Christine Chan is a Faculty member at Walden University, in the College of Education. Her areas of specialization include; Quantitative Research Methods, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). She has successfully incorporated theoretical and applied principles from these three disciplines to advance the study of performance measures, higher-order cognitive skills, and visual-spatial relations. An extension of her dissertation was awarded the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) research grant of $80K for the development of a novel and new approach to computerized testing. She is also competent in web development, software development, and database development, with tremendous experience in user-interface design and information architecture. As an international educator, exposure in the International Schools System has equipped her with knowledge and understanding of cross-cultural communication and diversity. She has served on a variety of professional committees and been successful in fund-raising and public relations.

She has been included in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN EDUCATION [62nd Edition], 2008, and has been an invited reviewer for the Cognitive Science Society European Program (EuroCogSci), the Cognitive Science Society Conference, and The Human Factors & Ergonomic Society, and recently the 53rd HFES Annual Meeting to be held October 19 - 23 in San Antonio, Texas. Her recent book review has been published in The HFES Ergonomics In Design (EDI) Quarterly, Winter, 2008. Her expertise and experience also earned her a formal invitation to serve on the HFES special program and cultural delegation to Hong Kong-China in 2008.

Currently, Christine's athletic passion is Aquatics, specifically swimming. She trains persistenly and deligently five times per week with her Aquatic club, Curl-Burke Masters.

She is also a 5th degree black belt in Taekwondo, affiliated with TKD2XCELL, in Seattle Washington, and former Oregon State National Taekwondo Representative for the 1988 and 1990 United States Taekwondo (USAT) Nationals. Currently, she is concentrating on Aquatics, and hopes to make a come back soon to her beloved Martial Art when she returns to her home dojang [club] in Seattle, Washington this coming year.

She is determined, passionate and completely committed to any endeavour she undertakes.

"Beneath The Surface"

"I was born on the land, but am at home in the water.

It is in the water when I have my purpose, where reliable habits and routines command my body.

Conditioned by countless strokes, my arms and legs settle into a graceful rhythm. Kick, pull, kick, pull, and breathe. I have only one mind-set: To be faster than my opponents.

As time passes and the water removes my senses, I concentrate on making my strokes stronger and more efficient. My mind focuses on practices I have already completed, and visualizes races I have yet to win. Pain consumes me, making me a prisoner of my own thoughts.

With this pain, I cry out into the void where nobody can hear me. Still I swim.

My resolve strengthens as my arms tighten and my legs throb unmercifully. A private war rages on as I swim, struggling to grasp a substance that cannot be grasped. Every breath a treasure to my burning lungs.

I must battle my own body and mind as I push myself towards the end, knowing I alone will be responsible for my successes and failures.

I alone, a swimmer Beneath The Surface."

-- DEDICATED TO SWIMMERS EVERYWHERE, IN THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE --