Chronic Diseases and Disability

Foong Pin Sym

FOONG Pin Sym

Senior Research Fellow Email pinsym@nus.edu.sg Website LinkedIn FOONG Pin Sym Pin Sym manages the Telehealth Core, a research centre that supports and studies the development of eHealth projects. She has a Masters in Human Computer Interaction Design and a PhD in Interactive Media. Her days consist of inspirational, challenging and absorbing conversations with her collaborators in the fields of health, technology and design. She stays motivated by remembering the patients and families she has journeyed with. Currently, she is working on chronic disease prevention and patient education for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes,Read more

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PARK Su Hyun

Senior Research Fellow Email suhyun.park@nus.edu.sg PARK Su Hyun Dr. Su Park is an epidemiologist with a focus on examining health disparities, mental health, neighborhood effects, and cancer risk factors. Her expertise lies in methodological approaches and quantitative analyses, utilizing a wide range of data sources, including national and community-based datasets, as well as birth-cohort data. Currently, her research involves the innovative application of ecological momentary assessment (EMA), facilitating data collection at both intra-individual and inter-individual levels. With her expertise, she conducts comprehensive analyses to capture fluctuations in psychological distress, neighborhood environments,

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TENG Cecilia

Deputy Director of Student Life; Senior Lecturer Email ephtwcc@nus.edu.sg TENG CeciliaAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Research Areas Public health education Health services research Health promotion Pharmacy practice Teaching Areas Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases Fundamental Public Health Methods Health of the Poor in Asia Public Health in Action Public Health Practice Academic Qualifications PhD, National University of Singapore BSc(Pharm)(Hons), National University of Singapore Professional Qualifications Registered Pharmacist, Singapore Pharmacy Council Awards/Honours NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (Individual), 2023 Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper in Higher

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REBELLO Salome Antonette

Senior Lecturer Tel (65) 6516 8557 Email ephsar@nus.edu.sg REBELLO Salome Antonette The role of the food environment in shaping dietary behaviours is becoming increasingly recognised. My research is mainly focused on characterising food environments and understanding how people interact with their environments to make healthier food choices. I hope that my work contributes to the development of surveillance systems to monitor the health of our food environments, and to the design of interventions and policies that facilitate wiser dietary behaviours. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Research Areas Food

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LIM Boon Tar Raymond

Senior Lecturer Tel (65) 6601 5425 Email ephlbtr@nus.edu.sg LIM Boon Tar RaymondAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Primary) NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (Joint) Research Areas Behavioural science, health promotion, health education and communication Evaluation of public health programmes, mixed methods research, qualitative research STI/ HIV prevention and control, prediabetes, diabetes Workplace health promotion Teaching Areas Lifestyle behaviour, health promotion, public health communication General epidemiology, occupational and environmental health Academic/Professional Qualifications Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore (2024) PhD (2018), National University of Singapore Dip (Occupational Medicine) (2013),

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HWANG Yi-Fu Jeff

Lecturer (Joint) Email ephhyj@nus.edu.sg HWANG Yi-Fu JeffAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Joint) Woodlands Health Campus (Primary) Research Areas Workplace Safety and Health Services Teaching Areas Occupational Medicine Total Workplace Safety and Health (Total WSH) Academic/Professional Qualifications M.B.B.S at National University of Singapore (2011) Masters of Public Health (Occupational Medicine) at National University of Singapore (2015) Career History 2011 –2015: Resident in various portfolios under NUHS National Preventive Medicine Residency Program 2015 – present: Senior Resident in various portfolios under NUHS National Preventive Medicine Residency Program 2018 –

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TAI E Shyong

Professor (Joint) Tel (65) 6772 4371 Email tai_e_shyong@nuhs.edu.sg TAI E ShyongAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Joint) Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, National University Hospital (Primary) Research Areas Elucidation of gene-environment interactions that determine the levels of cardiovascular risk factors in the Singapore population, the role of genetic and environmental factors that alter lipid and lipoprotein metabolism as well as insulin resistance. Implementation and evaluation of novel models of healthcare delivery that can improve the efficiency of the healthcare system in order to optimise outcomes for patients for

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FINKELSTEIN Eric Andrew

Professor (Joint) Tel (65) 6516 2338 Email eric.finkelstein@duke-nus.edu.sg FINKELSTEIN Eric Andrew Dr. Finkelstein is Professor of Health Services and Systems Research at the Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore and the Executive Director of the Lien Centre for Palliative Care. He also holds appointments at NUS School of Public Health and Duke University Global Health Institute. His research focuses on the economic causes and consequences of health behaviors, with a primary emphasis on the use of traditional and behavioral economic incentives to influence behaviors in ways to improve the public’s health. Recent research also

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LEE Jen-Mai Jeannette

Vice Dean (Academic Affairs); Associate Professor Tel (65) 6516 4964 Email ephleej@nus.edu.sg LEE Jen-Mai JeannetteAffiliation Vice Dean (Academic Affairs), NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Primary) NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (Joint) Research Areas Cardiovascular Epidemiology Teaching Areas Undergraduate preventive medicine and public health Cardiovascular epidemiology Academic/Professional Qualifications MBBS (Hons) B Med Sci (University of New South Wales) Sydney, Australia Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (Aust.) MD (Epidemiology), NUS Career History Internship/ residency 1994-1996 Royal North Shore Hospital, New Children's Hospital Various general

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KOH Choon Huat Gerald

Professor Tel (65) 6516 4979 Fax (65) 6779 1489 Email ephkohch@nus.edu.sg KOH Choon Huat GeraldAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Clinical Director, Future Primary Care, Ministry of Health (MOH) Office of Healthcare Transformation (MOHT) NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Honorary Adjunct Faculty, Geriatric Education and Research Institute, Singapore Founder and Non-Executive Board Member, T-Rehab Pte Ltd (an NUS Start-Up Company) Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong Research Areas Stroke and geriatric rehabilitation Medical education Teaching Areas Family medicine Geriatric

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