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ABOUT ME.
Human Insights Researcher
Scientific Leader & Advisor
Sarah Yu, PhD
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I am a scientific advisor and client relationship leader in consumer insights and market research with 14 years academic and industry experience. I lead Fortune 500 marketing and insights teams to make scientifically engaging advertising and innovations that overdeliver on ROI and excel at consumer engagement. I have strong command of qual and quant research methods, and lean on my differentiated expertise in brain and behavioral science research to uncover useful, precise, and unbiased human insights.
As a neuroscientist who successfully grew my career in industry, I also use my expertise to consult on direct human and social issues. I help PhDs and STEM professionals unlock the skills, resources, and confidence needed to transition successfully from academia to industry. I also run workshops and advise D&I and women’s organizations, applying brain science principles in practical, simple ways to diminish the non-conscious biases that women and under-represented talent face on their career paths.
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education.
Ph.D. in Cognition & Neuroscience The University of Texas at Dallas
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M.S. in Neurobiology and Behavior
University of California, Irvine
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B.A. in Neuroscience
Vanderbilt University.