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Professor Yap Seng Chong

Prior to his appointment as the Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2019, Professor Chong Yap Seng had established a long and respected career as both a clinician and researcher, serving as Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) of A*STAR’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, as well as Senior Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at NUHS. He is the Lead Principal Investigator of the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) and the Singapore Preconcepton Study of long-Term maternal and child Outcomes (S-PRESTO) studies.

With a profound interest in women’s health and early development, he has well over 390 peer-reviewed research publications covering topics like the epidemiology of pregnancy-related disorders, intrapartum and postpartum management, and the developmental origins of health and disease. He has also formed multiple academic and industry collaborations with a particular focus in the area of early human development and nutrition.

In recognition of his research efforts, which has so far attracted more than $100 million in funding, he was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award in 2017.

Professor Yap Seng Chong

Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS (Board Chair)

Professor Yap Seng Chong

In recognition of his research efforts, which has so far attracted more than $100 million in funding, he was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award in 2017.

Mr Tze Yong Ng

Programme Director, Lien Foundation

Associate Professor Daniel Fung

CEO, Institute of Mental Health (IMH)

Professor Johan Eriksson

Executive Director, A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP)

Professor Lai Yun Ho

Emeritus Consultant, Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Singapore General Hospital

Professor Nick Sevdalis

Nick read psychology at the Panteion University of Athens (Greece), and obtained a MSc in Organisational & Economic Psychology from the same university, before completing a PhD in behavioural decision science in 2004 (UCL, UK). Prior to joining NUS in 2023, Nick served as Professor of Implementation Science and Patient Safety and Director of the Centre for Implementation Science at King’s College London (2015 – 2023) and has held several academic appointments in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, both in the UK (2004 – 2015). He is also the founding Chief Editor of the Frontiers in Health Services – Implementation Science section peer-reviewed journal (2021 onwards)

Nick’s research vision is to achieve population health and high-quality healthcare delivery through application of psychological and behavioural sciences, and partnership development between stakeholders in academia, health services, charitable organisations and industry. Nick’s research is situated within the multidisciplinary space of implementation science, improvement science, and applied psychology.

Nick’s research has been disseminated in over 450 publications and over 120 invited lectures worldwide and has won over numerous awards. Nick serves on the WHO BEsD group (Measuring Behavioural and Social Drivers of Vaccination, 2018 – 2022), on the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland and Difficult Airway Society Human Factors and Ergonomics joint Guideline Development Group (2017 – 2023), and as an expert advisor to the UK’s Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (2011 – Present). Nick has previously served on the Board of Directors of the US-based Association for Surgical Education (2013 – 2016), was the Founding Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning (2014 – 2019) and an Associate Editor of Implementation Science (2012 – 2021) peer-reviewed journals.

Professor Nick Sevdalis

Executive Director, CHILD, NUS (Chairperson)

Professor Nick Sevdalis

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman

Chief Scientific Officer, A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP)

Associate Professor Robyn Mildon

CEO, Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI)

Adjunct Associate Professor Jacqueline Ong

Adj A/Prof Jacqueline Ong is head of the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute (KTP-NUCMI). Within KTP-NUCMI, she is head of the Department of Paediatrics, and also senior consultant in the Division of Paediatric Critical Care. She graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2003 and received her post-graduate paediatric training in the National University Hospital. She attained her Masters of Medicine (Paediatrics) and Membership in the Royal College of Paediatrics in 2007. She was awarded the Academic Medicine Development Award in 2011 and underwent further specialist training in the Division of Paediatric Critical Care, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada from 2011-2012. Adj A/Prof Ong was also the Chief Fellow of the Critical Care Fellowship Programme during the latter half of her time in Toronto.

Adj A/Prof Ong’s clinical interests include the post-operative care of children with congenital cardiac disease and the use of extra-corporeal life support techniques. She has a myriad of teaching responsibilities to medical students, residents and nurses and is a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor. Outside of work, she relaxes by baking and cooking for friends and family.

