Email alif.i@nus.edu.sg 

Dr Alif is a Research Fellow (Social and Behavioural Sciences) at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. He obtained his PhD in Psychology and Sociology from James Cook University in 2025. Alif is skilled and well-versed in various qualitative research methodologies and utilises them to garner insights into social scientific and public health questions of interest. He also draws on social scientific theories as a lens to understand various aspects of health, illness, and well-being. Some of his work includes understanding HIV prevention, care, and treatment, examining coping, resilience, and romantic relationships among sexual and gender minority communities, as well as investigating hand hygiene compliance and antibiotic prescribing practices among healthcare professionals in Singapore.

Alif is a passionate advocate and educator in qualitative research, having taught numerous foundational and advanced qualitative methods courses across healthcare and academic settings over the past decade. In recent years, he has increasingly collaborated with researchers in the natural sciences to understand and address complex global and regional challenges through qualitative methods and a social-scientific perspective. Beyond his role at NUS, Alif is an Adjunct Research Associate at James Cook University (Singapore Campus). He also serves as an Early Career Liaison for the International Society of Critical Health Psychology and as a New Scholar Member (Publications Committee) with the International Association for Relationships Research.

• Research Fellow, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Primary)
• Adjunct Research Associate, James Cook University, Singapore Campus

• Qualitative Methods
• HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment
• Social Scientific Approaches to Health, Illness, and Wellbeing
• Romantic Relationships and Families
• Coping and Resilience
• Health, Gender, and Sexuality

• Qualitative Methods
• Social Scientific Approaches to Health, Illness, and Wellbeing

• Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology and Sociology), James Cook University
• Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (Honours), James Cook University
• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Murdoch University

• Southeast Asia Indigenous Psychology (SEAIP) Research Seed Grant (2025)
• Hunt-Simes Institute in Sexuality Studies Summer School Travel Grant, Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre, The University of Sydney (2024)
• IARR Geographical Diversity Research Grants, International Association for Relationships Research (2023)

• Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (2025)
• Visiting Fellow, Hunt-Simes Institute in Sexuality Studies, Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia (2024)
• Visiting Research Fellow, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore (2021 – 2024)
• Qualitative Research Analyst, Office of Clinical Epidemiology, Analytics, & Knowledge, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (2014 – 2020)
• Executive (Administration & Operations Support), Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (2009 – 2014)

• Early Career Liaison, International Society of Critical Health Psychology (2025 – Present)
• New Scholar Member (Publications Committee), International Association for Relationships Research (2024 – present)
• Student Representative, International Society of Critical Health Psychology (2021 – 2025)

• Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Pamoso, A. H. G., Truong, Q., Liow, J. W., Delos Santos, J. J. I., Ratanashevorn, R., Ojanen, T. T., Htike, N. L., Hastuti, L. W., Liem, A., & Tan, K. (2026). “It felt like walking in the dark”: A collaborative autoethnography on the challenges of conducting LGBTQ+ research in Southeast Asia. [Manuscript under review].
• Bin Ibrahim, M. A., & Barlas, J. (2026). Representations of LGBTQ couples and families in the Singapore mainstream news media: A thematic discourse analysis. [Manuscript under preparation].
• Prankumar, S. K., Nguyen, L., Kaewnukul, T., Ho, L. P., Chan, R. C. H., Dong, K. Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Kumar, P. A, & Wong, H. T. H. (2025). International Community-Involved LGBTQ+ Health Research: Multidisciplinary Reflections and Strategies. In W. McGovern, B. Bareham, H. Alderson & M. Lhussier (Eds.), Public Involvement and Community Engagement in Applied Health and Social Care Research: Critical Perspectives and Innovative Practice. Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83608-678-920251001
• Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Barlas, J., Lin, P. K. F., & Marsh, N. V. (2025). Cross-validating the Couple Resilience Inventory with individuals in LGBTQ relationships in Singapore: Insights from a mixed-methods approach. Current Psychology, 44(10), 9189-9207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07728-9
• Chao, M., & Bin Ibrahim, M. A. (Eds.). (2025). Critical thinking in psychology: Dispositions, cognitive insights, and research skills. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25120/5a9n-kegr
• Bin Ibrahim, M. A., & Ho, L. P. (2023). From Acute Infection to Chronic Health Condition: The Role of the Social Sciences on the HIV/AIDS Global Epidemic. In P. Liamputtong (Eds), Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96778-9_88-2
• Bin Ibrahim, M. A., & Barlas, J. (2021). “Making do with things we cannot change”: An interpretive phenomenological analysis of relationship resilience among gay men in Singapore. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(9), 2630-2652. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211017988
• Guo, H., Hildon, Z. J. L., Loh, V. W. K., Sundram, M., Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Tang, W. E., & Chow, A. (2021). Exploring antibiotic prescribing in public and private primary care settings in Singapore: a qualitative analysis informing theory and evidence-based planning for value-driven intervention design. BMC Family Practice, 22(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01556-z
• Tan, R. K. J., Chan, Y. Y., Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Ho, L. P., Lim, O.Z., Choong, B. C. H., Chio, M. T., Chen, M. I., & Wong, C. M. (2021). Potential interactions between the pathways to diagnosis of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV self-testing: Insights from a qualitative study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 97(3), 215-220. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054623
• Wong, L.H., Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Guo, H., Kwa, A. L. H., Lum, L. H. W., Ng, T. M., Chung, J. S., Somani, J., Lye, D. C. B., & Chow, A. (2020). Empowerment of nurses in antibiotic stewardship: A social-ecological qualitative analysis. Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(3), 473-482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.002
• Wong, C. S., Kumar, P. A., Wong, C. M., Choong, B. C. H., Lim, O.Z., Chan, Y. Y., Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Chio, M. T., Tan, R. K. J., & Chen, M. I. (2019). Acceptability of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Opinions on PrEP Service Delivery Among Men who have Sex with Men in Singapore: A Qualitative Study. AIDS Education and Prevention, 31(2), 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2019.31.2.152
• Chan, Y. Y., Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Wong, C. M., Ooi, C. K., & Chow, A. (2019). Determinants of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in an emergency department with good primary care access: A qualitative analysis. Epidemiology & Infection. Epidemiology and Infection, 147(e111), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095026881800331X
• Tan, R. K. J., Wong, C. M., Chen, M. I., Chan, Y. Y., Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Lim, O. Z., Chio, M. T., Wong, C. S., Chan, R. K. W., Chua, L. J., & Choong, B. C. H. (2018). Chemsex among men who have sex with men in Singapore and the challenges ahead: a qualitative study. International Journal of Drug Policy, 61, 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.10.002
• Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Chow, C., Poh, B. F., Ang, B., & Chow, A. (2018). Differences in psychosocial determinants of hand hygiene between healthcare professional groups: Insights from a mixed-methods analysis. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(3), 253-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.09.014
• Ho, H. J., Chan, Y. Y., Bin Ibrahim, M. A., Wagle, A. A., Wong, C. M., & Chow, A. (2017). A formative research-guided educational intervention to improve the knowledge and attitudes of seniors towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations. Vaccine, 35(47), 6367-6374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.10.005