projects examining telehealth assimilation, AI-mediated emotional support, and trust calibration in AI-supported decision-making. She has presented her work at major international conferences, including International Conference on Information Systems, Americas Conference on Information Systems, INFORMS Annual Meeting, and CENTERIS.

In addition to her research, she is actively engaged in academic service, including serving as a guest editor for a special issue on data mining and healthcare analytics in Information, and as a reviewer for leading journals and conferences in information systems.

Education

  • PhD, Information Systems, the University of Alabama;
  • MS, Marketing, the University of Alabama;
  • MA, Educational Psychology, the University of Alabama;
  • MA, TESOL, the University of Alabama;
  • BA, English, Anhui University

Research Interests

  • Trust in AI
  • Human–AI Interaction
  • Digital Health
  • Telehealth
  • Health Informatics
  • Behavioral Cybersecurity
  • Technology Adoption and Use

Professional/Community Affiliations

  • Association of Information Systems member

Courses Taught

  • INFS 247: Business Information Systems
  • INFS 343: Business Analytics
  • INFS 494: Data Mining and AI
  • ISSCM 393: Requirements Analysis and Communication

Publications/Research Listings

  • 'Yang, N., Armeen, I., Herfurth, A., & Thatcher, J. B. (2026). Rethinking cybersecurity behavior beyond compliance: Evidence from distributed governance in household. International Journal of Information Management, 89, 103074.
  • Konopka, B., Hönemann, K., Yang, N., Thatcher, J. B., & Wiesche, M. (2026). Selecting trust repair strategies: The case of privacy breaches in smart service systems. Electronic Markets, 36(1), 40.
  • Yang, N., & Yang, X. (2026). Uncovering eHealth Engagement Patterns Through Latent Class Analysis and SHAP: A Data Mining Perspective on Telehealth Access. Information, 17(2), 215.
  • Yang, N., Chen, Y., & Platt, S. K. (2025). Bridging the gap: AI technology competence in contemporary legal education. Journal of Education and Work, 38(1-4), 149-164.
  • Yang, N., & Yang, X. (2025). Influencing factors: Unveiling patterns and reasons in telehealth care utilization and adoption/avoidance decisions. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 195, 105781.