Health Promotion and Communication

Tan, Sok Teng

Lecturer (Joint) Email tsokteng@nus.edu.sg Tan, Sok Teng Sok Teng is a former humanitarian worker who now serves as a dedicated researcher and lecturer at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and NUS College. She recently earned her PhD in Public Health from NUS, focusing on the impact of oppression and structural violence on the health management capabilities of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. Her current research and teaching emphasize community participation and community-led initiatives for health equity. Before pursuing her doctorate, Sok Teng worked at the United Nations HighRead more

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GOH Jit Khong, Jake

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email GOHJK@nus.edu.sg GOH Jit Khong, Jake My journey as a public health physician and medical doctor has been marked by over a decade of service as a military medical officer, holding management positions such as Head of Operations at the Military Medicine Institute, Head of Healthcare Cluster East, and Head of Naval Healthcare Branch. My roles have seen me spearhead inter-ministerial collaborations for medical operations in both crisis situations and peacetime, honing my capability in project planning, policy analysis, program evaluation, clinical leadership, and operations management. My passion

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Mayfong Mayxay

Visiting Professor Email mayfong@tropmedres.ac Mayfong Mayxay Professor Mayfong Mayxay is the Vice-Rector and a Professor in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease at University of Health Sciences (UHS), Ministry of Health, Lao PDR; a Visiting Professor in Tropical Medicine at University of Oxford and a Visiting Professor in Public Health at the National University of Singapore. He is also a member of parliament (MP) of the Lao National Assembly (9th legislation). He initiated many important academic entities in Laos, including a clinical research unit called “Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit or

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GE MENG

Research Fellow Email gemeng@nus.edu.sg GE MengAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Research Areas Speech Signal Processing Social Network Analysis Healthcare with AI Academic/Professional Qualifications Ph.D. in Applied Computer Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. (2022) M.E. in Software Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. (2017) B.E. in Software Engineering / B.S. in Public Management (double major), Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China. (2015) Awards/Honours Honda Kiyoshi’s Advanced Speech Science Award, 2023 The runner-up award in Intel N-DNS Challenge, 2023 Career History Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (2023-present) Research Assistant,

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TAN, Sarah Yi Xuan

Research Fellow Email sarah.tan@nus.edu.sg TAN, Sarah Yi Xuan Sarah is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and part of the Physical Activity and Nutrition Determinants in Asia (PANDA) team. Her research interests are diverse and evolving, but broadly encompass investigations in the following areas: Social and cognitive determinants of health behaviours across the lifespan Augmented digital intervention strategies aimed at optimising human potential and outcomes Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Research Areas Health behaviours Wearable technology Digital interventions Health promotion and communication Prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases Academic/Professional Qualifications

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PHUA, Desiree

Lecturer (Adjunct) Tel (65) 64074050 Email desphua@nus.edu.sg PHUA Desiree Adolescence has long been known to be a period of storms and turbulence as a young person grows out of childhood and prepares for adulthood. This is increasingly so in this highly connected world as we are overwhelmed with information at a pace and quantity that is unprecedented. As adolescents learn to discover who they are and their place in this world, how is their well-being affected as they navigate through the complex social realities in both the physical and virtual

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Vasuki UTRAVATHY

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email vasukiu@nus.edu.sg UTRAVATHY Vasuki ‘You can bring a horse to water but you cannot make it drink’ has shaped much of my career in health promotion and communication. Hence, I don’t stop in knowledge translation but equip Singaporeans to practice healthier habits by establishing conducive environments. I look forward to imparting that practical aspect of my work and belief as an adjunct faculty member. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct) Health Promotion Board (Director, School Health & Outreach) Research Areas Health Policy Communications

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SENG Yi Feng Melvin

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email syfmelvin@gmail.com SENG Yi Feng Melvin Dr. Melvin Seng is a medical practitioner and Occupational Medicine specialist. He has extensive experience practicing Occupational Medicine in the public and the private sector, where he strategizes and implements occupational health and wellbeing policies for organizations. He is passionate about workers’ health and improving the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of communities. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (Adjunct) National University Health System (Adjunct) Research Areas

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ALI Shahmir H.

Research Fellow Email sali@nus.edu.sg ALI Shahmir H. I am a postdoctoral research fellow working under the programme evaluation arm of the Health Intervention and Policy Evaluation Research (HIPER) research unit at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. Much of my research expertise centers around interpersonal and community level contributors to non-communicable diseases and lifestyle behaviors in multi-ethnic, Asian, and immigrant populations. Through my experience and training in quantitative, qualitative, and geo-spatial analysis methods, I have conducted work in the US, China, Australia, and Pakistan on topics ranging

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WANG Chia-Wen

Research Fellow Email cwwang@nus.edu.sg WANG Chia-Wen Dr.Wang is currently a Research Fellow at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. She also holds a joint appointment at NUS IPUR. Her research covers health behaviors and mental health in adolescents by using a mixed-methods approach. Her current research focuses on risk attitudes and mental illness. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Primary) Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (Joint) Research Areas Adolescent Health Bullying Cyberbullying Risk Attitudes and Mental Illness Mixed Methods Research

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