Board
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.
Professor Yap Seng Chong
Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS (Board Chair)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.
Dr Keri McCrickerd
Keri McCrickerd, PhD, is a research Psychologist with experience leading interdisciplinary research at the intersection of psychology, nutrition, learning and development. She serves as Executive Director of the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and is Principal Scientist at the Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), A*STAR.
Keri’s work draws on behavioural and implementation science to understand and shape the early life environments that support children’s health and holistic development across the contexts in which they live, learn, and grow. She has secured over S$6 million in research funding as Principal Investigator from agencies including Temasek Foundation, the National Medical Research Council, the Biomedical Research Council, and the Ministry of Defence, and leads multi-partner collaborations that bridge academia, healthcare, and community settings. She has written and published academic papers, book chapters, evidence briefs, and science communication pieces, and serves as Associate Editor for Appetite and Food Quality & Preference.
Dr Keri McCrickerd
Executive Director, CHILD, NUSDr Keri McCrickerd
Keri McCrickerd, PhD, is a research Psychologist with experience leading interdisciplinary research at the intersection of psychology, nutrition, learning and development. She serves as Executive Director of the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and is Principal Scientist at the Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), A*STAR.
Keri’s work draws on behavioural and implementation science to understand and shape the early life environments that support children’s health and holistic development across the contexts in which they live, learn, and grow. She has secured over S$6 million in research funding as Principal Investigator from agencies including Temasek Foundation, the National Medical Research Council, the Biomedical Research Council, and the Ministry of Defence, and leads multi-partner collaborations that bridge academia, healthcare, and community settings. She has written and published academic papers, book chapters, evidence briefs, and science communication pieces, and serves as Associate Editor for Appetite and Food Quality & Preference.
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 SystemAdjunct 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.
Management Group
Dr Keri McCrickerd
Keri McCrickerd, PhD, is a research Psychologist with experience leading interdisciplinary research at the intersection of psychology, nutrition, learning and development. She serves as Executive Director of the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and is Principal Scientist at the Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), A*STAR.
Keri’s work draws on behavioural and implementation science to understand and shape the early life environments that support children’s health and holistic development across the contexts in which they live, learn, and grow. She has secured over S$6 million in research funding as Principal Investigator from agencies including Temasek Foundation, the National Medical Research Council, the Biomedical Research Council, and the Ministry of Defence, and leads multi-partner collaborations that bridge academia, healthcare, and community settings. She has written and published academic papers, book chapters, evidence briefs, and science communication pieces, and serves as Associate Editor for Appetite and Food Quality & Preference.
Dr Keri McCrickerd
Executive Director, CHILD, NUSDr Keri McCrickerd
Keri McCrickerd, PhD, is a research Psychologist with experience leading interdisciplinary research at the intersection of psychology, nutrition, learning and development. She serves as Executive Director of the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and is Principal Scientist at the Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), A*STAR.
Keri’s work draws on behavioural and implementation science to understand and shape the early life environments that support children’s health and holistic development across the contexts in which they live, learn, and grow. She has secured over S$6 million in research funding as Principal Investigator from agencies including Temasek Foundation, the National Medical Research Council, the Biomedical Research Council, and the Ministry of Defence, and leads multi-partner collaborations that bridge academia, healthcare, and community settings. She has written and published academic papers, book chapters, evidence briefs, and science communication pieces, and serves as Associate Editor for Appetite and Food Quality & Preference.
Adjunct Associate Professor Shang Chee Chong
Dr Chong Shang Chee is an associate 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, NUSAdjunct Associate Professor Shang Chee Chong
Dr Chong Shang Chee is an associate 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.
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
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).
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)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.
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