Biography
Ta-yang (Diane) Hsieh received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the mentorship of Dr. Janet Hyde, studying the gender differences in adolescent math learning. Diane also has an additional major of Human Development & Family Studies and a certificate in Criminal Justice.
As a Ph.D. student in UCI School of Education under the mentorship of Dr. Sandra Simpkins, Diane aims to combine her academic interests and study the ecological factors of student underachievement and educational inequality. For example, she is interested in the effects of bullying, systemic discrimination, family dysfunction, and cultural expectations, to name a few.
Outside of school, Diane enjoys all kinds of non-water sports, especially hikes to the mountaintop with Socratic debates on the way.
Ta-yang (Diane) Hsieh received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the mentorship of Dr. Janet Hyde, studying the gender differences in adolescent math learning. Diane also has an additional major of Human Development & Family Studies and a certificate in Criminal Justice.
As a Ph.D. student in UCI School of Education under the mentorship of Dr. Sandra Simpkins, Diane aims to combine her academic interests and study the ecological factors of student underachievement and educational inequality. For example, she is interested in the effects of bullying, systemic discrimination, family dysfunction, and cultural expectations, to name a few.
Outside of school, Diane enjoys all kinds of non-water sports, especially hikes to the mountaintop with Socratic debates on the way.
