Lin Tang, PhD, is an experienced Higher Education executive, a Licensed Psychologist, and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), with expertise in strategies to enhance learning, student wellness and student success, cognitive and behavioral psychology, academic support programing, undergraduate research access, flexible learning initiatives and program development.
Tang has served in a leadership role at the Learning Resource Center (LRC) and Office of Undergraduate Research and Studies (OURS) at UMass Amherst for the past 16 years. Over the years, Tang transformed and grew the LRC and OURS to become the central academic and undergraduate research support unit for UMass Amherst, a unit that has been deemed critical to student success and is at the forefront of academic support research and best practices. Under Tang's leadership, the LRC and OURS unit has become one of the largest and most comprehensive student support and success centers in the country.
Tang also contributes regularly to research and scholarly pursuits. She has secured over 2 million dollars in grant funding in her time at the LRC and OURS. Tang recently authored the Academic Success Coaching program at UMass Amherst, created and taught a core graduate course titled Helping Skills for Professionals in Higher Education course, and developed a Metacognition First Year Seminar (FYS) curriculum, showcasing her unique blend of Higher Education experience with her background in psychology. She also contributes regularly to research conferences and presentations and has served on numerous comprehensive exam and dissertation committees.
Tang’s area of expertise and scholarship is focused on metacognitive strategies and skills to enhance learning outcomes, college student transition and success, academic coaching, and designing and implementing system level academic interventions founded on Universal Design Learning (UDL) principles. Tang currently teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level at UMass Amherst, is an invited speaker to conferences and Grand Round presentations, and collaborates with UMass Chan Medical School on enhancing student wellness and student learning. She is in a leadership role at regional and national organizations and she is recognized as a national expert in college student learning and success.