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The National University Hospital (NUH) is Singapore’s leading university hospital. While the hospital at Kent Ridge first received its patients on 24 June 1985, its legacy started from 1905, the date of the founding of what is today the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. NUH is the principal teaching hospital of the medical school.
NUH’s unique identity as a university hospital is a key attraction for healthcare professionals who aspire to do more than practise tertiary medical care. It offers an environment where research and teaching are an integral part of medicine, and continue to shape medicine and transform care for the community.
NUH is an academic medical centre serving more than one million patients a year with over 50 medical, surgical and dental specialties. It is the only public and not-for-profit hospital in Singapore to provide trusted care for adults, women and children under one roof, including the only paediatric kidney and liver transplant programme in the country.
The NUH is a key member of the National University Health System (NUHS), one of three public healthcare clusters in Singapore.
Through its close network with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, NUH practitioners collaborate closely with CHILD to develop and integrate research with clinical programs, and with practice relevant to the early childhood ecosystem.
Founded in 2007, the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP) was the first institute within the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) to focus on clinical sciences and translational research.
To fulfil its vision of building gateways and an evidence base for positive health, A*STAR IHDP strongly promotes clinical research that supports the understanding of metabolism, neuroscience, and how they impact human development. By leveraging on innovative approaches, technologies and seminal nationwide birth cohort studies such as Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) and Singapore PREconception Study of long-Term maternal and child Outcomes (S-PRESTO), its esteemed researchers have made significant strides in pertinent healthcare fields like metabolic diseases, brain health, pathways to normal growth and development, and nutritional sciences.
Additionally, through its close ties with academia, industry and government, A*STAR IHDP is able to stay on the pulse of research and policy priorities to produce work that impacts at both the national and international level.
Our People
Professor Chong Yap Seng
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 both Executive Director of A*STAR’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, as well as Senior Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at NUHS.
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 Chong Yap Seng
Professor Chong Yap Seng
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.
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
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).
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
Originally trained as a paediatrician and with a strong research interest in children’s growth and development, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has made significant contributions to the fields of perinatal physiology and biology, developmental neuroscience and neuroprotection, and paediatric and experimental endocrinology.
Today, he is recognised as a world-leading expert on evidence synthesis and linking evidence to public policy, and is an in-demand trainer on science-policy interface. He was the former foundation chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice and currently serves as President of the International Science Council. His other notable contributions include being on the advisory board of OECD’s “Going Digital” project, providing input on reframing and modernising our understanding of well-being to be more appropriate for the technological age and co-chair WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.
In recognition of his work, the former Chief Science Advisor to the New Zealand Prime Minister has been awarded New Zealand’s highest scientific honour, the Rutherford Medal, and highest civilian honour, being created a member of the Order of New Zealand which is restricted to 20 living New Zealanders, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award in Science Diplomacy, and appointed as a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to medicine.
No stranger to Singapore, Sir Gluckman has been a member of A*STAR IHDP and NUS since 2007, serving as honorary professor at the latter.
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
Originally trained as a paediatrician and with a strong research interest in children’s growth and development, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has made significant contributions to the fields of perinatal physiology and biology, developmental neuroscience and neuroprotection, and paediatric and experimental endocrinology.
Today, he is recognised as a world-leading expert on evidence synthesis and linking evidence to public policy, and is an in-demand trainer on science-policy interface. He was the former foundation chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice and currently serves as President of the International Science Council. His other notable contributions include being on the advisory board of OECD’s “Going Digital” project, providing input on reframing and modernising our understanding of well-being to be more appropriate for the technological age and co-chair WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.
In recognition of his work, the former Chief Science Advisor to the New Zealand Prime Minister has been awarded New Zealand’s highest scientific honour, the Rutherford Medal, and highest civilian honour, being created a member of the Order of New Zealand which is restricted to 20 living New Zealanders, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award in Science Diplomacy, and appointed as a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to medicine.
No stranger to Singapore, Sir Gluckman has been a member of A*STAR IHDP and NUS since 2007, serving as honorary professor at the latter.
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
Originally trained as a paediatrician and with a strong research interest in children’s growth and development, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has made significant contributions to the fields of perinatal physiology and biology, developmental neuroscience and neuroprotection, and paediatric and experimental endocrinology.
Today, he is recognised as a world-leading expert on evidence synthesis and linking evidence to public policy, and is an in-demand trainer on science-policy interface. He was the former foundation chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice and currently serves as President of the International Science Council. His other notable contributions include being on the advisory board of OECD’s “Going Digital” project, providing input on reframing and modernising our understanding of well-being to be more appropriate for the technological age and co-chair WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.
In recognition of his work, the former Chief Science Advisor to the New Zealand Prime Minister has been awarded New Zealand’s highest scientific honour, the Rutherford Medal, and highest civilian honour, being created a member of the Order of New Zealand which is restricted to 20 living New Zealanders, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award in Science Diplomacy, and appointed as a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to medicine.
No stranger to Singapore, Sir Gluckman has been a member of A*STAR IHDP and NUS since 2007, serving as honorary professor at the latter.
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
Originally trained as a paediatrician and with a strong research interest in children’s growth and development, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has made significant contributions to the fields of perinatal physiology and biology, developmental neuroscience and neuroprotection, and paediatric and experimental endocrinology.
Today, he is recognised as a world-leading expert on evidence synthesis and linking evidence to public policy, and is an in-demand trainer on science-policy interface. He was the former foundation chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice and currently serves as President of the International Science Council. His other notable contributions include being on the advisory board of OECD’s “Going Digital” project, providing input on reframing and modernising our understanding of well-being to be more appropriate for the technological age and co-chair WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.
In recognition of his work, the former Chief Science Advisor to the New Zealand Prime Minister has been awarded New Zealand’s highest scientific honour, the Rutherford Medal, and highest civilian honour, being created a member of the Order of New Zealand which is restricted to 20 living New Zealanders, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award in Science Diplomacy, and appointed as a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to medicine.
No stranger to Singapore, Sir Gluckman has been a member of A*STAR IHDP and NUS since 2007, serving as honorary professor at the latter.
Professor Lee Yung Seng
In addition to his role as a senior consultant paediatrician (Paediatric Endocrinology) at the Khoo Teck Puat–National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH, Professor Lee Yung Seng is also a keen researcher with a special interest in childhood obesity and its associated complications, as well as the developmental origins of adiposity and obesity risk. He is one of the lead investigators for the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort study and has also led a study on sleep in children in association with adiposity.
Professor Lee is the head of the Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Group Director of Paediatrics, National University Health System, and also head of department of paediatrics, Yong Long Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Professor Lee Yung Seng
Professor Lee Yung Seng
In addition to his role as a senior consultant paediatrician (Paediatric Endocrinology) at the Khoo Teck Puat–National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH, Professor Lee Yung Seng is also a keen researcher with a special interest in childhood obesity and its associated complications, as well as the developmental origins of adiposity and obesity risk. He is one of the lead investigators for the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort study and has also led a study on sleep in children in association with adiposity.
Professor Lee is the head of the Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Group Director of Paediatrics, National University Health System, and also head of department of paediatrics, Yong Long Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Professor Lee Yung Seng
In addition to his role as a senior consultant paediatrician (Paediatric Endocrinology) at the Khoo Teck Puat–National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH, Professor Lee Yung Seng is also a keen researcher with a special interest in childhood obesity and its associated complications, as well as the developmental origins of adiposity and obesity risk. He is one of the lead investigators for the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort study and has also led a study on sleep in children in association with adiposity.
Professor Lee is the head of the Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Group Director of Paediatrics, National University Health System, and also head of department of paediatrics, Yong Long Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Professor Lee Yung Seng
Professor Lee Yung Seng
In addition to his role as a senior consultant paediatrician (Paediatric Endocrinology) at the Khoo Teck Puat–National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH, Professor Lee Yung Seng is also a keen researcher with a special interest in childhood obesity and its associated complications, as well as the developmental origins of adiposity and obesity risk. He is one of the lead investigators for the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort study and has also led a study on sleep in children in association with adiposity.
Professor Lee is the head of the Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Group Director of Paediatrics, National University Health System, and also head of department of paediatrics, Yong Long Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Professor Michael Meaney
Professor Michael Meaney is a renowned researcher with a special focus on environmental and genetic influences on brain development with an emphasis on how adversity in early life can influence the developmental trajectories that define academic achievement and mental health and well-being.
Meaney is one of the world’s most highly-cited scientists. He has been invited to present his findings at research institutes, government health agencies and scientific meetings globally. For his contributions to the field, he was awarded the prestigious Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize in 2014 for his work on how parental behaviour affects children’s brain development and lifelong function. He has been awarded international prizes in the fields of Neuroscience, Endocrinology and Psychology. He was also elected to the Royal Society of Canada, named a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and awarded the Order of Canada.
He serves as Programme Director for Translational Neurosciences at SICS, as well as James McGill Professor of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University.
Professor Michael Meaney
Professor Michael Meaney
Professor Michael Meaney is a renowned researcher with a special focus on environmental and genetic influences on brain development with an emphasis on how adversity in early life can influence the developmental trajectories that define academic achievement and mental health and well-being.
Meaney is one of the world’s most highly-cited scientists. He has been invited to present his findings at research institutes, government health agencies and scientific meetings globally. For his contributions to the field, he was awarded the prestigious Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize in 2014 for his work on how parental behaviour affects children’s brain development and lifelong function. He has been awarded international prizes in the fields of Neuroscience, Endocrinology and Psychology. He was also elected to the Royal Society of Canada, named a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and awarded the Order of Canada.
He serves as Programme Director for Translational Neurosciences at SICS, as well as James McGill Professor of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University.
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
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.
Assistant Professor Chong Shang Chee
Dr Chong Shang Chee is the Deputy Director (Practice and Partnerships) at the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD), the Adjunct 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 involved in the national development of policies in early childhood practices, early intervention and educational initiatives with various ministry partners.
She currently sits on several workgroups including the Child and Maternal Wellbeing and Health taskforce under the Ministry of Health, and also the KidStart Implementation Oversight Committee with Ministry of Health. She is also on the advisory panel for the Early Years Development Framework under Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), and a member of the KidStart Evaluation Advisory Panel. 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 a preschool-based model of care which includes the timely delivery of health and development screening and support to low-income children (HEADS-UPP program) with and through social and education service partners; and adopting the use of telehealth technology as an innovative way to enhance early intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorder. She is also a trainer in the Brazelton Touchpoints approach — which adopts a strengths-based, family-centred approach to child development, and she established NUH Child Development Unit as the first Touchpoints site in Asia with her team members.
