معرفی
Louis Tay is the William C. Byham Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences. His research bridges methodology, data science, and well-being, focusing on cross-disciplinary inquiries in measurement, Big Data, and organizational psychology.
- Education: PhD in Psychology (2011), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Key research areas include:
- Methodological innovations (measurement, latent class modeling, Big Data)
- Societal and workplace well-being (happiness, wellness programs, work-leisure interfaces)
- Positive humanities integration (arts/humanities in psychological studies)
- Algorithmic bias mitigation in personnel selection
Recent publications analyze social media language for well-being indicators, bias detection in machine learning, and cross-cultural psychological assessments. Collaborators include Munmun De Choudhury, Angela Duckworth, and Lyle Ungar.
Scientific recognition includes Fellowships from APA, APS, SIOP, and SPSP, plus Purdue’s 2021 Trailblazer Award.
- Former Students: Stuti Thapa, Cassie Batz-Barbarich, Louis Hickman, Vincent Ng, Lauren Kuykendall, Daphne Hou, Hoda Vaziri, Chris Wiese
- Current Research Team: Victoria Scotney, Daphne Hou, Fanyi Zhang, Gloria Liou
He leads the WAM Lab and ExpiWell initiatives, emphasizing mentoring as his greatest professional joy. Graduate recruitment for Fall 2026 is open.
