Our heartiest congratulations to Assoc Prof Cynthia Chen on her promotion to Associate Professor, with retrospective effect from 1 July 2025!
Since joining NUS, Assoc Prof Chen has distinguished herself as an outstanding educator, researcher, and leader in public health economics and ageing. Her dedication to teaching and student engagement has been recognised through consistently strong student feedback and the SSHSPH Teaching Excellence Award.
Her research focuses on the economics of ageing, health technology assessment, and the cost-effectiveness of public health interventions. Notably, she pioneered the adaptation of the Future Elderly Model for Singapore, providing policymakers with critical insights into disease trajectories and healthcare financing. As Principal Investigator, she has secured competitive research funding and published widely in leading journals, including Nature Aging and The Lancet. Her translational work has directly informed national health policy and practice.
Congratulations to Assoc Prof Cynthia Chen on this well-deserved achievement, and we wish her continued success in the years ahead!