Adjunct Associate Professor Chong Shang Chee
Adjunct Associate Professor Chong Shang Chee
Dr Chong Shang Chee is the Deputy Director (Practice and Partnerships) at the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD), the Adjunct 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 involved in the national development of policies in early childhood practices, early intervention and educational initiatives with various ministry partners.
She currently sits on several workgroups including the Child and Maternal Wellbeing and Health taskforce under the Ministry of Health, and also the KidStart Implementation Oversight Committee with Ministry of Health. She is also on the advisory panel for the Early Years Development Framework under Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), and a member of the KidStart Evaluation Advisory Panel. 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 a preschool-based model of care which includes the timely delivery of health and development screening and support to low-income children (HEADS-UPP program) with and through social and education service partners; and adopting the use of telehealth technology as an innovative way to enhance early intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorder. She is also a trainer in the Brazelton Touchpoints approach — which adopts a strengths-based, family-centred approach to child development, and she established NUH Child Development Unit as the first Touchpoints site in Asia with her team members.
Dr Keri McCrickerd
Keri McCrickerd, PhD, is a behavioural scientist with a background in experimental psychology and behavioural nutrition. Her research work is focused on innovations in intervention design and implementation to promote child health and wellbeing in childcare, education and clinical-care contexts. Keri is Principal Investigator at A*STAR IHDP, Deputy Director (Research & Development) at the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) and Assistant Professor at the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS.
Dr Keri McCrickerd
Dr Keri McCrickerd
Keri McCrickerd, PhD, is a behavioural scientist with a background in experimental psychology and behavioural nutrition. Her research work is focused on innovations in intervention design and implementation to promote child health and wellbeing in childcare, education and clinical-care contexts. Keri is Principal Investigator at A*STAR IHDP, Deputy Director (Research & Development) at the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) and Assistant Professor at the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS.
Assistant Professor Evelyn Law
Dr Evelyn Law is a clinician-scientist specialising in the area of developmental and behavioural paediatrics. Her research interests centre on the life course of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from preschool to adult years and the influences of family and child factors, including socioeconomic status (SES), parental psychopathology, and health on developmental outcomes of children.
As part of her subspecialty training in Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics at Harvard, Evelyn also successfully completed a programme on Clinical Effectiveness (Biostatistics and Epidemiology).
Evelyn is a principal investigator at A*STAR IHDP, an assistant professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and a consultant in the Department of Paediatrics at Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH.
Assistant Professor Evelyn Law
Assistant Professor Evelyn Law
Dr Evelyn Law is a clinician-scientist specialising in the area of developmental and behavioural paediatrics. Her research interests centre on the life course of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from preschool to adult years and the influences of family and child factors, including socioeconomic status (SES), parental psychopathology, and health on developmental outcomes of children.
As part of her subspecialty training in Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics at Harvard, Evelyn also successfully completed a programme on Clinical Effectiveness (Biostatistics and Epidemiology).
Evelyn is a principal investigator at A*STAR IHDP, an assistant professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and a consultant in the Department of Paediatrics at Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH.
Dr Cai Shirong
Cai Shirong, PhD, is a principal investigator within the Translational Neurosciences Program at A*STAR IHDP. Her research centres on maternal and child sleep as a modifiable target for health interventions to improve maternal and child health. She is keen to identify novel risk factors that shape maternal and child sleep.
Presented with the opportunities to access developmental cohorts strategically positions Shirong to study child sleep alongside subsequent developmental stage outcomes such as cognition, mood, behaviours, growth, adiposity and cardio-metabolic health. Aside from maternal and child sleep, she also has a keen interest in multidisciplinary research, linking psychology and neuroscience with metabolic conditions such as gestational diabetes.
Dr Cai Shirong
Dr. Cai Shirong
Cai Shirong, PhD, is a principal investigator within the Translational Neurosciences Program at A*STAR IHDP. Her research centres on maternal and child sleep as a modifiable target for health interventions to improve maternal and child health. She is keen to identify novel risk factors that shape maternal and child sleep.
Presented with the opportunities to access developmental cohorts strategically positions Shirong to study child sleep alongside subsequent developmental stage outcomes such as cognition, mood, behaviours, growth, adiposity and cardio-metabolic health. Aside from maternal and child sleep, she also has a keen interest in multidisciplinary research, linking psychology and neuroscience with metabolic conditions such as gestational diabetes.
Professor Bryce D. McLeod
(Visiting Professor)
Bryce D. McLeod, PhD, is an internationally recognised expert in implementation science who has served on local, national, and international committees focused on evidence-based practice for children and adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioural problems.
Bryce is a Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a faculty member of the Clark Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development. Aside from his involvement with CHILD in Singapore, he is also a Visiting Professor at the Department of Paediatrics, NUS.
The recipient of numerous national and international grant awards, his research interests include distilling core elements of evidence-based programs to facilitate the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices in community settings, youth diagnostic and behavioural assessment, treatment integrity research, and provider training and supervision.
Professor Bryce D. McLeod
Visiting Professor
Professor Bryce D. McLeod
(Visiting Professor)
Bryce D. McLeod, PhD, is an internationally recognised expert in implementation science who has served on local, national, and international committees focused on evidence-based practice for children and adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioural problems.
Bryce is a Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a faculty member of the Clark Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development. Aside from his involvement with CHILD in Singapore, he is also a Visiting Professor at the Department of Paediatrics, NUS.
The recipient of numerous national and international grant awards, his research interests include distilling core elements of evidence-based programs to facilitate the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices in community settings, youth diagnostic and behavioural assessment, treatment integrity research, and provider training and supervision.
Associate Professor Jason Chow
(Visiting Professor)
Jason Chow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has been awarded numerous externally funded research grants and has received research awards from the American Psychological Association, American Speech-language Hearing Association, and the Council for Exceptional Children. His research focuses on language, social, and behavioral development, and facilitating effective educator and system collaboration to support the uptake, implementation, and sustainability of adoptable and effective practices and programs in community settings. He uses a variety of research methods to address educational issues and inequities, including randomized experiments, observational measurement approaches, network analysis, mixed methods, and research synthesis methods. He is Associate Editor of Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Remedial and Special Education, and Elementary School Journal. He teaches courses in evidence-based instructional practices, research design, grant writing, and meta-analysis.
Associate Professor Jason Chow
Visiting Professor
Associate Professor Jason Chow
(Visiting Professor)
Jason Chow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has been awarded numerous externally funded research grants and has received research awards from the American Psychological Association, American Speech-language Hearing Association, and the Council for Exceptional Children. His research focuses on language, social, and behavioral development, and facilitating effective educator and system collaboration to support the uptake, implementation, and sustainability of adoptable and effective practices and programs in community settings. He uses a variety of research methods to address educational issues and inequities, including randomized experiments, observational measurement approaches, network analysis, mixed methods, and research synthesis methods. He is Associate Editor of Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Remedial and Special Education, and Elementary School Journal. He teaches courses in evidence-based instructional practices, research design, grant writing, and meta-analysis.
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
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 Cai Shirong
Cai Shirong, PhD, is a principal investigator within the Translational Neurosciences Program at A*STAR IHDP. Her research centres on maternal and child sleep as a modifiable target for health interventions to improve maternal and child health. She is keen to identify novel risk factors that shape maternal and child sleep.
Presented with the opportunities to access developmental cohorts strategically positions Shirong to study child sleep alongside subsequent developmental stage outcomes such as cognition, mood, behaviours, growth, adiposity and cardio-metabolic health. Aside from maternal and child sleep, she also has a keen interest in multidisciplinary research, linking psychology and neuroscience with metabolic conditions such as gestational diabetes.
Dr Cai Shirong
Dr. Cai Shirong
Cai Shirong, PhD, is a principal investigator within the Translational Neurosciences Program at A*STAR IHDP. Her research centres on maternal and child sleep as a modifiable target for health interventions to improve maternal and child health. She is keen to identify novel risk factors that shape maternal and child sleep.
Presented with the opportunities to access developmental cohorts strategically positions Shirong to study child sleep alongside subsequent developmental stage outcomes such as cognition, mood, behaviours, growth, adiposity and cardio-metabolic health. Aside from maternal and child sleep, she also has a keen interest in multidisciplinary research, linking psychology and neuroscience with metabolic conditions such as gestational diabetes.
Professor Bryce D. McLeod
(Visiting Professor)
Bryce D. McLeod, PhD, is an internationally recognised expert in implementation science who has served on local, national, and international committees focused on evidence-based practice for children and adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioural problems.
Bryce is a Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a faculty member of the Clark Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development. Aside from his involvement with CHILD in Singapore, he is also a Visiting Professor at the Department of Paediatrics, NUS.
The recipient of numerous national and international grant awards, his research interests include distilling core elements of evidence-based programs to facilitate the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices in community settings, youth diagnostic and behavioural assessment, treatment integrity research, and provider training and supervision.
Professor Bryce D. McLeod
Visiting Professor
Professor Bryce D. McLeod
(Visiting Professor)
Bryce D. McLeod, PhD, is an internationally recognised expert in implementation science who has served on local, national, and international committees focused on evidence-based practice for children and adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioural problems.
Bryce is a Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a faculty member of the Clark Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development. Aside from his involvement with CHILD in Singapore, he is also a Visiting Professor at the Department of Paediatrics, NUS.
The recipient of numerous national and international grant awards, his research interests include distilling core elements of evidence-based programs to facilitate the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices in community settings, youth diagnostic and behavioural assessment, treatment integrity research, and provider training and supervision.
Associate Professor Jason Chow
Jason Chow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has been awarded numerous externally funded research grants and has received research awards from the American Psychological Association, American Speech-language Hearing Association, and the Council for Exceptional Children. His research focuses on language, social, and behavioral development, and facilitating effective educator and system collaboration to support the uptake, implementation, and sustainability of adoptable and effective practices and programs in community settings. He uses a variety of research methods to address educational issues and inequities, including randomized experiments, observational measurement approaches, network analysis, mixed methods, and research synthesis methods. He is Associate Editor of Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Remedial and Special Education, and Elementary School Journal. He teaches courses in evidence-based instructional practices, research design, grant writing, and meta-analysis.
Associate Professor Jason Chow
Visiting Professor
Associate Professor Jason Chow
(Visiting Professor)
Jason Chow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has been awarded numerous externally funded research grants and has received research awards from the American Psychological Association, American Speech-language Hearing Association, and the Council for Exceptional Children. His research focuses on language, social, and behavioral development, and facilitating effective educator and system collaboration to support the uptake, implementation, and sustainability of adoptable and effective practices and programs in community settings. He uses a variety of research methods to address educational issues and inequities, including randomized experiments, observational measurement approaches, network analysis, mixed methods, and research synthesis methods. He is Associate Editor of Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Remedial and Special Education, and Elementary School Journal. He teaches courses in evidence-based instructional practices, research design, grant writing, and meta-analysis.