Adjunct Associate Professor Jacqueline Ong

Group Chief, Paediatrics, National University Health System

Adjunct Associate Professor Jacqueline Ong

Adj A/Prof Ong’s clinical interests include the post-operative care of children with congenital cardiac disease and the use of extra-corporeal life support techniques. She has a myriad of teaching responsibilities to medical students, residents and nurses and is a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor. Outside of work, she relaxes by baking and cooking for friends and family.

Management Group

Professor Nick Sevdalis

Executive Director, CHILD, NUS (Chairperson)

Professor Nick Sevdalis

Adjunct Associate Professor Shang Chee Chong

Dr Chong Shang Chee is an assistant professor at the Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a senior consultant paediatrician. She currently heads the Child Development Unit (CDU) at NUH. She is heavily involved in the national development of policies in early childhood practices, early intervention and educational initiatives.

She currently sits on several workgroups and panels including the Maternal and Child Health workgroup by the Ministry of Health, and another to evaluate research conducted as part of the national KidSTART programme. For her contributions to various projects with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), she was awarded the Friends of MSF Award in 2021.

Some of the projects that she has led include developing a preschool-based model of care which includes the timely delivery of health and development screenings to low-income children, and evaluating the use of telehealth technology as an innovative way to enhance early intervention practices for children with autism spectrum disorder. She is also a Brazelton Touchpoints trainer and established NUH Paediatrics as the first Touchpoints site in Asia.

Adjunct Associate Professor Shang Chee Chong

Deputy Head (Practice and Partnerships), CHILD, NUS

Adjunct Associate Professor Shang Chee Chong

Assistant Professor Keri McCrickerd

Keri McCrickerd, PhD, is a psychologist and research scientist in the Human Development programme at the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP). Her research centres on the study of appetite and eating behaviours, with projects investigating the role of learning and development in eating behaviours, individual differences in appetite and the design of food-based solutions to support healthy appetite control.

At CHILD, Keri is involved in the design and testing of community focused strategies to improve appetite and eating self-regulation skills, with a focus on evidence-based and accessible interventions for children, schools and families.

Assistant Professor Keri McCrickerd

Deputy Head (Research & Development), CHILD, NUS

Assistant Professor Keri McCrickerd

Associate Professor Robyn Mildon

Robyn Mildon, PhD, is an internationally recognised figure in the field of evidence synthesis and translation, implementation science and program and policy evaluations in health and human services with particular expertise in early childhood. She is the Founding Executive Director of the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), a global social purpose organisation whose work now spans across 8 countries.

Robyn is a Visiting Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Co-Director of the recently established Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), National University of Singapore, an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University in Australia, and Chair of the Evidence and Implementation Summit 2021 (www.eisummit.org).

Over her career, Robyn’s work has helped to advance the implementation of better evidence in policy and practice settings, improving the quality and effectiveness of health and human services. She has been a keynote speaker at multiple events around the globe and designed and led a number of workshops to train students, policy makers and practitioners in implementation science and evaluation methods. Robyn has authored or co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, commissioned evidence reviews and book chapters. She is also a Co-Author of an edited book Implementation Science 3.0 (Springer, 2020).

Associate Professor Robyn Mildon

CEO, Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI)

Associate Professor Robyn Mildon

Dr Cheryl Seah

Cheryl Seah, PhD, is a developmental psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in clinical and community settings with a focus in early intervention among young children and their families. Her expertise revolves around the areas of disabilities and inclusive practices, the assessment of learning needs in children, attachment, parenting and the use of implementation science to improve evidence-informed practices.

She has led several projects involving the design of early intervention framework – Echo Framework, evaluated interventions and supported teams in scaling up their implementation to improve outcomes for young children and their families (KidSTART). She also conducts undergraduate and post-graduate courses for early childhood educators in inclusive practices for children with diverse learning needs.

Dr Cheryl Seah

Director, Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI)

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