Shihfen Tu

Associate Professor of Education & Applied Quantitative Methods
College of Education and Human Development

Shihfen Tu is professor of education and applied quantitative methods in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Dr. Tu is a methodologist with extensive expertise in the area of biobehavioral informatics and applied quantitative methods, centering on the themes of developmental epidemiology, public health, developmental disabilities and education. She specializes in linking and analyzing large population databases to study developmental issues in the fields of health, education and developmental disabilities. Directly connected to her background in cognitive psychology, Dr. Tu is also interested in concept formation associated with STEM learning and using technology to teach mathematics.

Education

Ph.D., Psychology (Cognition and Perception) w/ minor in Quantitative Psychology, 1994, University of Washington
B.S., Agricultural Economics, 1985, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Associate Professor of Education & Applied Quantitative Methods