Our Alumni

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Isabelle CHIEW

MPhil in Psychology, 2025

Research Interests
Social and cultural psychology, Industrial organisational psychology, Positive psychology, Abnormal psychology
Dissertation
Resilience in STEM: How Gender-Professional Identity Integration (G-PII) and Self-Compassion Empower Women to Thrive ()

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Janice PATRICIA

MPhil in Psychology, 2024

Research Interests
- Close Relationships
- Social Psychology
- Health Psychology
Dissertation
More than Meets the Eye: Misaligned Expectations in Social Interactions for Individuals with Chronic Illness ()

Name: Lester SIM Wei Xiang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Jacinth TAN
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Adalia GOH Yin Hui

MPhil in Psychology, 2024

Research Interests
Cyberpsychology, Social Media, Generative AI, and Well-being
Dissertation
Generative Artificial Intelligence Dependency: Scale Development, Validation, and its Motivational, Behavioural, and Psychological Correlates ()

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: William TOV
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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AW Jia Yi

MPhil in Psychology, 2024

Research Interests
Emotions
Well-being
Nature exposure
Dissertation
The Nature of Smartphone Use ()

Name: Jacinth TAN
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Tracy CHEN Xi

MPhil in Psychology, 2024

Research Interests
Well-being psychology, Positive Psychology, Intervention Science, Self-Compassion, AI and Digital Interventions, Fear of Losing Out.
Dissertation
Efficacy of a Customised ChatGPT Self-Compassion Intervention on College Students' Well-Being and Academic Functioning ()

Name: William TOV
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Co-Supervisor
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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QUEK Yi Xuan

MPhil in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
Cognitive Psychology (executive function)
Aging
Subjective well-being
Psychology of self
Industrial Organizational Psychology
Dissertation
Does executive function underlie conflict resolution approaches: Measurements from self-report surveys and third-party observers ()

Name: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: TSAI Ming-Hong
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Grace Park Guihyun
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor
University: The Australian National University

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Co-Supervisor
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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TAN Tee Hng

MPhil in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests

Social inequalities Social mobility Social class stereotypes Social class identities

Dissertation

Seek and you shall find? Examining the role of cynicism in the relationship between subjective social class and support seeking.

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Name: Jacinth TAN
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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CHUA Yi Jing

MPhil in Psychology, 2023

Dissertation
Unpacking the Behavioral, Cognitive, Sleep, and Stress Impacts of Smartphone Checking: Evidence From A Multilevel Mediation Model ()

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Nicole Fellice KO

MPhil in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
- Mate selection and preference
- Religion and evolution of religion
- Social status and hierarchy
Dissertation
Daddy's money or theirs: Do people choose immediate or future resources in potential mates? ()

Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Senior Lecturer
University: The Australian National University

Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Senior Lecturer, Research School of Management
University: The Australian National University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Senior Lecturer, Research School of Management
University: The Australian National University


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Davelle LEE Jing Yi

MPhil in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
National identity construction and content in multicultural environments
Group differences in racial/ethnic identity construction and movement in multicultural societies
Effects of discrimination and racial insensitivity on racial/ethnic and national identity
Dual self-construal integration
Dissertation
Structure of National and Racial Identities in Multicultural Settler Countries, and Consequences for Intergroup Relations ()

Name: Angela LEUNG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Jacinth TAN
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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YANG Yingjia

MPhil in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
close relationships, the self, attachment theory
Dissertation
Loving Me Before We: Lay Belief of Whole Self and Relationship Readiness ()

Name: Lester SIM Wei Xiang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Nicole CHEN Ruiying

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
Mating
Singlehood
Wellbeing
Optimism
Dissertation
What Might David Do in the Face of Goliath? The Effects of Physical Dominance on Status-Signaling Behaviours ()

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Germaine TNG Yue Qi

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests

1. Psychopathology throughout the lifespan (mood disorders, eating disorders, externalising behavioural difficulties) 2. Impact of technology on cognitive and socio-emotional outcomes 3. Emotion regulation

Dissertation

Examining a regulatory flexibility framework of psychological distress: Integrating distress tolerance, emotion differentiation, and emotion regulation flexibility

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Name: Wei Xing Toh
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology
University: Nanyang Technological University

Name: Jacinth Tan
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: William TOV
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Amos TAI Yong En

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
Social status & inequality
Privilege & entitlement
Talent Acquisition and Talent Assessment in HRM
Dissertation
It’s a Privilege, Not an Entitlement: Attributions of Advantage and Perceived Deservingness Distinguish Feelings of Privilege and Entitlement ()

Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Jacinth TAN
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Edison TAN Pok Ping

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
Conspiracy Beliefs;
Superstitions;
Cultural Values;
Evolutionary Psychology;
Motivated Cognition;
Personality and Individual Differences;
Dissertation
Exposure to Conspiracy Narrative: A Person-Situation Interaction Analysis ()

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Angela LEUNG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: David CHAN
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute
University: Singapore Management University


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YU Xinyao

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
1. Motivation, Mindset, and Goal Pursuit
2. Interpersonal and Group Processes
3. Environmental Psychology
4. Developmental Psychology
Dissertation
Why do Some Perfectionists Procrastinate? The Role of Effective Time Management and Perceived Busyness in Perfectionism Outcomes ()

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Angela LEUNG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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WONG Yu Ping

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
My research interests include emotion regulation, executive functions, developmental psychology, and evolutionary psychology
Dissertation
The Influence of Parental Psychological control on Anxiety symptomatology: A Cognitive Model ()

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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NG Shu Tian

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
Environmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Emotions
Sustainability
Dissertation
To Mitigate or Adapt? A Construal Level Perspective on Political Agenda Setting for Climate Action ()

Name: Kimin Eom
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Senior Lecturer in Management
University: Australian National University

Name: Jacinth TAN
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kimin Eom
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Senior Lecturer in Management
University: Australian National University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Angela LEUNG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Gloria LAI Junyan

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
Close relationships
Dissertation
Awe and Romantic Relationship Quality ()

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University


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Verity LUA Yu Qing

MPhil in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
Wellbeing
Emotions
Social Psychology
Dissertation
The fear of being idle: What it is and how it relates to goal pursuits. ()

Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Angela LEUNG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University