Email alyssa.c@nus.edu.sg

Dr Alyssa Chan is a Research Fellow at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on community health systems, programme evaluation, participatory research, and mixed methods approaches.

Drawing on over five years of experience in community-based research, she explores how people’s lived experiences, strengths, and ideas can inform health initiatives, and how community-led efforts can be sustained within wider systems. Her broader interests include health communication, behavioural science, and the social determinants of health.

Alyssa believes meaningful change happens when communities have the space, confidence, and support to shape the changes they want to see. She is particularly interested in rethinking community mobilisation and empowerment within systems traditionally shaped from the top down. She aspires to bridge research and practice to support more equitable, responsive, and sustainable approaches to community health.

• NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

• Community Development and Empowerment
• Social Impact and Capacity Building
• Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health
• Social and Behaviour Change and Theory-Based Approaches
• Programme Evaluation and Mixed Methods Research

• Health Behaviours and Communication
• Qualitative Research Methods and Practices
• Research Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• PhD in Public Health, National University of Singapore
• BSc in Psychological Science, James Cook University

• Research Fellow, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, August 2026 to Present.
• Research Associate, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, July 2024 to July 2026
• Research Assistant, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, July 2021 to June 2024
• Research Apprentice, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, October 2020 to June 2021
• Research Assistant, James Cook University Singapore March 2020 to September 2020

• Hildon, Z. J.-L., Herdman, M., Tan, R. L.-Y., Liao, M., Chan, A. Y., Kaur, N., Zamora-Sánchez, J.-J., Pérez-Tortajada, G., Prinja, S., Jyani, G., Purba, F., Yang, Z., Belizán, M., Busschbach, J., Soprovich, A., Short, H., Al Sayah, F., Augustovski, F., Johnson, J. A., & Luo, N. (2026). Does EQ-5D measure the most relevant aspects of health across cultures? Findings from a multi-country qualitative and card-sorting study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-026-02612-x
• Chan, F. J. H., bin Aman, M. A., Puah, L. J. R., Ali, S. H., Chan, A. Y., & Hildon, Z. J.-L. (2026). Multi-stakeholder qualitative assessment of IDHealth service for adults with intellectual disabilities (AWID): A case study of specialised support system. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-15328-x
• Chan, F. J. H., bin Aman, M. A., Puah, L. J. R., Teo, J. S. H., Chen, S., Ali, S. H., Chan, A. Y., & Hildon, Z. J.-L. (2026). Navigating healthcare for adults with intellectual disabilities in Singapore: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to healthcare system access and care-seeking. BMC Global and Public Health, 4(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-026-00288-5
• Chan, A. Y., Chan, F. J. H., Puah, L. J. R., Azamuddin, M., Rajendram, P., Tan, W. M., Yong, Y. L., & Hildon, Z. J.-L. (2025). Defining health movements and health needs across the life course: A qualitative study. Health Expectations, 28(2), Article e70228. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70228
• Chan, F. J. H.*, Chan, A. Y.*, Zhuang, W. X.*, Rajendram, P., Quek, J. J. H., Tan, W. M., Yong, Y. L., Song, C. L., & Hildon, Z. J.-L.* (2025). Classifying strategies for building community health movements: A guide for implementers. BMC Public Health, 25, Article 301. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21046-7 *Joint first author
• Chan, A. Y., Tan, C. S., Chan, F. J. H., Soh, A. M. S. E., Chen, M. I.-C., & Hildon, Z. J.-L. (2023). Examining resilience in Singapore in the face of COVID-19 community restrictions. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1082148. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1082148
• Ting, C.*, Chan, A. Y.*, Chan, L. G., & Hildon, Z. J.-L. (2022). “Well, I signed up to be a soldier; I have been trained and equipped well”: Exploring healthcare workers’ experiences during COVID-19 organizational changes in Singapore, from the first wave to the path towards endemicity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), Article 2477. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042477 *Joint first author
• Chan, A. Y., Ting, C., Chan, L. G., & Hildon, Z. J.-L. (2022). “The emotions were like a roller-coaster”: A qualitative analysis of e-diary data on healthcare worker resilience and adaptation during the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore. Human Resources for Health, 20, Article 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-022-00756-7
• Hildon, Z. J.-L., Panchapakesan, C., Hasan, T., Khaled, N., Chan, A. Y., Tripathi, S., Wong, M. C. P., Lwin, M. O., Chen, M. I.-C., & Afsana, K. (2022). Exploring theory-based behavioral interventions promoting COVID-19 prevention and healthcare-seeking for migrant worker men in Singapore: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 22, Article 2113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14488-9
• Wong, M. C. P., Tan, C. S., Chan, A. Y., Khaled, N., Hasan, T., Panchapakesan, C., Tripathi, S., Afsana, K., Lwin, M. O., & Hildon, Z. J.-L. (2022). Exploring COVID-19 circuit breaker (CB) restrictions at a migrant worker dormitory in Singapore: A case study and nested mixed-method analysis of stress management and mental health. BMJ Open, 12(8), Article e060163. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060163
• Teoh, A. N., Ooi, E. Y. E., & Chan, A. Y. (2021). Boredom affects sleep quality: The serial mediation effect of inattention and bedtime procrastination. Personality and Individual Differences, 171, Article 110460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110460