Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy
Age: 32
Education: B.A., finance and economics, Zhejiang University, China; M.A., Zhejiang Normal University, China; and Ph.D., developmental psychology and education, University of Toronto
Career mentors: Dr. Kang Lee, University of Toronto, and Dr. Mahzarin Banaji, Harvard University
Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Align your time with your priorities and avoid saying ‘yes’ on the spot."
Dr. Miao Qian, assistant professor of psychology at University of Detroit Mercy, said her interest in psychology began with an introductory course as an undergraduate. During her master’s degree program, she said, she became interested in developmental psychology, “especially the fundamental question about how things develop from a young age.”
