
Megan
Chan
Megan is a final-year PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University. She uses computational methods to study how teams evolve and perform in complex, high-stakes environments, focusing on the invisible dynamics that drive collaboration.
Her research sits at the intersection of management, information systems, and computational social science—a liminal space where human behavior and complex systems collide. She asks: What hidden forces shape how teams actually function over time, and how can we capture those patterns to build better, more adaptive teams?
Megan is currently on the job market, looking for a home in a space that values interdisciplinary thinking about teams and technology.