2025 Annual Conference - Institute and Conference Award Winners

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AS NEWEST DSI FELLOW

Nagesh Murthy | University of Oregon

DENNIS E. GRAWOIG DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

David Dobrzykowski | University of Arkansas

DSI LIFETIME DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AWARD

No recipient this year

CAROL J. LATTA MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING EARLY CAREER SCHOLARSHIP

Stanley Lim |Michigan State University

ELWOOD S. BUFFA DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD

Yi Tang | received PhD from University of Minnesota
Advisor: Kingshuk K. Sinha

Essays on Digital Technology-Enabled Mental Healthcare Delivery

AND

Hanu Tyago | received PhD from University of Minnesota
Advisor: Rachna Shah

Balancing Novelty, Safety, and Availability: The Trifecta of Outcomes in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION AWARD

Natalie Simpson | University at Buffalo

The Underground Ballroom Challenge: Using Minecraft in Asynchronous Online Courses

BEST PROBLEM-DRIVEN ANALYTICAL RESEARCH PAPER

Zhe Wang| City University of Hong Kong
Yeongin Kim | Wake Forest University
Junbo Son| City University of Delaware
Adriano Masone | University of Naples

The Effective Use of Patient-Generated Health Data (PGHD): A Game-Theoretic Approach

BEST CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH PAPER

Akhil Sarangadharan Geetha Kumari | Case Western Reserve University
Lyytinen Kalle| Case Western Reserve University

Emerging Epistemic Trust in Human-AI Delegation: Decision-Making in Knowledge Work

BEST INTERDISCIPLINARY PAPER

Lijia Ma| UNC Charlotte
Xingchen Xu| University of Washington
Yumei He| Tulane University
Yong Tan| University of Washington

Learning to Adopt Generative AI

BEST THEORY-DRIVEN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PAPER

Subhankar Saha | Ahmedabad University
Sriram Thirumalai | Texas Christian University
Sarang Sunder | Indiana University

Patients, Payors, and Procedures: Implications of Process Friction in Healthcare Delivery

BEST TEACHING CASE STUDIES AWARD

Deniz Akturk| Washington University in St. Louis
Ozan Candogan | University of Chicago

Mobismile Bike-Sharing

BEST STUDENT PAPER

Mengting Chao | University of Maryland – College Park
co-authored with
Bruce Golden| University of Maryland – College Park
Rui Zhang | University of Colorado Boulder
Adriano Masone| University of Naples

The Generalized Driver-Aide Problem: Enhancing the Role of the Aide in Urban Last-Mile Delivery

EMERGING ECONOMIES RESEARCH AWARD

Okyere Anim Barima | KNUST School of Business
Listowel Owusu Appiah | Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED)
Matilda Owusu Bio | KNUST School of Business
John Manso Frimpong | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

The Capability Chain to Resilience in Emerging Market Supply Chains

DOCTORAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE AWARD

Sandeep Srinivas | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
with
Gautam Pant | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ujjal Kumar Mukherjee | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

From Waste to Welfare: The Effect of Foodtech Platforms on Food Insecurity

DSI CHAPTER BEST PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD

From WDSI
Kunpeng Li| Air Force Institute of Technology
William Cunningham| Air Force Institute of Technology

Strategic Adoption and Quality Optimization of AI Technologies in Competitive Sports

DSI CHAPTER BEST PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD - STUDENT

From EDSI
Riccardo Lucarini | University of Pisa

with
Davide Aloinia | Bucknell University
Elisabetta Beneventob | The Ohio State University

Validation of ED Overcrowding Metrics: A Data-Driven Approach Using Italian Hospital Records

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL BEST PAPER AWARD

The Role of Generative Design and Additive Manufacturing Capabilities in Developing Human-AI Symbiosis: Evidence from Multiple Case Studies

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST TEACHING BRIEF AWARD

Rick Hardcopf | Utah State University
Vijay Kannan | Utah State University
Jonathan Ebbeler | eFUSION Consulting

Brawny Brackets: Connecting the Dots from Layout Design to Pull Flow

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PAPER AWARD

Jongsawas Chongwatpol | National Institute of Development Administration

A Technological, Data-Oriented Design Journey for Teaching and Learning Business Intelligence and Analytics Projects

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL BEST DEPARTMENT EDITOR AWARD

Stephan Wagner | ETH Zurich

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL BEST REVIEWER AWARD

Brian Lee | Penn State University

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL BEST ASSOCIATE EDITOR AWARD

Eirini Spiliotopoulou | Tilburg University

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST REVIEWER AWARD

Matthew Castel | Boise State University
Steven Harrod | Technical University of Denmark

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST ASSOCIATE EDITOR AWARD

Susan Williams | Northern Arizona University