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
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
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
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 Evelyn Tan
Evelyn Tan, PhD, is a psychologist and researcher with expertise in the area of child development and parenting. She has over 10 years of experience working in research in the field of developmental psychology, with a focus on both epidemiological predictors of parenting and early child development, as well as translation of such research into service delivery for prevention and intervention.
Evelyn has managed research teams and projects, and has research interests in the development of children’s social and emotional capabilities, particularly in infant and preschool attachment. She is also familiar with psychological assessments and has provided psychotherapy to vulnerable families across both public and private sectors.
At CHILD, Evelyn uses her expertise in evidence synthesis and quantitative data analysis to better improve outcomes for children and their families.
Dr Evelyn Tan
Dr Evelyn Tan
Evelyn Tan, PhD, is a psychologist and researcher with expertise in the area of child development and parenting. She has over 10 years of experience working in research in the field of developmental psychology, with a focus on both epidemiological predictors of parenting and early child development, as well as translation of such research into service delivery for prevention and intervention.
Evelyn has managed research teams and projects, and has research interests in the development of children’s social and emotional capabilities, particularly in infant and preschool attachment. She is also familiar with psychological assessments and has provided psychotherapy to vulnerable families across both public and private sectors.
At CHILD, Evelyn uses her expertise in evidence synthesis and quantitative data analysis to better improve outcomes for children and their families.
Anna Fogel
Anna Fogel is a senior research fellow with A*STAR IHDP under the Human Development programme.
Anna’s background is in Developmental Psychology, with specific interest in behaviours that facilitate development of obesity in the first years of life, including eating behaviours, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Involved in the GUSTO cohort, Anna has been investigating the independent and combined impact of behavioural factors on children’s cardio-metabolic and growth outcomes. Anna is also interested in the environmental context of children’s behaviours, including the role of parents as models and teachers of behaviours, impact of parental mental health on children’s behavioural and health outcomes, and the impact of the wider environment including features of the built environment on children’s behaviours and health.
Anna has received several awards, including the Conference travel award from Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity and the Harry R. Kissileff Award from the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour in 2017, Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award from the American Horticultural Therapy Association and the SICS Emerging PI award in 2021.
Anna obtained Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Sunderland, Master of Science in Systems Biology of Brain and Behaviour from Bielefeld University, and PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Birmingham.
Dr Anna Fogel
Dr Anna Fogel
Anna Fogel is a senior research fellow with A*STAR IHDP under the Human Development programme.
Anna’s background is in Developmental Psychology, with specific interest in behaviours that facilitate development of obesity in the first years of life, including eating behaviours, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Involved in the GUSTO cohort, Anna has been investigating the independent and combined impact of behavioural factors on children’s cardio-metabolic and growth outcomes. Anna is also interested in the environmental context of children’s behaviours, including the role of parents as models and teachers of behaviours, impact of parental mental health on children’s behavioural and health outcomes, and the impact of the wider environment including features of the built environment on children’s behaviours and health.
Anna has received several awards, including the Conference travel award from Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity and the Harry R. Kissileff Award from the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour in 2017, Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award from the American Horticultural Therapy Association and the SICS Emerging PI award in 2021.
Anna obtained Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Sunderland, Master of Science in Systems Biology of Brain and Behaviour from Bielefeld University, and PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Birmingham.
Dr Evelyn Tan
Evelyn Tan, PhD, is a psychologist and researcher with expertise in the area of child development and parenting. She has over 10 years of experience working in research in the field of developmental psychology, with a focus on both epidemiological predictors of parenting and early child development, as well as translation of such research into service delivery for prevention and intervention.
Evelyn has managed research teams and projects, and has research interests in the development of children’s social and emotional capabilities, particularly in infant and preschool attachment. She is also familiar with psychological assessments and has provided psychotherapy to vulnerable families across both public and private sectors.
At CHILD, Evelyn uses her expertise in evidence synthesis and quantitative data analysis to better improve outcomes for children and their families.
Dr Evelyn Tan
Dr Evelyn Tan
Evelyn Tan, PhD, is a psychologist and researcher with expertise in the area of child development and parenting. She has over 10 years of experience working in research in the field of developmental psychology, with a focus on both epidemiological predictors of parenting and early child development, as well as translation of such research into service delivery for prevention and intervention.
Evelyn has managed research teams and projects, and has research interests in the development of children’s social and emotional capabilities, particularly in infant and preschool attachment. She is also familiar with psychological assessments and has provided psychotherapy to vulnerable families across both public and private sectors.
At CHILD, Evelyn uses her expertise in evidence synthesis and quantitative data analysis to better improve outcomes for children and their families.
Anna Fogel
Anna Fogel is a senior research fellow with A*STAR IHDP under the Human Development programme.
Anna’s background is in Developmental Psychology, with specific interest in behaviours that facilitate development of obesity in the first years of life, including eating behaviours, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Involved in the GUSTO cohort, Anna has been investigating the independent and combined impact of behavioural factors on children’s cardio-metabolic and growth outcomes. Anna is also interested in the environmental context of children’s behaviours, including the role of parents as models and teachers of behaviours, impact of parental mental health on children’s behavioural and health outcomes, and the impact of the wider environment including features of the built environment on children’s behaviours and health.
Anna has received several awards, including the Conference travel award from Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity and the Harry R. Kissileff Award from the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour in 2017, Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award from the American Horticultural Therapy Association and the SICS Emerging PI award in 2021.
Anna obtained Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Sunderland, Master of Science in Systems Biology of Brain and Behaviour from Bielefeld University, and PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Birmingham.
Dr Anna Fogel
Dr Anna Fogel
Anna Fogel is a senior research fellow with A*STAR IHDP under the Human Development programme.
Anna’s background is in Developmental Psychology, with specific interest in behaviours that facilitate development of obesity in the first years of life, including eating behaviours, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Involved in the GUSTO cohort, Anna has been investigating the independent and combined impact of behavioural factors on children’s cardio-metabolic and growth outcomes. Anna is also interested in the environmental context of children’s behaviours, including the role of parents as models and teachers of behaviours, impact of parental mental health on children’s behavioural and health outcomes, and the impact of the wider environment including features of the built environment on children’s behaviours and health.
Anna has received several awards, including the Conference travel award from Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity and the Harry R. Kissileff Award from the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour in 2017, Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award from the American Horticultural Therapy Association and the SICS Emerging PI award in 2021.
Anna obtained Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Sunderland, Master of Science in Systems Biology of Brain and Behaviour from Bielefeld University, and PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Birmingham.
Esther Goh
Esther Goh is an Early Childhood Development specialist with a global breadth of experience across education, policymaking and philanthropy.
Over the past ten years, Esther has taught kindergarten, worked for the government of Singapore and also supported the strategic development of early childhood policy and programmes from within an international philanthropic foundation. She has led the coordination and provision of technical assistance to government and strategic partners globally, through her role as a knowledge broker, bringing best practice to large scale policies and programmes.
At CHILD, Esther will be involved in applying evidence in intervention design, contextualising elements of best practices and providing implementation support to service agencies to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
Esther Goh
Esther Goh
Esther Goh is an Early Childhood Development specialist with a global breadth of experience across education, policymaking and philanthropy.
Over the past ten years, Esther has taught kindergarten, worked for the government of Singapore and also supported the strategic development of early childhood policy and programmes from within an international philanthropic foundation. She has led the coordination and provision of technical assistance to government and strategic partners globally, through her role as a knowledge broker, bringing best practice to large scale policies and programmes.
At CHILD, Esther will be involved in applying evidence in intervention design, contextualising elements of best practices and providing implementation support to service agencies to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar is a developmental behavioural paediatrician by training and practices at the Child Development Unit, National University Hospital, Singapore. Dr Ramkumar’s clinical interests include autism spectrum disorder and socio-emotional difficulties in children and she is committed to serving this group of children through direct clinical care and research that translates into clinical care pathway improvements.
Her research interests are anchored around the over-arching vision of improving outcomes of children on the autism spectrum in Singapore and beyond. Specific themes including implementation of screening for autism in early childhood and design of sustainable interventions for autism in young children. She has received competitive research funding and published her work in several peer-reviewed journals. She is also the current co-chair of the workgroup that produced the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Autism in Children and Adolescents in Singapore.
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar is a developmental behavioural paediatrician by training and practices at the Child Development Unit, National University Hospital, Singapore. Dr Ramkumar’s clinical interests include autism spectrum disorder and socio-emotional difficulties in children and she is committed to serving this group of children through direct clinical care and research that translates into clinical care pathway improvements.
Her research interests are anchored around the over-arching vision of improving outcomes of children on the autism spectrum in Singapore and beyond. Specific themes including implementation of screening for autism in early childhood and design of sustainable interventions for autism in young children. She has received competitive research funding and published her work in several peer-reviewed journals. She is also the current co-chair of the workgroup that produced the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Autism in Children and Adolescents in Singapore.
Dr Kang Ying Qi
Dr Kang Ying Qi is the Deputy Head and Senior Consultant of the Child Development Unit (CDU) at National University Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2008, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2011, and completed her paediatric specialist training in 2014.
She currently spearheads the adoption and practice of the Early Start Denver Model and adoption of telemedicine to deliver intervention services for children with autism in CDU. She is also involved in the national development of early childhood related programs and initiative with various ministry partners. She co-created the Guidelines for Psycho educational and developmental assessments and specialised provisions for children aged 0-6 years old with other team members and is currently on the Academy of Medicine, Singapore’s ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline workgroup. She is currently on the advisory panel for parenting, Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), and also a member of the independent review panel (special needs) MSF. For her contributions to various projects with the MSF, she was awarded the Friends of MSF Award in 2023. In addition, she also partakes in the activities of many community partners such as being a member of the board of governance of Rainbow Centre and an Independent Review Panel member for NTUC First Campus.
Dr Kang Ying Qi
Dr Kang Ying Qi
Dr Kang Ying Qi is the Deputy Head and Senior Consultant of the Child Development Unit (CDU) at National University Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2008, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2011, and completed her paediatric specialist training in 2014.
