Email awsu@nus.edu.sg

• NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Lecturer (Adjunct)
• Tsao Foundation, Senior Research Fellow
• Singapore University of Social Sciences, Associate Faculty

• Community Empowerment
• Measurement of Community Capacities
• Mental Health and Resilience
• Behavior Change and Health Communication
• Health Systems and Policies for Older Persons

• Asset-Based Community Development
• Community-Based Participatory Research
• Health Psychology and Health Communication
• Program Evaluation and Mixed Methods
• Social Services and Policies for Older Persons

• PhD (Health Systems and Behavioral Science), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
• Bachelor of Social Sciences (Psychology), National University of Singapore
• AI200 Applied Machine Learning, Heicoders Academy

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
• Research and Teaching Assistant, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
• Researcher, Singapore Prisons Services
• Behavioral Therapist, Autism Partnership

• Research Advisory Panel, GivFunds
• Visiting Scholar, University College London’s Centre of Ageing Population Studies
• Member, Society of Behavioral Health

• Aw. S, Koh. C.H.G, Tan. C.S, Wong, M.L, Hubertus, J.M, Harding, C.H, Geronimo M.A, Hildon. Z.J.L (2020) Promoting BioPsychoSocial Health of Community-Dwelling Older Adults using the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) Program in Singapore: A Mixed-Methods Theory-Based Evaluation. Social Science & Medicine, 258, 113104. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113104
• Aw. S, Koh. C.H.G, Oh.Y.J, Wong. M.L, Hubertus. J.M, Harding, C.H, Geronimo, M.A, Hildon. Z.J.L (2020) Interacting with place and mapping community needs to context: Comparing and triangulating multiple geospatial-qualitative methods using the Focus-Expand-Compare approach. Methodological Innovations, September-December, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2059799120987772
• Aw. S, Koh. C.H.G, Oh. Y.J, Wong. M.L, Hubertus. J.M, Harding, C.H, Geronimo, M.A, Yoon, F.L, Hildon, Z.J.L (2017) Explaining the continuum of social participation among older adults in Singapore: from ‘closed doors’ to active ageing in multi-ethnic community settings. Journal of Aging Studies, 42: 46-55. 10.1016/j.jaging.2017.07.002
• Aw. S, Koh. C.H.G, Tan. C.S, Wong, M.L, Hubertus, J.M, Harding, C.H, Geronimo M.A, Hildon. Z.J.L (2019) Theory and design of the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) programs in Singapore: connecting BioPsychoSocial health and Quality of Life experiences of older adults. BMC Geriatrics, 19: 254. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1277-x
• Hildon Z.J.L, Tan C.S, Shiraz. F, Ng W.C, Deng. X.P, Koh. C.H.G, Tan K.B, Philp. I, Wiggins. D, Aw. S, Wu. T. (2018) The theoretical and empirical basis of a BioPsychoSocial (BPS) risk screener for detection of older people’s health related needs, planning of community programs, and targeted care programs. BMC Geriatrics, 18: 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0739-x
• Frost. R, Nair. P, Aw. S, Gould. R.L, Kalpa. K, Buszewicz. M, Walters. K. (2019) Supporting frail older people with depression and anxiety: a qualitative study. Aging & Mental Health, 1-8. 10.1080/13607863.2019.1647132
• Frost. R, Nair. P, Aw. S, Gould. R.L, Kalpa. K, Buszewicz. M, Walters. (2020) Effectiveness of different post-diagnostic dementia care models delivered by primary care. British Journal of General Practice, e434. 10.3399/bjgp20X710165
• Malhotra. R, Bautista. M.A.C, Müller. A.M, Aw. S, Koh. C.H.G, Theng. Y. L, Hoskins. S.J, Wong C.H, Miao. C, Lim. W.S, Malhotra. C, Chan. A. (2018) The Aging of a Young Nation: Population Aging in Singapore. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny16
• Seah, S. J., Harding, S. C., Wang, J., Aw, S., Lam, J., & Lim, R. B. T. (2022). Effectiveness of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Involving Community-Based Intervention for Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Singapore. The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care, 48(6), 505-521. 1177/26350106221125695