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Faculty Profile

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LI Linyi

Full-time Faculty
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Lee Kong Chian School of Business LKCSB

Education

2020

Ph.D., Business Administration (Marketing)
University of Utah

2014

M.S., Business and Management: Information Systems 
University of Maryland

2012 B.S., Economics (Finance)
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics    

Current Position(s) Held

2021-Now   Assistant Professor of Marketing
Singapore Management University

Awards, Recognition and Honors

  • Winner, 2025 Best Marketing Paper in Management Science Award
  • Lee Kong Chian School of Business Dean's Teaching Honour List, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • ISMS Early-Career Scholars Camp Fellow, 2022
  • Singapore Minister of Education Tier 1 Research Grant (S$ 34,000), 2022
  • Singapore Minister of Education Tier 1 Research Grant (S$ 33,000), 2021
  • Third Place, CSAMSE Practice Award, 2021
  • Lee Kong Chian School of Business Retail Scholar, 2021
  • AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2018    
  • David Eccles School of Business Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award, 2018

Research Interests

  • Digital Marketing

  • Generative AI 

 
  • Online Reviews
 
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Online Video Advertising
  • Sustainability
  • Social Media
     

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES (REFEREED)

  • Linyi Li, Shyam Gopinath, and Stephen J. Carson. "History Matters: The Impact of Online Customer Reviews Across Product Generations." Management Science 68, no. 5 (2022): 3878-3903.           
                * Winner, 2025 Best Marketing Paper in Management Science Award
 
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Linyi Li is an accomplished Assistant Professor of Marketing at SMU, specializing in digital marketing, online reviews, and causal inference, with notable contributions to both research and teaching excellence.

Recognized for integrating advanced quantitative methods with substantive marketing insights, bridging digital consumer behavior and actionable business strategies; consistently demonstrates excellence in teaching and research, as evidenced by multiple awards and high instructor evaluations.

Focused research areas include Investigates the impact of digital platforms and online reviews on consumer behavior and product performance, with methodological emphasis on Bayesian analysis, causal inference, and experimental design in marketing contexts.
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Education

2020

Ph.D., Business Administration (Marketing)
University of Utah

2014

M.S., Business and Management: Information Systems 
University of Maryland

2012 B.S., Economics (Finance)
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics    

Current Position(s) Held

2021-Now   Assistant Professor of Marketing
Singapore Management University

Awards, Recognition and Honors

  • Winner, 2025 Best Marketing Paper in Management Science Award
  • Lee Kong Chian School of Business Dean's Teaching Honour List, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • ISMS Early-Career Scholars Camp Fellow, 2022
  • Singapore Minister of Education Tier 1 Research Grant (S$ 34,000), 2022
  • Singapore Minister of Education Tier 1 Research Grant (S$ 33,000), 2021
  • Third Place, CSAMSE Practice Award, 2021
  • Lee Kong Chian School of Business Retail Scholar, 2021
  • AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2018    
  • David Eccles School of Business Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award, 2018

Research Interests

  • Digital Marketing

  • Generative AI 

 
  • Online Reviews
 
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Online Video Advertising
  • Sustainability
  • Social Media
     

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES (REFEREED)

  • Linyi Li, Shyam Gopinath, and Stephen J. Carson. "History Matters: The Impact of Online Customer Reviews Across Product Generations." Management Science 68, no. 5 (2022): 3878-3903.           
                * Winner, 2025 Best Marketing Paper in Management Science Award