Siran Zhan
Department of Strategy, Management and Organization
Nanyang Business School
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
+65 97509624
siranzhan@gmail.com
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EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
2012 –
 PhD in Strategy, Management, and Organization
Singapore Management University (SMU)
2006 – 2010
 Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
 Honors thesis: “Examining cool and hot aspects of Executive
Function in Singaporean preschoolers”
 Advisers: Hwajin Yang, Christie N. Scollon
 Bachelor of Business Management (Corporate Communication)
HONORS, AWARDS, & GRANTS_______________________________________________
NTU Research Scholarship
Staff Development grant (travel allowance) from National Institute of Education,
Singapore, for poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child
Development 2011 Biennial Meeting
Valedictorian Award in Social Sciences (SMU Social Science School’s highest
honor awarded to the one “who had embraced all-round excellence in her
education”)
Research Grant from Singapore Children’s Society for the project “Comparing hot
and cool Executive Function development in Singaporean and Chinese
preschoolers”
Honors Thesis Grant from Singapore Management University
SMU Scholarship
SMU Dean’s List
Ministry of Education (Singapore) Scholarship
2012 –
2011
2010
2010
2009
2006 – 2010
2007, 2008, 2010
2002 – 2005
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS______________________________________________
Yang, H., Yang, S., Zhan, S., & Park, G. H. (Mar, 2011). Examining cool and hot aspects of Executive
Function in Singaporean preschoolers. Poster presentation at Society for Research in Child
Development 2011 Biennial Meeting in Montreal, Canada.
Balliet, D. P., Zhan, S., Tan, S. (May, 2009). Forgiveness and Self-Control. Post presentation at
Association for Psychological Science 21st Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Siran Zhan
Curriculum Vitae
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________
Applied Cognitive Development Lab, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Full-time Research Assistant to Kerry Lee (Oct 2010 – Apr 2012)
 Project: The Slow March to Differentiation – Structural Development of Executive Function
 Project: Motivation, Executive Function, and Mathematical Performance
Psychology Department, Singapore Management University
Honors Thesis Student, under Hwajin Yang & Christie N. Scollon (Aug 2009 – May 2010)
 Thesis Title: Examining cool and hot aspects of Executive Function in Singaporean preschoolers
Psychology Department, Singapore Management University
Independent research, under Hwajin Yang (May 2010 – Oct 2010 )
 Project: Comparing hot and cool Executive Function development in Singaporean and Chinese
preschoolers
Psychology Department, Singapore Management University
Undergraduate Research Assistant to Daniel Balliet (Aug 2008 – Dec 2008)
 Project: Forgiveness and Self-Control
LANGUAGES / SKILLS
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Languages: English – fluent; Mandarin Chinese – fluent; Turkish – basic
IT Skills: Competent in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SPSS, AMOS, MPLUS, E-Prime
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Siran Zhan
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