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Ritu Agarwal

Ritu Agarwal

Research Professor, Retired

PhD, Syracuse University


Ritu Agarwal has retired from the Smith School. She came to the Smith School in 1999 and served in a broad range of administrative posts, culminating most recently in her role first as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and, then, Interim Dean of the Smith School. In her incredibly distinguished academic career, she has published more than 100 papers in top academic journals, testified before government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health, and collaborated with Fortune 500 companies such as Cisco Systems, Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer.

She founded, and was the Director of, the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS). CHIDS, established in 2005, was the first research center within a business school to study the use and application of information technology in healthcare. 

Ritu is also recognized as a master teacher, having taught at every level and received all of the Smith School’s major teaching awards,  as well as the University’s Distinguished Scholar-Teacher award. 

In 2017, Ritu was appointed as a Distinguished University Professor, the highest academic appointment bestowed on University of Maryland faculty.  In 2021, she received the President’s Medal, the highest honor at the University of Maryland. The only other Smith faculty to have ever received this honor is Dean Rudy Lamone.  Ritu also received the LEO Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Association for Information Systems in 2019.

News

Smith Announces Ritu Agarwal Distinguished PhD Fellowship
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has established the Ritu Agarwal Distinguished PhD Fellowship in…
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CHITA 2022: Using AI to Improve Healthcare Without Introducing New Biases
Healthcare is in the midst of an AI-driven transformation, but a lot of work is needed to realize AI’s potential work in real world…
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Smith Study Selected for Part of $3M in Seed Grants for Collaborative Research
A study co-led by Maryland Smith’s Ritu Agarwal to improve clinical decision making in the treatment of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome…
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Research

How Privilege and Politics Are Affecting Disparity in Vaccine Rates

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How Our Need To Reciprocate Could Be The Key To Getting Healthy

The Human Desire To Repay Favors Is A Better Motivator Than Personal Gain To Change Behaviors, Finds New Research

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How Social Networks Can Curb Youth Unemployment

Online Friends Motivate Youth to Find Jobs

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Insights

3 Keys to Addressing Bias in Health Data and Algorithms and Why it Matters

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10 COVID-Era Trends That Are Here To Stay

From healthcare to banking, how our lives have changed

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How COVID-19 Is Changing Healthcare in America

Two trends that are likely to linger long after the pandemic

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