Sandra Tang
Assistant Research Scientist, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research
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Sandra Tang, Ph.D. is a developmental and educational psychologist working with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and the Youth Policy Lab, where she collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in academic, applied, and research settings. Her work is focused on a) understanding how to promote children’s positive developmental and educational outcomes, particularly for those who are at higher risk of poor outcomes, and b) providing the research community with high-quality data, support, and training on responsible data (re)use with the ultimate goal of increasing scientific rigor and improving people’s lives.
- Sandra Tang, Robin Tepper Jacob, Friedman, Megan Foster. 2026. Exploring the Impact of Race/Ethnicity Match on Relationship Quality: Incorporating Parent and Home Visitor Perspectives. Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Waters,Nicholas, Ahmed,Sammy F, Sandra Tang, Frederick J Morrison, Pamela Davis-Kean. 2021. Pathways from socioeconomic status to early academic achievement: The role of specific executive functions. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 54:321-331.
- Tang, Sandra, Patrick, Megan E. 2020. A latent class analysis of adolescents' technology and interactive social media use: Associations with academics and substance use. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies 2(1):50-60.
- Jessica Marie Finlay, Michael Hughes Esposito, Sandra Tang, Iris Gomez-Lopez, Dominique LaDawn Sylvers, Suzanne Judd, Philippa J Clarke. 2020. Fast-food for thought: Retail food environments as resources for cognitive health and wellbeing among aging Americans?. Health & Place 64:102379.
- Tang, Sandra, Davis-Kean, Pamela, Waters, Nicholas, Ahmed, Sammy F. 2019. Executive function and academic achievement: Longitudinal relations from early childhood to adolescence. Journal of educational psychology 111(3):446-458.
- Sandra Tang, Jon Miller. 2019. The impact of the Great Recession on the ability of parents to fund their children's college education. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies 10(2):217-240. PMCID: PMC8046009 .
- Sandra Tang, Megan E Patrick. 2018. Technology and interactive social media use among 8th and 10th graders in the U.S. and associations with homework and school grades. Computers in Human Behavior 86:34-44.
- Sandra Tang, Pamela Davis-Kean, Meichu Chen, Sexton, Holly R. 2016. Adolescent Pregnancy's Intergenerational Effects: Does an Adolescent Mother's Education Have Consequences for Her Children's Achievement?. Journal of Research on Adolescence 26(1):180-193.
- Tang, Sandra, Mcloyd, Vonnie C, Hallman, Samantha K. 2016. Racial Socialization, Racial Identity, and Academic Attitudes Among African American Adolescents: Examining the Moderating Influence of Parent-Adolescent Communication. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 45(6):1141-1155.
- Davis-Kean, Pamela, Tang, Sandra. 2015. Parenting with Digital Devices. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences