Aaron Schecter

Aaron Schecter is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Georgia, Terry College of Business. Dr. Schecter received his undergraduate and masters degrees in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Northwestern University. He has received several awards for his research and teaching, including the Hackman Dissertation award for group research, the Young Investigator award from the US Army Research Office, and a Lilly Teaching Fellowship at the University of Georgia. Dr. Schecter's work has been published in top management outlets such as MIS Quarterly and the Journal of Operations Management and has been supported by grants from the US Army and NASA. His current research focus is on the interaction between humans and smart technologies in the context of teamwork and decision making.

Education:

• PhD, Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Northwestern University, 2017
• MS, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, 2012
• BS, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, 2012

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise:

• Social networks
• AI and bots
• Online collaboration
• Research methods

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (2017)
• Teaching Assistant Northwestern University (2014 — 2017)
• Graduate Research Assistant Northwestern University (2013 — 2017)
• Operations Research Analyst Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2012 — 2012)
• Teaching Assistant Johns Hopkins University (2010 — 2012)

Selected Publications:

Bogert, E., Lauharatanahirun, N., & Schecter, A. (2022). Human preferences towards algorithmic advice in a word association task. Scientific Reports, 12, 14501.

Schecter, A., Nohadani, O., & Contractor, N. (2022). A robust inference method for decision making in networks. MIS Quarterly, 46 (2), 713-738.

Schecter, A., Wowak, K., Berente, N., Ye, H., & Mukherjee, U. (2021). A behavioral perspective on service center routing: The role of inertia. Journal of Operations Management, 67 (8), 964-988.

Bogert, E., Schecter, A., & Watson, R. T. (2021). Humans rely on algorithms more than social influence as task difficulty increases. Scientific Reports, 11, 8028.

Bogert, E., Schecter, A., & Watson, R. T. (2021). Preregistration of information systems research. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 49 (5), 110-125.

Schecter, A. & Quintane, E. (2021). The power, precision, and accuracy of the relational event model. Organizational Research Methods, 24 (4), 802-829.

Brunswicker, S. & Schecter, A. (2019). Coherence or flexibility? The paradox of change for developers' digital innovation trajectory on open platforms. Research Policy, 48 (8), 103771.

Hukal, P., Berente, N., Germonprez, M., & Schecter, A. (2019). Bots coordinating work in open source software projects. Computer, 52 (9), 52-60.