About me

Hi all! My name is Ellen Tong. I grew up in Beijing, China and have been a proud international student since 2017. I received my B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Education from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2025, and my Ed.M. in Human Development and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

I am currently the Lab Manager in the Brain and Cognitive Development Lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Our lab investigates the development of numerical cognition using EEG, fNIRS, and behavioral tasks.

To check out my academic interests and experiences, please refer to my Research page.

If you’d like to learn more about what I did in my college community, please refer to my Student Leadership page.