She specializes in Asian Politics, with special focus on Indonesia, China, and India. Dr. Tan has contributed articles on Asian topics to Indonesia, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Education about Asia, Asian Perspective, and the Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation. Dr. Tan has consulted on Asian/governance topics with Sea-Change Partners (Singapore), the Drug Enforcement Administration and State Department (Washington, DC), and the World Bank (Jakarta, Indonesia). Dr. Tan teaches Asian Politics, Asian Political Thought, and Chinese Politics in the Asian Studies minor. She has taken students to India for study abroad. Dr. Tan’s Ph.D. is from the University of Virginia and her Master’s from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.