Tiffany Wu

Tiffany Wu is a doctoral student in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology (CPEP) at the University of Michigan and is pursuing a dual Master’s degree in Statistics. She is interested in exploring the role of executive functioning and social-emotional development on student achievement, as well as the use of quantitative methods in measuring the impact of interventions. She hopes to apply her research to help inform the development of more successful and cost-effective education programs, especially for students from families with low incomes. Tiffany received a B.S. in secondary education from Northwestern University and a M.A. in psychology from the University of Chicago. She worked as a public high school teacher in Chicago and then as a research analyst for an education non-profit prior to coming to Michigan.