Dr. Tangen is board certified in clinical neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. Her special interests include neuropsychological assessment of the cognitive and behavioral outcomes of pediatric brain Injury, cochlear implantation in children, genetic disorders, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and spina bifida. She was named to the medical staff of UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in 2006.