Qiang Gao
Assc Professor
Zicklin School of Business
Department: Paul Chook Dept InfoSys & Stat
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: qiang.gao@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Management Information Systems, The University of Arizona Tucson AZ
MSc, Information Technology, The University of Central Missouri Warrensburg MO
MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Dublin City University Dublin Ireland
Journal Articles
Bai, J., Gao, Q., Goes, P., & Lin, M. (2025). All That Glitters Is Not Gold: The Impact of Certification Costs In Online Labor Markets. Information Systems Research,forthcoming,
Liu, Z., Gao, Q., & Rao, R. (2025). Self-Donations and Charitable Contributions in Online Crowdfunding: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Marketing, 89(1). 117-134.
(2024). The Impact of Feature Exploitation and Exploration on Mobile Application Evolution and Success. Journal of Association of Information Systems (JAIS), 25(3). 648-686.
Bai, J., & Gao, Q. (2024). Concealing Borrowers’ Failure History in Online P2P Lending: A Natural Experiment. Decision Sciences, 1-16.
Gao, Q., Lin, M., & Sias, R. (2023). Words Matter: The Role of Readability, Tone, and Deception Cues in Online Credit Markets. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58(1). 1-28.
Gao, Q., Lin, M., Liu, Y., & Guo, C. (2023). When "Signals" Boomerang: Employers' Reactions to a Novel Signaling Mechanism. Information Systems Research, third-round review,
(2022). Mobile Coupon Push Strategies on Customer Engagement. In Progress.
Gao, Q., Lin, M., & Wu, D. (2021). Educational Crowdfunding and Student Performance: An Empirical Study. Information Systems Research, 32(1). 53-71.
Yim, D., Gao, Q., & Khuntia, J. (2020). Semantic and Sentiment Dissonant Framing Effects on Online News Sharing. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 46(1). 638 – 655.
Jiang, S., Gao, Q., Chen, H., & Roco, M. C. (2015). The roles of sharing, transfer, and public funding in nanotechnology knowledge-diffusion networks. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology,, 5(66). 1017-1029.
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algorithm Discrimination in Financial Decision-marking | PSC CUNY 52 | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2023 | 04/15/2021 | 3500 | Completed |
| More risky than thought: The Inflated Confidence in Online Syndication | PSC-CUNY 49 | 07/01/2018 | 06/30/2019 | 04/15/2018 | 3500 | Completed |
| More than Just Money: Educational Impact of Online Charitable Crowdfunding | PSC-CUNY 48 | 07/01/2017 | 06/30/2018 | 04/14/2017 | 2100 | Completed |
| Mobile Marketing and Customer Engagement | PSC-CUNY 54 | 07/01/2023 | 06/30/2024 | 04/18/2023 | 3500 | Funded - In Progress |
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zicklin Teaching Award | Baruch College | 2021 |
Department
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baruch's Annual Symposium on Business Analytics | Committee Member | 10/1/2017 | Present |
| Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | 8/12/2019 | 6/12/2022 |
| 2017 Spring Undergraduate Orientation | Attendee, Meeting | 1/26/2017 | 1/26/2017 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Mining Course | Coordinator | Present | |
| Online MSBA Program | Director | Present | |
| Continuous Improvement Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Director of Advanced Certificate Program in Data Analytics | Faculty Advisor | Present |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. First year paper committee for Sanghyun Park | Committee Chair | 8/15/2019 | 10/13/2020 |