Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane, Ph.D.
Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. His research interests include exploring the role of information systems in social networks, organizational applications and implications of social media, and the use of IT in healthcare organizations. Dr. Kane has received grants from the National Science Foundation (CAREER) and from the US Army for his research on social media. He has twice been nominated by Boston College as the U.S. Professor of the Year. His published research has appeared in MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Organization Science, Marketing Science, and Harvard Business Review, among other academic journals. Jerry received his Ph.D. from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University and M.B.A. in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University.