She currently spearheads the adoption and practice of the Early Start Denver Model and adoption of telemedicine to deliver intervention services for children with autism in CDU. She is also involved in the national development of early childhood related programs and initiative with various ministry partners. She co-created the Guidelines for Psycho educational and developmental assessments and specialised provisions for children aged 0-6 years old with other team members and is currently on the Academy of Medicine, Singapore’s ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline workgroup. She is currently on the advisory panel for parenting, Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), and also a member of the independent review panel (special needs) MSF. For her contributions to various projects with the MSF, she was awarded the Friends of MSF Award in 2023. In addition, she also partakes in the activities of many community partners such as being a member of the board of governance of Rainbow Centre and an Independent Review Panel member for NTUC First Campus.
Chiong Yee Keow
Dr Chiong Yee Keow is a consultant paediatrician in Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, at the Children’s Emergency and Children’s Urgent Care Clinic. She is the Deputy Director of the NUH Children’s Urgent Care Clinic, and the Paediatric Co-Lead for the NUH KidSTART programme.
Her clinical interests include acute medicine, community and preventive paediatric medicine and global health, and medical education. She has completed a Masters in Public Health at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and remains involved in community work, with a special interest in improving social inequality amongst the less privileged in Singapore.
Dr Chiong Yee Keow
Dr Chiong Yee Keow
Dr Chiong Yee Keow is a consultant paediatrician in Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, at the Children’s Emergency and Children’s Urgent Care Clinic. She is the Deputy Director of the NUH Children’s Urgent Care Clinic, and the Paediatric Co-Lead for the NUH KidSTART programme.
Her clinical interests include acute medicine, community and preventive paediatric medicine and global health, and medical education. She has completed a Masters in Public Health at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and remains involved in community work, with a special interest in improving social inequality amongst the less privileged in Singapore.
Lin Wanyun
Dr Lin Wanyun is an associate consultant with the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH.
She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2015, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2018, and completed her paediatric residency in 2021.
Dr Lin has a keen interest in improving child health in the community and in addition to her work as a general paediatrican, is a part of workgroups with this end in mind, including the Family Health team at Health district @ Queenstown.
Dr Lin Wanyun
Dr Lin Wanyun
Dr Lin Wanyun is an associate consultant with the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH.
She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2015, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2018, and completed her paediatric residency in 2021.
Dr Lin has a keen interest in improving child health in the community and in addition to her work as a general paediatrican, is a part of workgroups with this end in mind, including the Family Health team at Health district @ Queenstown.
Foo Suan Peen
Suan Peen began her career in the press, the arts, and the airline industries before commencing her career in psychology in Year 2010. Since then, she has worked with children, adolescents, and their families in the capacity of Senior Psychologist at the NUH Child Development Unit, and at the NUH School-Age Psychology Clinic. Her clinical expertise is in the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions in children from birth till 16 years of age. She attained further certification in clinical paediatric neuropsychology, and began assessing patients with neurological and medical conditions.
Suan Peen also has extensive experience in parent-child interventional work aimed at helping children cope with sleep difficulties and attention and/or behavioural challenges. More recently, she undertook a role providing supportive counselling and mental health support to university students in a tertiary education setting.
Currently, Suan Peen is a Research Psychologist at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, delving into developmental research and cohort studies. She also holds a concurrent position at CHILD.
Foo Suan Peen
Foo Suan Peen
Suan Peen began her career in the press, the arts, and the airline industries before commencing her career in psychology in Year 2010. Since then, she has worked with children, adolescents, and their families in the capacity of Senior Psychologist at the NUH Child Development Unit, and at the NUH School-Age Psychology Clinic. Her clinical expertise is in the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions in children from birth till 16 years of age. She attained further certification in clinical paediatric neuropsychology, and began assessing patients with neurological and medical conditions.
Suan Peen also has extensive experience in parent-child interventional work aimed at helping children cope with sleep difficulties and attention and/or behavioural challenges. More recently, she undertook a role providing supportive counselling and mental health support to university students in a tertiary education setting.
Currently, Suan Peen is a Research Psychologist at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, delving into developmental research and cohort studies. She also holds a concurrent position at CHILD.
Nina Chun
Nina Chun’s expertise lies in business strategy, manpower planning, and project and programme management. She is also passionate about children and youth, having worked as an educator, a research mentor and a para-counsellor for more than 10 years.
Nina has worked in both public and private sectors, and has a proven track record of managing both local and international stakeholders across cross-cultural settings. She holds double hats as the Senior Manager for CHILD as well as the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI).
Nina Chun
Nina Chun
Nina Chun’s expertise lies in business strategy, manpower planning, and project and programme management. She is also passionate about children and youth, having worked as an educator, a research mentor and a para-counsellor for more than 10 years.
Nina has worked in both public and private sectors, and has a proven track record of managing both local and international stakeholders across cross-cultural settings. She holds double hats as the Senior Manager for CHILD as well as the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI).
Winnie Chin
Winnie has been working as a secretary in the education and medical sector for the past 15 years. She has a strong background in school administration, operations and event management. She has a passion for working with parents and children, especially in taking care of their needs and safety. She is a creative and people-oriented person who has the ability to stay calm under pressure. She is consistently recognized for her proven capability in office administration, record keeping, reports preparation and performing customer-oriented tasks.
Part of the dynamic team in CHILD, Winnie works as an Executive Assistant, providing secretarial and administrative support to the Director, ensuring that effective operational systems are in place to achieve the centre’s overall goals.
Winnie Chin
Winnie Chin
Winnie has been working as a secretary in the education and medical sector for the past 15 years. She has a strong background in school administration, operations and event management. She has a passion for working with parents and children, especially in taking care of their needs and safety. She is a creative and people-oriented person who has the ability to stay calm under pressure. She is consistently recognized for her proven capability in office administration, record keeping, reports preparation and performing customer-oriented tasks.
Part of the dynamic team in CHILD, Winnie works as an Executive Assistant, providing secretarial and administrative support to the Director, ensuring that effective operational systems are in place to achieve the centre’s overall goals.
Meenushree D/O Chandrasekaran
Meenushree currently works as a research assistant at NUS under the guidance of Dr Anna Fogel. She has prior experience as a Nutritionist, focusing on developing fun and engaging content for children. She also conducted many healthy cooking workshops for children. Through this experience, Meenu developed a keen interest in behavioural nutrition.
Today, her research interests lies in understanding parent’s behaviours and decision making process when purchasing food and how that impact’s their child’s obesity risk. Meenu is also keen to see how technology can be used to improve children’s overall health.
Meenushree D/O Chandrasekaran
Meenushree D/O Chandrasekaran
Meenushree currently works as a research assistant at NUS under the guidance of Dr Anna Fogel. She has prior experience as a Nutritionist, focusing on developing fun and engaging content for children. She also conducted many healthy cooking workshops for children. Through this experience, Meenu developed a keen interest in behavioural nutrition.
Today, her research interests lies in understanding parent’s behaviours and decision making process when purchasing food and how that impact’s their child’s obesity risk. Meenu is also keen to see how technology can be used to improve children’s overall health.
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi graduated from Coventry University with a bachelor’s in Psychology. She has past research experience in early childhood and child development. She worked on evaluation projects of early childhood programs including KidSTART Singapore, assisting in various tasks i.e., literature reviews, data entry, data collection and other project administration support. Her experience of interacting with vulnerable families and children in the project has led to a deep interest in early childhood research in the Singapore landscape. Here in CHILD, she further pursues her passion in the subject matter as a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Keri McCrickerd
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi graduated from Coventry University with a bachelor’s in Psychology. She has past research experience in early childhood and child development. She worked on evaluation projects of early childhood programs including KidSTART Singapore, assisting in various tasks i.e., literature reviews, data entry, data collection and other project administration support. Her experience of interacting with vulnerable families and children in the project has led to a deep interest in early childhood research in the Singapore landscape. Here in CHILD, she further pursues her passion in the subject matter as a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Keri McCrickerd
Dr Alexander Mok
Alexander Mok, PhD, MPP, is a postdoctoral fellow at SICS. His research and professional interests span the fields of integrative human physiology, epidemiology, and health economics.
Alexander completed his PhD at Cambridge University, studying the influence of lifestyle risk factors on population health and longevity. Keen to understand the nexus between research and policymaking, he completed interdisciplinary training in public health at Harvard University and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Oxford.
Among his previous experiences include working as a consultant with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and its related impact on COVID-19 outcomes.
Dr Alexander Mok
Dr Alexander Mok
Alexander Mok, PhD, MPP, is a postdoctoral fellow at SICS. His research and professional interests span the fields of integrative human physiology, epidemiology, and health economics.
Alexander completed his PhD at Cambridge University, studying the influence of lifestyle risk factors on population health and longevity. Keen to understand the nexus between research and policymaking, he completed interdisciplinary training in public health at Harvard University and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Oxford.
Among his previous experiences include working as a consultant with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and its related impact on COVID-19 outcomes.
Esther Goh
Esther Goh is an Early Childhood Development specialist with a global breadth of experience across education, policymaking and philanthropy.
Over the past ten years, Esther has taught kindergarten, worked for the government of Singapore and also supported the strategic development of early childhood policy and programmes from within an international philanthropic foundation. She has led the coordination and provision of technical assistance to government and strategic partners globally, through her role as a knowledge broker, bringing best practice to large scale policies and programmes.
At CHILD, Esther will be involved in applying evidence in intervention design, contextualising elements of best practices and providing implementation support to service agencies to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
Esther Goh
Esther Goh
Esther Goh is an Early Childhood Development specialist with a global breadth of experience across education, policymaking and philanthropy.
Over the past ten years, Esther has taught kindergarten, worked for the government of Singapore and also supported the strategic development of early childhood policy and programmes from within an international philanthropic foundation. She has led the coordination and provision of technical assistance to government and strategic partners globally, through her role as a knowledge broker, bringing best practice to large scale policies and programmes.
At CHILD, Esther will be involved in applying evidence in intervention design, contextualising elements of best practices and providing implementation support to service agencies to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar is a developmental behavioural paediatrician by training and practices at the Child Development Unit, National University Hospital, Singapore. Dr Ramkumar’s clinical interests include autism spectrum disorder and socio-emotional difficulties in children and she is committed to serving this group of children through direct clinical care and research that translates into clinical care pathway improvements.
Her research interests are anchored around the over-arching vision of improving outcomes of children on the autism spectrum in Singapore and beyond. Specific themes including implementation of screening for autism in early childhood and design of sustainable interventions for autism in young children. She has received competitive research funding and published her work in several peer-reviewed journals. She is also the current co-chair of the workgroup that produced the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Autism in Children and Adolescents in Singapore.
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar is a developmental behavioural paediatrician by training and practices at the Child Development Unit, National University Hospital, Singapore. Dr Ramkumar’s clinical interests include autism spectrum disorder and socio-emotional difficulties in children and she is committed to serving this group of children through direct clinical care and research that translates into clinical care pathway improvements.
