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General Information

Full Name Maryann Su Lin Tan
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Languages English, Malay, Swedish, Cantonese, Mandarin

Education

  • 2017 - 2024
    PhD in Bilingualism
    Stockholms Universitet, Sweden
    • Adaptation to variability in speech
      • Analysing native listeners' adaptation to non-native speech with rational ideal observer models
      • Investigating incremental changes in listener perception as they receive informative input from an unfamiliar talker
  • 2015
    MA Linguistics
    Bangor University, Wales
    • Syntactic processing of relative clauses by L2 learners of English
  • 1999
    BSc Economics
    University of London

Skills summary

  • Research and analytical skills
    • Behavioural research – conducting web-based experiments through platforms such as Mechanical Turk and Prolific
    • Generalised linear models (GLM) for data analysis
    • Bayesian rational models for predicting categorisation
    • R (dplyr, purrr, statistical modelling packages e.g. lme4 and brms)
    • Data visualisation with ggplot2 and plotly
    • Python
    • Git and version control
    • CLI in Unix/Linux environments for cluster computing
    • Writing reports and presenting results
  • Soft skills
    • Mentoring junior staff/students
    • Managing collaborative projects across time zones, borders, and cultures
    • Forging collaborative partnerships and networks
    • Communicating concepts and ideas in various formats to a lay audience
    • Writing grant applications
    • General problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
    • Autodidactic abilities

Non-academic experience

  • 2015 - 2017
    Researcher and Technology reporter
    Global Water Intelligence (Oxford, UK)
    • Produced country reports on water infrastructure demand and investments in both industrial and consumer markets for Southeast Asia.
    • Research and report on state-of-the-art technology in water treatment and purification for industrial needs.
    • Assisted with business development to increase participation in and promote GWI regional conferences.
  • 2009 - 2014
    Freelance financial journalist & public relations
    Self-employed
    • Contributing writer to various financial publications (e.g. FT Adviser, Islamic Banking & Finance, ACCA)
    • Media and public relations strategy and consulting (Commas & Industry)
  • 2008 - 2009
    Financial Writer
    VRL Publishing (London)
    • Reporting on capital asset leasing
    • Acting editor (May 2007 issue)
  • 2000 - 2007
    Senior Writer, Capital Markets & Companies
    The Edge Business Weekly (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
    • Reporting on economic developments, stock market analysis and corporate finance

Grants

  • 2023
    • Kungliga Vitterhetsakadamien
  • 2022
    • Anerstiftelsen scholarship
    • Callemansstiftelsen grant
  • 2019
    • Helge Ax:Jonsson Stiftelsen
  • 2018
    • Helge Ax:Jonsson Stiftelsen
    • Jubileumsdonationen K&A Wallenberg stiftelse travel grant