Lishi

Profile

Lishi Tan is a postgraduate researcher at Leeds University Business School, Centre for Decision Research. She graduated with a Master’s degree from University College London, School of Management, before starting her PhD. Prior to her postgraduate studies, she worked briefly in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore and also as a research assistant and lab manager at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Lishi’s research interest lies broadly in how people make decisions about others, with a specific focus on individuals with low income. Her doctoral research examines the kind of normative expectations people hold about those with various low-income status (employment status, income level, social benefit status etc). Her work has been published in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. She has also presented her work in academic conferences organized by Society for Judgment and Decision Making, The European Association for Decision Making, and Academy of Management.

Research interests

Lishi’s research interest lies broadly in how people make decisions about others, with a specific focus on individuals with low income. Her doctoral research examines the kind of normative expectations people hold about those with various low-income status (employment status, income level, social benefit status etc). She is also interested in studying the seemingly extraneous factors that could influence the decisions that people make. In her research, her end goal is to help people make better decisions, especially those that would influence their interpersonal interactions.

Qualifications

• MRes (Distinction) in Management, University College London, United Kingdom
• BA (Hons) in Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore