Dr. Elizabeth Lyons

Associate Professor

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Biography

Elizabeth Lyons is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, in the School of Global Policy and Strategy. Her research centers on organizational innovation economics and the management of labor markets, notably examining how incentive design, coordination barriers, and technology adoption inequalities impact entrepreneurship and organizational performance. Lyons teaches courses related to international business and innovation policy management. She has received the Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research and the Faculty Teaching Award from the Graduate Professional Student Association at UC San Diego. Before joining UC San Diego, she served as the inaugural associate director of the Creative Destruction Lab at the University of Toronto and currently directs the Wavemaker Lab at UC San Diego, focusing on fostering entrepreneurial ventures. Her research includes contributions to journals on economics and entrepreneurship topics, providing insights into labor market dynamics and the effects of various policies on entrepreneurship.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, California

Teaching and research in the field of Strategic Management within the School of Global Policy and Strategy.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).