Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology

Yin-Yin (Sarah) Tan

Sarah Tan

Contact

  • Program Development Specialist, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Affiliated Research Assistant Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
  • PhD, Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors, Michigan Technological University
  • Master of Business Administration, Michigan Technological University
  • MA, Political Sciences, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan
  • BA, Public Administration, National Chiayi Open University, Taiwan

Biography

Dr. Tan has experience in educational research and assessment across campus. Her research program involves using complementary methods (e.g., statistical modeling and analytics, psychological assessment) to evaluate how individual differences are important and impact behaviors at cultural, social, and behavioral levels. She has served as a project evaluator and research analyst for several grants and programs. For example, NSF funded cyber security student summer camp and faculty summer camp projects, NSF funded Engineering Technology Scholars-IMPRESS program, DARPA funded Explainable AI project, Ford Motor Company funded individual rider comfort using cognitive, physiological measure, etc. She also has experience in developing surveys and analyzing data using SurveyMonkey, R, SPSS, and Excel.

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Cognitive Psychology

  • Educational Research and Assessment

  • Project Evaluation

  • Culture Difference

  • Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis

  • Statistical Analysis

  • R Programming Language