Her research interests are anchored around the over-arching vision of improving outcomes of children on the autism spectrum in Singapore and beyond. Specific themes including implementation of screening for autism in early childhood and design of sustainable interventions for autism in young children. She has received competitive research funding and published her work in several peer-reviewed journals. She is also the current co-chair of the workgroup that produced the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Autism in Children and Adolescents in Singapore.
Dr Kang Ying Qi
Dr Kang Ying Qi is the Deputy Head and Senior Consultant of the Child Development Unit (CDU) at National University Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2008, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2011, and completed her paediatric specialist training in 2014.
She currently spearheads the adoption and practice of the Early Start Denver Model and adoption of telemedicine to deliver intervention services for children with autism in CDU. She is also involved in the national development of early childhood related programs and initiative with various ministry partners. She co-created the Guidelines for Psycho educational and developmental assessments and specialised provisions for children aged 0-6 years old with other team members and is currently on the Academy of Medicine, Singapore’s ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline workgroup. She is currently on the advisory panel for parenting, Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), and also a member of the independent review panel (special needs) MSF. For her contributions to various projects with the MSF, she was awarded the Friends of MSF Award in 2023. In addition, she also partakes in the activities of many community partners such as being a member of the board of governance of Rainbow Centre and an Independent Review Panel member for NTUC First Campus.
Dr Kang Ying Qi
Dr Kang Ying Qi
Dr Kang Ying Qi is the Deputy Head and Senior Consultant of the Child Development Unit (CDU) at National University Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2008, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2011, and completed her paediatric specialist training in 2014.
She currently spearheads the adoption and practice of the Early Start Denver Model and adoption of telemedicine to deliver intervention services for children with autism in CDU. She is also involved in the national development of early childhood related programs and initiative with various ministry partners. She co-created the Guidelines for Psycho educational and developmental assessments and specialised provisions for children aged 0-6 years old with other team members and is currently on the Academy of Medicine, Singapore’s ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline workgroup. She is currently on the advisory panel for parenting, Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), and also a member of the independent review panel (special needs) MSF. For her contributions to various projects with the MSF, she was awarded the Friends of MSF Award in 2023. In addition, she also partakes in the activities of many community partners such as being a member of the board of governance of Rainbow Centre and an Independent Review Panel member for NTUC First Campus.
Chiong Yee Keow
Dr Chiong Yee Keow is a consultant paediatrician in Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, at the Children’s Emergency and Children’s Urgent Care Clinic. She is the Deputy Director of the NUH Children’s Urgent Care Clinic, and the Paediatric Co-Lead for the NUH KidSTART programme.
Her clinical interests include acute medicine, community and preventive paediatric medicine and global health, and medical education. She has completed a Masters in Public Health at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and remains involved in community work, with a special interest in improving social inequality amongst the less privileged in Singapore.
Dr Chiong Yee Keow
Dr Chiong Yee Keow
Dr Chiong Yee Keow is a consultant paediatrician in Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, at the Children’s Emergency and Children’s Urgent Care Clinic. She is the Deputy Director of the NUH Children’s Urgent Care Clinic, and the Paediatric Co-Lead for the NUH KidSTART programme.
Her clinical interests include acute medicine, community and preventive paediatric medicine and global health, and medical education. She has completed a Masters in Public Health at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and remains involved in community work, with a special interest in improving social inequality amongst the less privileged in Singapore.
Lin Wanyun
Dr Lin Wanyun is an associate consultant with the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH.
She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2015, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2018, and completed her paediatric residency in 2021.
Dr Lin has a keen interest in improving child health in the community and in addition to her work as a general paediatrican, is a part of workgroups with this end in mind, including the Family Health team at Health district @ Queenstown.
Dr Lin Wanyun
Dr Lin Wanyun
Dr Lin Wanyun is an associate consultant with the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, NUH.
She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2015, obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and Masters of Medicine (MMED) in 2018, and completed her paediatric residency in 2021.
Dr Lin has a keen interest in improving child health in the community and in addition to her work as a general paediatrican, is a part of workgroups with this end in mind, including the Family Health team at Health district @ Queenstown.
Foo Suan Peen
Suan Peen began her career in the press, the arts, and the airline industries before commencing her career in psychology in Year 2010. Since then, she has worked with children, adolescents, and their families in the capacity of Senior Psychologist at the NUH Child Development Unit, and at the NUH School-Age Psychology Clinic. Her clinical expertise is in the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions in children from birth till 16 years of age. She attained further certification in clinical paediatric neuropsychology, and began assessing patients with neurological and medical conditions.
Suan Peen also has extensive experience in parent-child interventional work aimed at helping children cope with sleep difficulties and attention and/or behavioural challenges. More recently, she undertook a role providing supportive counselling and mental health support to university students in a tertiary education setting.
Currently, Suan Peen is a Research Psychologist at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, delving into developmental research and cohort studies. She also holds a concurrent position at CHILD.
Foo Suan Peen
Foo Suan Peen
Suan Peen began her career in the press, the arts, and the airline industries before commencing her career in psychology in Year 2010. Since then, she has worked with children, adolescents, and their families in the capacity of Senior Psychologist at the NUH Child Development Unit, and at the NUH School-Age Psychology Clinic. Her clinical expertise is in the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions in children from birth till 16 years of age. She attained further certification in clinical paediatric neuropsychology, and began assessing patients with neurological and medical conditions.
Suan Peen also has extensive experience in parent-child interventional work aimed at helping children cope with sleep difficulties and attention and/or behavioural challenges. More recently, she undertook a role providing supportive counselling and mental health support to university students in a tertiary education setting.
Currently, Suan Peen is a Research Psychologist at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, delving into developmental research and cohort studies. She also holds a concurrent position at CHILD.
Nina Chun
Nina Chun’s expertise lies in business strategy, manpower planning, and project and programme management. She is also passionate about children and youth, having worked as an educator, a research mentor and a para-counsellor for more than 10 years.
Nina has worked in both public and private sectors, and has a proven track record of managing both local and international stakeholders across cross-cultural settings. She holds double hats as the Senior Manager for CHILD as well as the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI).
Nina Chun
Nina Chun
Nina Chun’s expertise lies in business strategy, manpower planning, and project and programme management. She is also passionate about children and youth, having worked as an educator, a research mentor and a para-counsellor for more than 10 years.
Nina has worked in both public and private sectors, and has a proven track record of managing both local and international stakeholders across cross-cultural settings. She holds double hats as the Senior Manager for CHILD as well as the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI).
Winnie Chin
Winnie has been working as a secretary in the education and medical sector for the past 15 years. She has a strong background in school administration, operations and event management. She has a passion for working with parents and children, especially in taking care of their needs and safety. She is a creative and people-oriented person who has the ability to stay calm under pressure. She is consistently recognized for her proven capability in office administration, record keeping, reports preparation and performing customer-oriented tasks.
Part of the dynamic team in CHILD, Winnie works as an Executive Assistant, providing secretarial and administrative support to the Director, ensuring that effective operational systems are in place to achieve the centre’s overall goals.
Winnie Chin
Winnie Chin
Winnie has been working as a secretary in the education and medical sector for the past 15 years. She has a strong background in school administration, operations and event management. She has a passion for working with parents and children, especially in taking care of their needs and safety. She is a creative and people-oriented person who has the ability to stay calm under pressure. She is consistently recognized for her proven capability in office administration, record keeping, reports preparation and performing customer-oriented tasks.
Part of the dynamic team in CHILD, Winnie works as an Executive Assistant, providing secretarial and administrative support to the Director, ensuring that effective operational systems are in place to achieve the centre’s overall goals.
Meenushree D/O Chandrasekaran
Meenushree currently works as a research assistant at NUS under the guidance of Dr Anna Fogel. She has prior experience as a Nutritionist, focusing on developing fun and engaging content for children. She also conducted many healthy cooking workshops for children. Through this experience, Meenu developed a keen interest in behavioural nutrition.
Today, her research interests lies in understanding parent’s behaviours and decision making process when purchasing food and how that impact’s their child’s obesity risk. Meenu is also keen to see how technology can be used to improve children’s overall health.
Meenushree D/O Chandrasekaran
Meenushree D/O Chandrasekaran
Meenushree currently works as a research assistant at NUS under the guidance of Dr Anna Fogel. She has prior experience as a Nutritionist, focusing on developing fun and engaging content for children. She also conducted many healthy cooking workshops for children. Through this experience, Meenu developed a keen interest in behavioural nutrition.
Today, her research interests lies in understanding parent’s behaviours and decision making process when purchasing food and how that impact’s their child’s obesity risk. Meenu is also keen to see how technology can be used to improve children’s overall health.
Stephanie
Stephanie is a research assistant reporting under Dr. Keri McCrickerd. She previously did her diploma in Child Psychology and Early Education, specialising in the Early Intervention track before pursuing her Bachelor’s in Psychology. She has prior research experience, working as a research assistant under the National Institute of Education (NIE). Her research interests lie in early childhood and childhood development.
Stephanie Leo
Stephanie Leo
Stephanie is a research assistant reporting under Dr. Keri McCrickerd. She previously did her diploma in Child Psychology and Early Education, specialising in the Early Intervention track before pursuing her Bachelor’s in Psychology. She has prior research experience, working as a research assistant under the National Institute of Education (NIE). Her research interests lie in early childhood and childhood development.
Candice Chong
Candice has been an early childhood educator for twenty years, teaching and learning, both in Singapore and overseas. She relies on research findings to inform classroom practices to achieve favorable child outcomes. As an advocate for children who are learning about their voice and place at school and in society, it is increasingly important to help every child improve on learning experiences, not just academically but both emotionally and socially. To facilitate this, Candice engages all learners in an active process of “sayings, doings and relatings”. This process also enhances deep learning, ameliorating practical barriers, be it social-economic and/ or cultural.
Throughout her teaching tenure, she believes in generating new knowledge using action research principles. One example is to self-reflect and to lead reflection among educators, children, and their families, including caregivers. Another example will be in the sharing of knowledge and skills to all stakeholders, evaluating, co-planning as well as embedding best practices within school and home settings. Combined with the biopsychosocial model, essential in understanding the whole child, Candice makes it her priority for every child to reach his/ her potential developmentally and culturally.
Her research interests include emotional and social influences on children’s learning, digital pedagogy, play pedagogy, and family pedagogy on language and cognitive development.
At CHILD, Candice seeks to drive systematic improvements in child outcomes, moving research into practice and fostering an openness toward new ideas and new ways of thinking.
