Sophia Mannina

Biography

Sophia Mannina's research interests include health information technology, health misinformation, and NeuroIS methods. Her PhD thesis is focused on investigating users' susceptibility to health misinformation on social media and involves the use of tools like eye-tracking to explore users' emotional and cognitive reactions to false health-related content. Through her research, she aims to positively impact users' wellbeing by contributing to improved understanding, development and use of digital technologies in health contexts.

Educational Background

• MSc in Management, Digital Technology Specialization - Queen's University, 2020-2022
• Bachelor of Commerce (BComm), Supply Chain and Business Analytics Specialization - University of Windsor, 2016-2020

Published Papers

• Dataset and Benchmarks for Atrial Fibrillation Detection from Electrocardiograms of Intensive Care Unit Patients. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
• Maghsoodi, N., Nassar, S., Wilson, PFR., To, MNN., Mannina, S., Addas, S., … & Mousavi, P. (2026). Domain Knowledge is Power: Leveraging Physiological Priors for Self-Supervised Representation Learning in Electrocardiography. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
• George, J. F., & Mannina, S. (2025). Detecting Disinformation about Health in Social Media: A Review of Four Inductive Studies. Foundations and Trends in Information Systems, 9(3), 160-246.
• Furneaux, B., Mannina, S., and Rieser, L. (2020). Responding to Information System Obsolescence: Should We Upgrade or Replace?. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 62(2), 372-383.

Conferences & Presentations

• Mannina, S., & Addas, S. (2025). Real-Time User Reactions to Misinformation as a Foundation for Tailored Nudge Design. Special Interest Group on Human Computer Interaction (SIGHCI) Pre-ICIS Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, December 14, 2025.
• Mannina, S., Addas, S., Abolmaesumi, P., Mousavi, P., Maghsoodi, N., Nassar, S., Maslove, D. M., & Sibley, S. (2025). AI Integration in Fast-Paced, High-Stakes Environments: Lessons From the ICU. Special Interest Group on Health IT (SIG HEALTH) Pre-ICIS Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, December 14, 2025.
• Mannina, S., & Addas, S. (2025). Leveraging NeuroIS to Develop Profiles of User Susceptibility to Health Misinformation. Proceedings of the 17^th NeuroIS Retreat, Vienna, Austria, May 26-28, 2025.
• Mannina, S., Addas, S., Abolmaesumi, P., Mousavi, P., Maghsoodi, N., Nassar, S., Maslove, D. M., & Sibley, S. (2024). Digital Nudges in Healthcare Contexts: An Information Systems Perspective. Proceedings of the 30^th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, August 15-17, 2024.
• Mannina, S., & Furneaux, B. (2024). Success, Failure, and Flux: Exploring Users’ Personal Journeys with Mobile Health Apps. Proceedings of the 52^nd Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Annual Conference, Montréal, Québec, Canada, May 28-June 3, 2024.
• George, J. F., & Mannina, S. (2024). Why Are People Duped by Healthcare Disinformation Campaigns?. Proceedings of the 57^th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-57), Waikiki, Hawaii, USA, January 3-6, 2024.
• Mannina, S. (2022). Patient Acceptance of Blockchain for Management of Health Information. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Copenhagen, Denmark, December 9-14, 2022.
• Mannina, S., & Addas, S. (2022). Mixed Emotions: Evaluating Reactions to Dynamic Technology Feedback with NeuroIS. Proceedings of the 14^th NeuroIS Retreat, Vienna, Austria, June 14-16, 2022.
• Mannina, S. (2021). From Well-meaning to Well-being: A NeuroIS Study to Assess the Importance of Emotions in the Relationship Between Technology Feedback and Patient Health. Proceedings of the Association for Information Systems Women’s Network (AISWN) 2^nd International Research Workshop on Women, IS and Grand Challenges, Austin, Texas, USA, December 11, 2021.
• Mannina, S., & Addas, S. (2021). Understanding the Relationship Between Sources of Feedback and Patient Outcomes in the Digital Health Environment: A Literature Review. Proceedings of the 49^th Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, June 12-15, 2021. (Best Paper Award).

Awards & Honours

• Best Reviewer Award (Healthcare Management Division) - Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), 2024
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship, $100,000 - 2023-2026
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), $15,000 - 2022-2023
• Alan R. Dennis Doctoral Award, $2,137 - 2022
• Best Paper Award (Information Systems Division) - Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), 2021