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Philippines

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MA Psychology | Academic & Applied Researcher | UX, Tech & Qualitative Research

Profile Summary

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tan-belinda/ Hi, I’m Bel! I’m a freelance researcher with an MA in Psychology, specializing in Social Psychology. I explore how people think, feel, and interact—especially in digital spaces. My passion lies in UX, edtech, and mental health, where I combine research, empathy, and creativity to build meaningful solutions. With experience spanning academic research, user experience, digital learning, and cross-cultural education, I thrive in multidisciplinary projects that put people first. I completed my undergraduate studies at Grace Christian College and joined a student exchange at Chang Jung University in Taiwan. During my MA at the University of the Philippines, I also participated in the APRU Virtual Exchange Program with Osaka University in Japan, where I took courses in design, negotiation, and SDGs. My experiences across different Asian academic settings have shaped my interest in multilingual and multicultural contexts, and I’m currently learning Korean. My research interests are grounded in multidisciplinary work, with a strong focus on human behavior. My thesis explored instructors' user experience of learning management systems through a multimethod approach, combining qualitative and quantitative data. The longitudinal study’s insights were submitted to help improve our university’s LMS. I specialize in qualitative research for UX, behavioral science, and education technology. I’ve conducted user interviews, diary studies, and mixed-method analyses. While I have more experience in education-focused work, I’m open to a wide range of people-centered projects. I’m comfortable with commonly used analysis tools and am actively expanding my skills in both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Whether you're exploring behavioral insights, enhancing user experience, or bridging psychology and design, I bring a research-driven and human-centered approach to deliver meaningful results.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Applied Psychology
• ★ Human-Computer Interactions (HCI)
• ★ Social Psychology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Celebrity News
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Clinical Psychology
• ☆ Health Psychology
• ☆ Religious Psychology
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Psychology
• ☆ Family Psychology
• ☆ Developmental Psychology
• ☆ Organizational Studies
• ☆ Learning & Memory
• ☆ Educational Psychology
• ☆ Analytical Psychology
• ☆ Design Thinking
• ☆ Personality Analysis
• ☆ Child Development
• ☆ Psychology of Creativity
• ☆ Positive Psychology
• ☆ English Language
• ☆ Social Ethics
• ☆ Cross Cultural Communication
• ☆ Media Studies
• ☆ Media Literacy
• ☆ Abnormal Psychology
• ☆ Cyberpsychology
• ☆ Identity
• ☆ Child Psychology
• ☆ Asian Languages
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Stress Management
• ☆ Grief Counseling
• ☆ Christian Counseling
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Counseling
• ☆ Marriage & Family Counseling
• ☆ Parenting & Family Life
• ☆ Concept Development
• ☆ Mobile Application Development
• ☆ Web Application Development
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Meta-Research
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ UX Design
• ☆ Print Design
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Graphic Design
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Data-Driven Decision Making
• ☆ Customer Service
• ☆ Consumer Behavior & Theory
• ☆ Behavioural Economics
• ☆ Branding
• ☆ Marketing Analytics
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Freelancer

Upwork (Remote)

February 2024 - Present

Project Research Assistant under the SAGIP EIDR Grant Program

University of the Philippines Diliman

January 2022 - February 2024

Research Assistant

University of the Philippines Diliman

August 2021 - September 2023

Phone Interviewer / Encoder

Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)

April 2021 - May 2021

Consultant

Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)

September 2020 - December 2020

Operations Associate

Tiny Labs (formerly Jeepneed)

March 2017 - December 2020

Human Resource Staff

Fruitas Group of Companies

October 2015 - May 2016

Education

OU Virtual Study Abroad Program (Department of International Affairs)

Osaka University

October 2023 - January 2025

Master of Arts in Psychology (Department of Psychology)

University of the Philippines Diliman

August 2017 - October 2024

BS Psychology

Grace Christian College

- 2015

A Sophomore's Taste of Taiwan Student Exchange Program (Department of Psychology)

Chang Jung Christian University

- 2012

Certifications

• Registered Psychometrician

  Philippine Professional Regulation Commission

  August 2015 - January 2025

Publications

OTHER

Tan, B., Clemente, J., & Grepo-Jalao, L. (2023, August). Context Matters in LMS Use: Exploring Instructors' Pre-Semester Experience [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (ICODeL), Virtual conference. https://icodel.org/2023/ .

CONFERENCE PAPER

Tan, B. D., Grepo-Jalao, L. C. & Clemente, J. R., (in press). Understanding university instructors’ cumulative user experience with a Learning Management System: A semester-long mixed methods study. Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics. AHFE Open Access. 16th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences, Orlando, Florida, USA .