Candice Chong
Candice Chong
Candice has been an early childhood educator for twenty years, teaching and learning, both in Singapore and overseas. She relies on research findings to inform classroom practices to achieve favorable child outcomes. As an advocate for children who are learning about their voice and place at school and in society, it is increasingly important to help every child improve on learning experiences, not just academically but both emotionally and socially. To facilitate this, Candice engages all learners in an active process of “sayings, doings and relatings”. This process also enhances deep learning, ameliorating practical barriers, be it social-economic and/ or cultural.
Throughout her teaching tenure, she believes in generating new knowledge using action research principles. One example is to self-reflect and to lead reflection among educators, children, and their families, including caregivers. Another example will be in the sharing of knowledge and skills to all stakeholders, evaluating, co-planning as well as embedding best practices within school and home settings. Combined with the biopsychosocial model, essential in understanding the whole child, Candice makes it her priority for every child to reach his/ her potential developmentally and culturally.
Her research interests include emotional and social influences on children’s learning, digital pedagogy, play pedagogy, and family pedagogy on language and cognitive development.
At CHILD, Candice seeks to drive systematic improvements in child outcomes, moving research into practice and fostering an openness toward new ideas and new ways of thinking.
Dr Felicia Low
Dr Felicia Low is a CHILD collaborator and Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, an apolitical think-tank and research centre at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She leads Koi Tū’s Knowledge Hub for Maternal and Child Health (https://informedfutures.org/
Felicia has worked closely with Sir Peter Gluckman since 2008. She has made conceptual contributions to the fields of evolutionary medicine, developmental epigenetics, and the developmental origins of health and disease, and has served as lead/co-author of government-commissioned reports with a public health focus. Felicia holds a PhD from the University of Otago, Christchurch.
Dr Felicia Low
Dr Felicia Low
Dr Felicia Low is a CHILD collaborator and Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, an apolitical think-tank and research centre at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She leads Koi Tū’s Knowledge Hub for Maternal and Child Health (https://informedfutures.org/knowledge-hub), an initiative specialising in evidence synthesis to bridge the research-policy gap. She also has interests in youth wellbeing and community health.
Felicia has worked closely with Sir Peter Gluckman since 2008. She has made conceptual contributions to the fields of evolutionary medicine, developmental epigenetics, and the developmental origins of health and disease, and has served as lead/co-author of government-commissioned reports with a public health focus. Felicia holds a PhD from the University of Otago, Christchurch.
Pavithra D/O Visvanathan
Pavithra graduated from the Singapore University of Social Sciences with a Bachelor’s in Sociology with Psychology. She is currently the Assistant Manager at CHILD providing operational and administrative support to the team.
Before CHILD, Pavithra worked at MNCs and education institutions for over 8 years. Her areas of expertise include project and programme management, product development as well as UX research.
Pavithra D/O Visvanathan
Pavithra D/O Visvanathan
Pavithra graduated from the Singapore University of Social Sciences with a Bachelor’s in Sociology with Psychology. She is currently the Assistant Manager at CHILD providing operational and administrative support to the team.
Before CHILD, Pavithra worked at MNCs and education institutions for over 8 years. Her areas of expertise include project and programme management, product development as well as UX research.
Natalie Koh
Natalie is a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Cheryl Seah. She graduated from NUS with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and previously worked with special needs students in a mainstream school setting prior to working at CHILD. She has past research experience studying the value of volunteer tutoring programmes in a Covid-19 world for children from underprivileged families.
Natalie Koh
Natalie Koh
Natalie is a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Cheryl Seah. She graduated from NUS with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and previously worked with special needs students in a mainstream school setting prior to working at CHILD. She has past research experience studying the value of volunteer tutoring programmes in a Covid-19 world for children from underprivileged families.
Celeste Tew
Celeste graduated from University of Bristol with a Masters of Science in Psychology of Education. She has more than 5 years of teaching experience in Early Intervention centres – planning and executing evidence-based intervention strategies in EIPIC centres and across local preschools to support the learning and development of children with diverse needs.
Celeste Tew
Celeste Tew
Celeste graduated from University of Bristol with a Masters of Science in Psychology of Education. She has more than 5 years of teaching experience in Early Intervention centres – planning and executing evidence-based intervention strategies in EIPIC centres and across local preschools to support the learning and development of children with diverse needs.
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi graduated from Coventry University with a bachelor’s in Psychology. She has past research experience in early childhood and child development. She worked on evaluation projects of early childhood programs including KidSTART Singapore, assisting in various tasks i.e., literature reviews, data entry, data collection and other project administration support. Her experience of interacting with vulnerable families and children in the project has led to a deep interest in early childhood research in the Singapore landscape. Here in CHILD, she further pursues her passion in the subject matter as a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Keri McCrickerd
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi
Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi graduated from Coventry University with a bachelor’s in Psychology. She has past research experience in early childhood and child development. She worked on evaluation projects of early childhood programs including KidSTART Singapore, assisting in various tasks i.e., literature reviews, data entry, data collection and other project administration support. Her experience of interacting with vulnerable families and children in the project has led to a deep interest in early childhood research in the Singapore landscape. Here in CHILD, she further pursues her passion in the subject matter as a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Keri McCrickerd
Stephanie
Stephanie is a research assistant reporting under Dr. Keri McCrickerd. She previously did her diploma in Child Psychology and Early Education, specialising in the Early Intervention track before pursuing her Bachelor’s in Psychology. She has prior research experience, working as a research assistant under the National Institute of Education (NIE). Her research interests lie in early childhood and childhood development.
Stephanie Leo
Stephanie Leo
Stephanie is a research assistant reporting under Dr. Keri McCrickerd. She previously did her diploma in Child Psychology and Early Education, specialising in the Early Intervention track before pursuing her Bachelor’s in Psychology. She has prior research experience, working as a research assistant under the National Institute of Education (NIE). Her research interests lie in early childhood and childhood development.
Candice Chong
Candice has been an early childhood educator for twenty years, teaching and learning, both in Singapore and overseas. She relies on research findings to inform classroom practices to achieve favorable child outcomes. As an advocate for children who are learning about their voice and place at school and in society, it is increasingly important to help every child improve on learning experiences, not just academically but both emotionally and socially. To facilitate this, Candice engages all learners in an active process of “sayings, doings and relatings”. This process also enhances deep learning, ameliorating practical barriers, be it social-economic and/ or cultural.
Throughout her teaching tenure, she believes in generating new knowledge using action research principles. One example is to self-reflect and to lead reflection among educators, children, and their families, including caregivers. Another example will be in the sharing of knowledge and skills to all stakeholders, evaluating, co-planning as well as embedding best practices within school and home settings. Combined with the biopsychosocial model, essential in understanding the whole child, Candice makes it her priority for every child to reach his/ her potential developmentally and culturally.
Her research interests include emotional and social influences on children’s learning, digital pedagogy, play pedagogy, and family pedagogy on language and cognitive development.
At CHILD, Candice seeks to drive systematic improvements in child outcomes, moving research into practice and fostering an openness toward new ideas and new ways of thinking.
Candice Chong
Candice Chong
Candice has been an early childhood educator for twenty years, teaching and learning, both in Singapore and overseas. She relies on research findings to inform classroom practices to achieve favorable child outcomes. As an advocate for children who are learning about their voice and place at school and in society, it is increasingly important to help every child improve on learning experiences, not just academically but both emotionally and socially. To facilitate this, Candice engages all learners in an active process of “sayings, doings and relatings”. This process also enhances deep learning, ameliorating practical barriers, be it social-economic and/ or cultural.
Throughout her teaching tenure, she believes in generating new knowledge using action research principles. One example is to self-reflect and to lead reflection among educators, children, and their families, including caregivers. Another example will be in the sharing of knowledge and skills to all stakeholders, evaluating, co-planning as well as embedding best practices within school and home settings. Combined with the biopsychosocial model, essential in understanding the whole child, Candice makes it her priority for every child to reach his/ her potential developmentally and culturally.
Her research interests include emotional and social influences on children’s learning, digital pedagogy, play pedagogy, and family pedagogy on language and cognitive development.
At CHILD, Candice seeks to drive systematic improvements in child outcomes, moving research into practice and fostering an openness toward new ideas and new ways of thinking.
Dr Zhishan Liu
Zhishan Liu is an experienced and actively involved professional in the field of psychology, and received a PhD in Psychology from Cardiff University (United Kingdom).
She developed important research skills in her position as Senior Researcher at Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC). Her research on neuroplasticity and the relationship between sleep and learning has provided vital understanding of mechanisms involved in different domains of learning. Zhishan performed experiments independently, conducted thorough data analysis, and generated substantial results, strengthening her reputation as an influential figure in the research community.
Zhishan has made significant impact on teaching at Cardiff University and demonstrated professionalism in engaging students and offering guidance. In her roles as a Project Tutor, Teaching Assistant and as Postgraduate Tutor.
Dr Zhishan Liu
Dr Zhishan Liu
Zhishan Liu is an experienced and actively involved professional in the field of psychology, and received a PhD in Psychology from Cardiff University (United Kingdom).
She developed important research skills in her position as Senior Researcher at Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC). Her research on neuroplasticity and the relationship between sleep and learning has provided vital understanding of mechanisms involved in different domains of learning. Zhishan performed experiments independently, conducted thorough data analysis, and generated substantial results, strengthening her reputation as an influential figure in the research community.
Zhishan has made significant impact on teaching at Cardiff University and demonstrated professionalism in engaging students and offering guidance. In her roles as a Project Tutor, Teaching Assistant and as Postgraduate Tutor.
YEO YUNWEI LUCIA
Lucia holds a Master of Science in Social Policy and Social Research from University College London. She has a diverse background in research and program evaluation which spans across the social service, education, hospital and early intervention sectors. Lucia has a strong passion in the fields of disability and early intervention and aspires to make impactful contributions in these areas.
Yeo Yunwei Lucia
YEO YUNWEI LUCIA
Lucia holds a Master of Science in Social Policy and Social Research from University College London. She has a diverse background in research and program evaluation which spans across the social service, education, hospital and early intervention sectors. Lucia has a strong passion in the fields of disability and early intervention and aspires to make impactful contributions in these areas.
Dr Qiyang Zhang
Qiyang Zhang, PhD, is a researcher with a background in educational and social psychology. Her research focuses on students’ well-being, school-based and internet-mediated mental health interventions, as well as automated meta-analysis workflows.
