At D'Amore-McKim, we collaborate with visionary organizations to solve real-world business challenges and shape the future of the global economy. Our faculty lead ambitious, data-driven research initiatives across industries, geographies, and disciplines—from AI ethics and digital labor markets to healthcare transformation and financial inclusion. These partnerships (explore a selection below) unlock new insights, accelerate innovation, and create meaningful impact for business and society. Together, we can turn research into results.
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Send inquires to Koen Pauwels at k.pauwels@northeastern.edu.
Featured collaborations
Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions
Topic: AI in business decision-making & sustainability
Faculty: Yakov Bart, Amir Grinstein, Koen Pauwels
D'Amore-McKim faculty partner with NIM to study how emerging technologies and behavioral science shape consumer decisions, organizational strategy, and societal outcomes. Joint research explores business adoption of AI, trust and transparency, and consumer behavior in sustainability contexts.
Hummingbirds AI
Topic: Human-AI interaction in secure environments
Faculty: Guohou Shan & Kwong Chan
In collaboration with Hummingbirds AI, our researchers analyze behavioral, emotional, and productivity impacts of hands-free AI authentication in high-security settings. The work informs cybersecurity design, user trust, and workforce performance across healthcare, public sector, and defense environments.
Association of Departments of Family Medicine
Topic: Academic leadership & family medicine
Faculty: Timothy Hoff
This collaboration advances research, advocacy, and equity in family medicine departments. Insights support vision, voice, leadership development, and innovation in U.S. academic healthcare settings.
Insightfil (NIH-funded)
Topic: AI for medication adherence & health equity
Faculty: Karthik Krishnan
Partnering with Insightfil, our research is helping to develop AI-enabled medication adherence solutions, personalized engagement algorithms, and synthetic healthcare data systems. The work confronts a $100B annual healthcare challenge, improving patient outcomes through smart packaging and human-centered AI.
Coursera
Topic: Digital credentials & career mobility
Faculty: Emil Palikot
D'Amore-McKim researchers run large-scale randomized studies with Coursera to understand how online credentials influence employment outcomes and pathways into technology careers. This work shapes global understanding of digital skills, labor mobility, and lifelong learning.
OpenAI
Topic: Human-AI collaboration & decision-making
Faculty: Guohou Shan
Our researchers partner with OpenAI on groundbreaking studies of large language models in organizational settings. Projects examine human-AI interaction, automation, and decision-making to inform responsible AI deployment in business and society.
Switch4Good
Topic: Sustainable consumption & consumer behavior
Faculty: Hristina Nikolova
D'Amore-McKim is partnering with Switch4Good in this semester-long class project. Students, working in 4–5 person teams, will design and present a comprehensive integrated marketing and communications strategy to reduce dairy consumption and promote plant-forward choices.
America's Credit Unions
Topic: Consumer finance & credit access
Faculty: Andres Shahidinejad
This collaboration includes shared credit registry data and a co-sponsored research workshop to ensure the nation's credit unions remain essential, adaptable, and thriving in an ever-changing financial landscape.
The Academy Advisors
Topic: Healthcare consolidation & access
Faculty: Gary Young
Supported by Academy Advisors funding since 2023, researchers with the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research have examined the effects of acquisition in the healthcare industry on cost, quality, and access to care—influencing policy and healthcare delivery nationwide.
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