Aaron M. Baird
Associate Professor Institute for Insight- Education
- Ph.D., information systems, Arizona State University
- MBA, Regis University
- B.S., computer science, Colorado Mesa University
- Specializations
- health analytics
- AI for business
- health IT
- Biography
Dr. Baird conducts research in the areas of health analytics, AI for business, and health IT. He received the Faculty Recognition Award for Distinguished Contributions in Research from the Robinson College of Business in 2023 and is a Distinguished Member Cum Laude of the Association for Information Systems. His work appears in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, the Journal of Management Information Systems, the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, JAMIA Open, Health Care Management Review, and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Industry collaborations have included: CDC, Shepherd Center, WellStar Health System, Mayo Clinic, and Pruitt Health. Dr. Baird is the Director of the 2CI Health Analytics and Health IT Cluster at RCB and is a Research Associate for the Center for Digital Innovation (CDIN).
- Publications
- Baird, A. and Xia, Y. “Applying Analytics to Sociodemographic Disparities in Mental Health.” Nature Mental Health, Forthcoming.
- Chen, L., Baird, A., and Straub, D. “Structural Holes and Peer Knowledge Production in Professional Q&A Communities: A Middle-Range Theory of User Engagement.” Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Forthcoming.
- Queiroz, M., Anand, A., and Baird, A. “Manager Appraisal of Artificial Intelligence Investments.” Journal of Management Information Systems. 2024; 41(3), 682-707.
- Xiao, H., Xia, Y., and Baird, A. “Predicting Digital Product Performance with Team Composition Features Derived from a Graph Network.” Decision Support Systems. 2024; (183): 114266.
- Baird, A. and Xia, Y. “Precision Digital Health: A Proposed Framework and Future Research Opportunities.” Business Information Systems and Engineering. 2024 (June), 1-11.
- Baird, A., Cheng, Y., and Xia, Y. “Determinants of Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Length-of-Stay and Completion: The Case of a Treatment Program in the Southeast U.S.” Scientific Reports. 2023; 13(1): 13961.
- Baird, A., Cheng, Y., and Xia, Y. “Use of Machine Learning to Examine Disparities in Completion of Substance Use Disorder Treatment.” PLoS One, 2022 (17:9): e0275054.
- Baird, A., Xia, Y., and Cheng, Y. “Consumer Perceptions of Telehealth for Mental Health or Substance Abuse: A Twitter-Based Topic Modeling Analysis.” JAMIA Open, July 2022 (5:2), 1-8.
- Baird, A. and Maruping, L. “The Next Generation of Research on IS Use: A Theoretical Framework of Delegation to and from Agentic IS Artifacts.” MIS Quarterly, 2021 (45:1), pp. 315-341.
- Chen, L., Baird, A., and Rai, A. “Mobile Health (mHealth) Channel Preference: An Integrated Perspective of Approach-Avoidance Beliefs and Regulatory Focus.” Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2019 (20:12), 247-265.
- Chen, L., Baird, A., and Straub, D. “An Analysis of the Evolving Intellectual Structure of Health Information Systems Research in the Information Systems Discipline.” Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2019 (20:8), 1023-1074.
- Chen, L., Baird, A., and Straub, D. “Fostering Participant Health Knowledge and Attitudes: An Econometric Study of a Chronic Disease-Focused Online Health Community.” Journal of Management Information Systems, 2019 (36:1), 194-229.
Please see CV for additional publications