Before joining CHILD as a research fellow, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, with a PhD in educational studies. During her PhD at Hopkins, she developed research skills with the Social Psychology in Education & the Environment (SPiEE) lab and Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) research center. She also held a master’s degree from Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
Apart from her research, she also actively involved in mentoring, teaching, and leading research projects involving masters’ students. She enjoys leveraging the power of technology to engage students and encourages students to ask questions during classes.
Dr Qiyang Zhang
Dr Qiyang Zhang
Qiyang Zhang, PhD, is a researcher with a background in educational and social psychology. Her research focuses on students’ well-being, school-based and internet-mediated mental health interventions, as well as automated meta-analysis workflows.
Before joining CHILD as a research fellow, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, with a PhD in educational studies. During her PhD at Hopkins, she developed research skills with the Social Psychology in Education & the Environment (SPiEE) lab and Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) research center. She also held a master’s degree from Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
Apart from her research, she also actively involved in mentoring, teaching, and leading research projects involving masters’ students. She enjoys leveraging the power of technology to engage students and encourages students to ask questions during classes.
Suhasini D/O Chandrasekaran
I am pursuing my Master in Counselling at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). I have nearly a decade of working experience with children. I started my journey as a Speech and Drama Educator for preschoolers in Singapore and moved on to early childhood research upon graduating with a BSc in Psychology.
I have prior research experience, working as a research assistant at the National Institute of Education (NIE), and lead research assistant at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
I am particularly interested in how sibling relationships, cultural influences, and digital media work together in the development and support of children.
Suhasini D/O Chandrasekaran
Suhasini D/O Chandrasekaran
I am pursuing my Master in Counselling at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). I have nearly a decade of working experience with children. I started my journey as a Speech and Drama Educator for preschoolers in Singapore and moved on to early childhood research upon graduating with a BSc in Psychology.
I have prior research experience, working as a research assistant at the National Institute of Education (NIE), and lead research assistant at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
I am particularly interested in how sibling relationships, cultural influences, and digital media work together in the development and support of children.
Dr Emilie Lam
Emilie Lam, PhD, is a speech and language therapist with over 20 years of experience in Singapore and Australia. Her extensive clinical experience included working in preschools, early intervention centres, outreach centres, therapy centres, special schools, acute hospitals and rehabilitation settings. Her expertise expands across the lifespan, from neonates to children to adults, specialising in providing assessments and interventions for speech, language, and communication disorders. Her diverse experiences offered comprehensive experience in different service delivery and intervention models including clinician, parent, teacher, and computer- delivered interventions in multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary settings.
Emilie’s research interests encompass screening and assessment, as well as evaluating intervention effectiveness for developmental conditions, with a focus on how executive function impacts intervention outcomes. A dedicated educator and mentor, she lectures in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in special education, and speech and language therapy (pathology).
Dr Emilie Lam
Dr Emilie Lam
Emilie Lam, PhD, is a speech and language therapist with over 20 years of experience in Singapore and Australia. Her extensive clinical experience included working in preschools, early intervention centres, outreach centres, therapy centres, special schools, acute hospitals and rehabilitation settings. Her expertise expands across the lifespan, from neonates to children to adults, specialising in providing assessments and interventions for speech, language, and communication disorders. Her diverse experiences offered comprehensive experience in different service delivery and intervention models including clinician, parent, teacher, and computer- delivered interventions in multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary settings.
Emilie’s research interests encompass screening and assessment, as well as evaluating intervention effectiveness for developmental conditions, with a focus on how executive function impacts intervention outcomes. A dedicated educator and mentor, she lectures in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in special education, and speech and language therapy (pathology).
Dr Ng Choon Ming
Dr Ng Choon Ming obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Science) in the subject area of Nutrition. She is experienced in conducting evidence-based intervention studies for health promotion and nutrition education among children. Her research interests include the prevention of childhood obesity, dietary assessment and the use of digital health in the community for preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes. She is skilled in the conduct of observational studies, randomized-controlled trials, scoping reviews and quantitative data analyses. Her work has received international recognition including publication in high-impact journals, publication prizes, best oral/poster presentations, research grants, scholarships, and travel grants.
Dr Ng Choon Ming
Dr Ng Choon Ming
Dr Ng Choon Ming obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Science) in the subject area of Nutrition. She is experienced in conducting evidence-based intervention studies for health promotion and nutrition education among children. Her research interests include the prevention of childhood obesity, dietary assessment and the use of digital health in the community for preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes. She is skilled in the conduct of observational studies, randomized-controlled trials, scoping reviews and quantitative data analyses. Her work has received international recognition including publication in high-impact journals, publication prizes, best oral/poster presentations, research grants, scholarships, and travel grants.
Dr Yihang Wang
Yihang Wang, PhD, MSW, is a researcher with a background in social work. Her research focuses on child and youth development, particularly among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. She has extensive experience working with children from diverse familial and cultural contexts, and her work adopts a strengths-based perspective to explore how family dynamics, including parenting and grandparenting, influence children’s well-being.
Before joining CHILD, Dr. Wang received her PhD in Social Work and Social Administration from the University of Hong Kong in 2024. She developed her research skills through roles in the Youth Well-being Lab and the Child Health and Migrant Parents in South-East Asia (CHAMPSEA) project. Additionally, she has been a visiting scholar at the Centre for Family Research in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge.
In addition to her research, Dr. Wang has gained extensive experiences in teaching and tutoring both undergraduate and research students. Her involvement in Service-Learning initiatives in higher education has allowed her to foster experiential learning and empower students from diverse backgrounds.
Dr Yihang Wang
Dr Yihang Wang
Yihang Wang, PhD, MSW, is a researcher with a background in social work. Her research focuses on child and youth development, particularly among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. She has extensive experience working with children from diverse familial and cultural contexts, and her work adopts a strengths-based perspective to explore how family dynamics, including parenting and grandparenting, influence children’s well-being.
Before joining CHILD, Dr. Wang received her PhD in Social Work and Social Administration from the University of Hong Kong in 2024. She developed her research skills through roles in the Youth Well-being Lab and the Child Health and Migrant Parents in South-East Asia (CHAMPSEA) project. Additionally, she has been a visiting scholar at the Centre for Family Research in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge.
In addition to her research, Dr. Wang has gained extensive experiences in teaching and tutoring both undergraduate and research students. Her involvement in Service-Learning initiatives in higher education has allowed her to foster experiential learning and empower students from diverse backgrounds.
Dr Yihang Wang
Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam, PhD, has 25 years of experience as a clinician, researcher and educator. She has a passion for working with community partners and practitioners to translate evidence into practice. Her research areas of interest are focused on children and young people with disabilities – in particular, inclusion, participation, transition to adulthood, and the engagement of children and young people with disabilities in research. She has expertise in qualitative research methods.
Gayatri’s professional experience spans work in Canada, Europe and Asia, including working and conducting research in low-resource communities. She has developed curriculum and provided training for rehabilitation students, clinicians and community practitioners about critical thinking, engaging with evidence and research, and realistic approaches to conducting and using research in practice.
As a director at CEI, she works closely with community partners and other stakeholders, bringing her expertise in research design, qualitative methods and participatory research methods to produce better outcomes for children and families.
Dr Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam
Dr Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam
Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam, PhD, has 25 years of experience as a clinician, researcher and educator. She has a passion for working with community partners and practitioners to translate evidence into practice. Her research areas of interest are focused on children and young people with disabilities – in particular, inclusion, participation, transition to adulthood, and the engagement of children and young people with disabilities in research. She has expertise in qualitative research methods.
Gayatri’s professional experience spans work in Canada, Europe and Asia, including working and conducting research in low-resource communities. She has developed curriculum and provided training for rehabilitation students, clinicians and community practitioners about critical thinking, engaging with evidence and research, and realistic approaches to conducting and using research in practice.
As a director at CEI, she works closely with community partners and other stakeholders, bringing her expertise in research design, qualitative methods and participatory research methods to produce better outcomes for children and families.
Dr Felicia Low
Dr Felicia Low is a CHILD collaborator and Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, an apolitical think-tank and research centre at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She leads Koi Tū’s Knowledge Hub for Maternal and Child Health (https://informedfutures.org/knowledge-hub), an initiative specialising in evidence synthesis to bridge the research-policy gap. She also has interests in youth wellbeing and community health.
Felicia has worked closely with Sir Peter Gluckman since 2008. She has made conceptual contributions to the fields of evolutionary medicine, developmental epigenetics, and the developmental origins of health and disease, and has served as lead/co-author of government-commissioned reports with a public health focus. Felicia holds a PhD from the University of Otago, Christchurch.
Dr Felicia Low
Dr Felicia Low
Dr Felicia Low is a CHILD collaborator and Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, an apolitical think-tank and research centre at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She leads Koi Tū’s Knowledge Hub for Maternal and Child Health (https://informedfutures.org/knowledge-hub), an initiative specialising in evidence synthesis to bridge the research-policy gap. She also has interests in youth wellbeing and community health.
Felicia has worked closely with Sir Peter Gluckman since 2008. She has made conceptual contributions to the fields of evolutionary medicine, developmental epigenetics, and the developmental origins of health and disease, and has served as lead/co-author of government-commissioned reports with a public health focus. Felicia holds a PhD from the University of Otago, Christchurch.
Pavithra D/O Visvanathan
Pavithra graduated from the Singapore University of Social Sciences with a Bachelor’s in Sociology with Psychology. She is currently the Assistant Manager at CHILD providing operational and administrative support to the team.
Before CHILD, Pavithra worked at MNCs and education institutions for over 8 years. Her areas of expertise include project and programme management, product development as well as UX research.
Pavithra D/O Visvanathan
Pavithra D/O Visvanathan
Pavithra graduated from the Singapore University of Social Sciences with a Bachelor’s in Sociology with Psychology. She is currently the Assistant Manager at CHILD providing operational and administrative support to the team.
Before CHILD, Pavithra worked at MNCs and education institutions for over 8 years. Her areas of expertise include project and programme management, product development as well as UX research.
Natalie Koh
Natalie is a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Cheryl Seah. She graduated from NUS with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and previously worked with special needs students in a mainstream school setting prior to working at CHILD. She has past research experience studying the value of volunteer tutoring programmes in a Covid-19 world for children from underprivileged families.
Natalie Koh
Natalie Koh
Natalie is a research assistant under the supervision of Dr Cheryl Seah. She graduated from NUS with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and previously worked with special needs students in a mainstream school setting prior to working at CHILD. She has past research experience studying the value of volunteer tutoring programmes in a Covid-19 world for children from underprivileged families.
Celeste Tew
Celeste graduated from University of Bristol with a Masters of Science in Psychology of Education. She has more than 5 years of teaching experience in Early Intervention centres – planning and executing evidence-based intervention strategies in EIPIC centres and across local preschools to support the learning and development of children with diverse needs.
