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Nazlı Sönmez
Assistant Professor of Management Science
ESMT Berlin
I completed my PhD in the Management Science and Operations department at London Business School. My research goal is to use data and models to better understand operational innovation in healthcare delivery and help solve real problems in this area. My current research focuses on healthcare delivery interventions for creating better patient outcomes, and access to healthcare through collaborations with the Aravind Eye Hospital, in India and the Cooper University Health Care, in Camden, New Jersey.
In 2020, I was awarded the Professor Sir James Ball Annual PhD Award which is given to one student per year across all PhD students at London Business School. I was a finalist in the 2020 MSOM Student Paper Competition, and in the INFORMS Health Application Society (HAS) Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services in 2018.
Prior to starting my PhD, I got my Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering at Bilkent University, where I received the Academic Excellence in Master of Science Studies award.
Research Projects
Shared Service Delivery Can Increase Client Engagement: A Study of Shared Medical Appointments
(with Kamalini Ramdas and Ryan W. Buell)
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Finalist, MSOM Student Paper Competition, 2020
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Forthcoming, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
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Accepted at MSOM Healthcare SIG, 2021
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Best Paper Award at the 1st ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (EAAMO’21)
Shared Medical Appointments Increase the Satisfaction, Knowledge, and Medication Compliance of Patients with Glaucoma
(with Kamalini Ramdas, Ryan W. Buell, Dr. R. Venkatesh and Dr. S. Kavitha)
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To be submitted to a Top Medical Journal.
Peer Effects in Healthcare Delivery: An Investigation into Shared Medical Appointments
(with Kamalini Ramdas, Ryan W. Buell, Dr. R. Venkatesh and Dr. S. Kavitha)
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To be submitted to Management Science.
Assessing the Benefits of an Innovative Healthcare Delivery Model in Serving Disadvantaged Patient Populations
(with Kamalini Ramdas, Ryan W. Buell, Dr. R. Venkatesh and Dr. S. Kavitha)
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To be submitted to a General Interest Scientific Journal.
How to Manage Doctor Appointments with a Shared Medical Appointment Option? (with Kamalini Ramdas and Sarang Deo)
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Work in Progress.
Increasing the Follow-up Rate of Patients Requiring Emergency High-Consequence Treatment
(with Kamalini Ramdas, Dr. Manavi Sindal and Dr. R. Venkatesh)
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Work in Progress.
M.S Thesis: The Newsvendor Problem with Multiple Inputs and Environment Sensitive Customers (Advisor: Ülkü Gürler)
Teaching
Bilkent University
Instructor
Data Analytics and Statistics (MAN610), MS & PhD, September 2021 - Present
The main purpose of the course is to develop knowledge skills and abilities concerning the fundamentals in econometric modelling, prediction based methods, and machine learning. I designed this course for the M.S and Ph.D. students from the ECON and MAN departments.
London Business School
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Statistical Research Methods for PhD Students (P003), February 2016 - July 2021.
Data Analytics for Managers for MBA & EMBA Students (C170), September 2018 - October 2019.
London School of Economics
Guest Teacher
Operations Management for Undergraduate Students (MG104), October 2019 - July 2021.
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Second Marker
Supply Chain Management for Graduate Students (MG466), January 2019 - June 2019.
Operations Management for Management Consultancy for Graduate Students (MG401), January 2018 - June 2018.
Bilkent University
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Probabilistic Analysis Course for Graduate Students (IE 523), September 2014 - January 2015.
Quality Assurance and Reliability Course for Undergraduate Students (IE 380), January 2015 - June 2015.
Senior Design Project Course for Undergraduate Students (IE 477 & IE 478), September 2013 - June 2014.
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Undergraduate Students (Math 225), September 2012 - June 2013.
A Process Outlook for Industrial Engineering for Undergraduate Students (IE 102), September 2011 - June 2012.
Honors and Awards
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Awarded the Best Paper Award at the 1st ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (EAAMO’21) (Among 47 Accepted Papers).
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Awarded the Professor Sir James Ball Annual PhD Award - LBS (It is an annual award that is given to one student across all PhD students at London Business School) (£10,000), 2020.
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Finalist, MSOM Student Paper Competition, 2020.
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Awarded the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development PhD Award - LBS (£15,000), 2020.
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Research Grant from the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development - LBS (£4,800), 2020.
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Research Grant from the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development - LBS (£12,000), 2019.
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Research Grant from the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship - LBS (£10,000), 2018.
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Finalist for the INFORMS Health Applications Society (HAS) Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services, 2018.
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Awarded Full Scholarship and Tuition Waiver for London Business School PhD Program, 2015 - 2020.
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Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by Bilkent University in Recognition of Academic Excellence in Master of Science Studies, 2014.
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Awarded Full Scholarship and Tuition Waiver for Bilkent University M.S. Programme, 2013 - 2015.
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Awarded National Scholarship for Master of Science Students by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), 2013 - 2015.
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Awarded Scholarship of Industry Integrated Project Support Program by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), 2013.
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Awarded Full Scholarship and Tuition Waiver for Bilkent University B.S. Programme by University Entrance Exam Placement, 2008-2013.
Conference Presentations
2020: Kellogg-Wharton OM Workshop (Invited Presentation), European TOM Virtual Seminar Series (Invited Presentation), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Virtual (Four Invited Presentations)
2019: POMS 30th Annual Conference, Washington DC (Invited Presentation), INFORMS Healthcare Conference, Boston (Two Invited Presentations), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle (Two Invited Presentations)
2018: PhD Conference with Daron Acemoglu, London Business School Wheeler Institute for Business and Development (Invited Presentation), MSOM Conference, Dallas (Invited Presentation), POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management, Houston (Invited Presentation), POMS 29th Annual Conference, Houston (Invited Presentation), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix (Two Invited Presentations)
2017: INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston (Invited Presentation), LBS Trans-Atlantic Doctoral Conference
2016: LBS Trans-Atlantic Doctoral Conference
Academic Service
Reviewer: Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Health Care Management Science
Featured Research
The Doctor is Ready to See You All Now. London Business School Review, November 2018.