Celeste Tew
Celeste Tew
Celeste graduated from University of Bristol with a Masters of Science in Psychology of Education. She has more than 5 years of teaching experience in Early Intervention centres – planning and executing evidence-based intervention strategies in EIPIC centres and across local preschools to support the learning and development of children with diverse needs.
Dr Zhishan Liu
Zhishan Liu is an experienced and actively involved professional in the field of psychology, and received a PhD in Psychology from Cardiff University (United Kingdom).
She developed important research skills in her position as Senior Researcher at Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC). Her research on neuroplasticity and the relationship between sleep and learning has provided vital understanding of mechanisms involved in different domains of learning. Zhishan performed experiments independently, conducted thorough data analysis, and generated substantial results, strengthening her reputation as an influential figure in the research community.
Zhishan has made significant impact on teaching at Cardiff University and demonstrated professionalism in engaging students and offering guidance. In her roles as a Project Tutor, Teaching Assistant and as Postgraduate Tutor.
Dr Zhishan Liu
Dr Zhishan Liu
Zhishan Liu is an experienced and actively involved professional in the field of psychology, and received a PhD in Psychology from Cardiff University (United Kingdom).
She developed important research skills in her position as Senior Researcher at Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC). Her research on neuroplasticity and the relationship between sleep and learning has provided vital understanding of mechanisms involved in different domains of learning. Zhishan performed experiments independently, conducted thorough data analysis, and generated substantial results, strengthening her reputation as an influential figure in the research community.
Zhishan has made significant impact on teaching at Cardiff University and demonstrated professionalism in engaging students and offering guidance. In her roles as a Project Tutor, Teaching Assistant and as Postgraduate Tutor.
YEO YUNWEI LUCIA
Lucia holds a Master of Science in Social Policy and Social Research from University College London. She has a diverse background in research and program evaluation which spans across the social service, education, hospital and early intervention sectors. Lucia has a strong passion in the fields of disability and early intervention and aspires to make impactful contributions in these areas.
Yeo Yunwei Lucia
YEO YUNWEI LUCIA
Lucia holds a Master of Science in Social Policy and Social Research from University College London. She has a diverse background in research and program evaluation which spans across the social service, education, hospital and early intervention sectors. Lucia has a strong passion in the fields of disability and early intervention and aspires to make impactful contributions in these areas.
Dr Qiyang Zhang
Qiyang Zhang, PhD, is a researcher with a background in educational and social psychology. Her research focuses on students’ well-being, school-based and internet-mediated mental health interventions, as well as automated meta-analysis workflows.
Before joining CHILD as a research fellow, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, with a PhD in educational studies. During her PhD at Hopkins, she developed research skills with the Social Psychology in Education & the Environment (SPiEE) lab and Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) research center. She also held a master’s degree from Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
Apart from her research, she also actively involved in mentoring, teaching, and leading research projects involving masters’ students. She enjoys leveraging the power of technology to engage students and encourages students to ask questions during classes.
Dr Qiyang Zhang
Dr Qiyang Zhang
Qiyang Zhang, PhD, is a researcher with a background in educational and social psychology. Her research focuses on students’ well-being, school-based and internet-mediated mental health interventions, as well as automated meta-analysis workflows.
Before joining CHILD as a research fellow, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, with a PhD in educational studies. During her PhD at Hopkins, she developed research skills with the Social Psychology in Education & the Environment (SPiEE) lab and Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) research center. She also held a master’s degree from Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
Apart from her research, she also actively involved in mentoring, teaching, and leading research projects involving masters’ students. She enjoys leveraging the power of technology to engage students and encourages students to ask questions during classes.
Suhasini D/O Chandrasekaran
I am pursuing my Master in Counselling at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). I have nearly a decade of working experience with children. I started my journey as a Speech and Drama Educator for preschoolers in Singapore and moved on to early childhood research upon graduating with a BSc in Psychology.
I have prior research experience, working as a research assistant at the National Institute of Education (NIE), and lead research assistant at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
I am particularly interested in how sibling relationships, cultural influences, and digital media work together in the development and support of children.
Suhasini D/O Chandrasekaran
Suhasini D/O Chandrasekaran
I am pursuing my Master in Counselling at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). I have nearly a decade of working experience with children. I started my journey as a Speech and Drama Educator for preschoolers in Singapore and moved on to early childhood research upon graduating with a BSc in Psychology.
I have prior research experience, working as a research assistant at the National Institute of Education (NIE), and lead research assistant at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
I am particularly interested in how sibling relationships, cultural influences, and digital media work together in the development and support of children.
Dr Emilie Lam
Emilie Lam, PhD, is a speech and language therapist with over 20 years of experience in Singapore and Australia. Her extensive clinical experience included working in preschools, early intervention centres, outreach centres, therapy centres, special schools, acute hospitals and rehabilitation settings. Her expertise expands across the lifespan, from neonates to children to adults, specialising in providing assessments and interventions for speech, language, and communication disorders. Her diverse experiences offered comprehensive experience in different service delivery and intervention models including clinician, parent, teacher, and computer- delivered interventions in multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary settings.
Emilie’s research interests encompass screening and assessment, as well as evaluating intervention effectiveness for developmental conditions, with a focus on how executive function impacts intervention outcomes. A dedicated educator and mentor, she lectures in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in special education, and speech and language therapy (pathology).
Dr Emilie Lam
Dr Emilie Lam
Emilie Lam, PhD, is a speech and language therapist with over 20 years of experience in Singapore and Australia. Her extensive clinical experience included working in preschools, early intervention centres, outreach centres, therapy centres, special schools, acute hospitals and rehabilitation settings. Her expertise expands across the lifespan, from neonates to children to adults, specialising in providing assessments and interventions for speech, language, and communication disorders. Her diverse experiences offered comprehensive experience in different service delivery and intervention models including clinician, parent, teacher, and computer- delivered interventions in multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary settings.
Emilie’s research interests encompass screening and assessment, as well as evaluating intervention effectiveness for developmental conditions, with a focus on how executive function impacts intervention outcomes. A dedicated educator and mentor, she lectures in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in special education, and speech and language therapy (pathology).
Dr Ng Choon Ming
Dr Ng Choon Ming obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Science) in the subject area of Nutrition. She is experienced in conducting evidence-based intervention studies for health promotion and nutrition education among children. Her research interests include the prevention of childhood obesity, dietary assessment and the use of digital health in the community for preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes. She is skilled in the conduct of observational studies, randomized-controlled trials, scoping reviews and quantitative data analyses. Her work has received international recognition including publication in high-impact journals, publication prizes, best oral/poster presentations, research grants, scholarships, and travel grants.
Dr Ng Choon Ming
Dr Ng Choon Ming
Dr Ng Choon Ming obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Science) in the subject area of Nutrition. She is experienced in conducting evidence-based intervention studies for health promotion and nutrition education among children. Her research interests include the prevention of childhood obesity, dietary assessment and the use of digital health in the community for preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes. She is skilled in the conduct of observational studies, randomized-controlled trials, scoping reviews and quantitative data analyses. Her work has received international recognition including publication in high-impact journals, publication prizes, best oral/poster presentations, research grants, scholarships, and travel grants.
Dr Yihang Wang
Yihang Wang, PhD, MSW, is a researcher with a background in social work. Her research focuses on child and youth development, particularly among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. She has extensive experience working with children from diverse familial and cultural contexts, and her work adopts a strengths-based perspective to explore how family dynamics, including parenting and grandparenting, influence children’s well-being.
Before joining CHILD, Dr. Wang received her PhD in Social Work and Social Administration from the University of Hong Kong in 2024. She developed her research skills through roles in the Youth Well-being Lab and the Child Health and Migrant Parents in South-East Asia (CHAMPSEA) project. Additionally, she has been a visiting scholar at the Centre for Family Research in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge.
In addition to her research, Dr. Wang has gained extensive experiences in teaching and tutoring both undergraduate and research students. Her involvement in Service-Learning initiatives in higher education has allowed her to foster experiential learning and empower students from diverse backgrounds.
Dr Yihang Wang
Dr Yihang Wang
Yihang Wang, PhD, MSW, is a researcher with a background in social work. Her research focuses on child and youth development, particularly among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. She has extensive experience working with children from diverse familial and cultural contexts, and her work adopts a strengths-based perspective to explore how family dynamics, including parenting and grandparenting, influence children’s well-being.
Before joining CHILD, Dr. Wang received her PhD in Social Work and Social Administration from the University of Hong Kong in 2024. She developed her research skills through roles in the Youth Well-being Lab and the Child Health and Migrant Parents in South-East Asia (CHAMPSEA) project. Additionally, she has been a visiting scholar at the Centre for Family Research in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge.
In addition to her research, Dr. Wang has gained extensive experiences in teaching and tutoring both undergraduate and research students. Her involvement in Service-Learning initiatives in higher education has allowed her to foster experiential learning and empower students from diverse backgrounds.
Dr Yihang Wang
Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam, PhD, has 25 years of experience as a clinician, researcher and educator. She has a passion for working with community partners and practitioners to translate evidence into practice. Her research areas of interest are focused on children and young people with disabilities – in particular, inclusion, participation, transition to adulthood, and the engagement of children and young people with disabilities in research. She has expertise in qualitative research methods.
Gayatri’s professional experience spans work in Canada, Europe and Asia, including working and conducting research in low-resource communities. She has developed curriculum and provided training for rehabilitation students, clinicians and community practitioners about critical thinking, engaging with evidence and research, and realistic approaches to conducting and using research in practice.
As a director at CEI, she works closely with community partners and other stakeholders, bringing her expertise in research design, qualitative methods and participatory research methods to produce better outcomes for children and families.
Dr Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam
Dr Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam
Gayatri Kembhavi-Tam, PhD, has 25 years of experience as a clinician, researcher and educator. She has a passion for working with community partners and practitioners to translate evidence into practice. Her research areas of interest are focused on children and young people with disabilities – in particular, inclusion, participation, transition to adulthood, and the engagement of children and young people with disabilities in research. She has expertise in qualitative research methods.
Gayatri’s professional experience spans work in Canada, Europe and Asia, including working and conducting research in low-resource communities. She has developed curriculum and provided training for rehabilitation students, clinicians and community practitioners about critical thinking, engaging with evidence and research, and realistic approaches to conducting and using research in practice.
As a director at CEI, she works closely with community partners and other stakeholders, bringing her expertise in research design, qualitative methods and participatory research methods to produce better outcomes for children and families.