Our Alumni

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Gilaine NG Rui

PhD in Psychology, 2024

Research Interests
Executive Functions, Emotion Regulation, Language/Bilingualism, Well-being, Aging
Dissertation
Executive Functions and Feedback in Regulatory Monitoring: Towards an Understanding of Flexible and Adaptive Emotion Regulation ()
Name: Wei Xing Toh
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Nanyang Technological University Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 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: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

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Germaine TNG Yue Qi

PhD in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
My research program focuses on psychopathology (specifically mood disorders, eating disorders, and childhood externalizing behaviors), emotion regulation, and the influence of technology use on cognitive and socioemotional well-being.
Dissertation
Examining a regulatory flexibility framework of psychological distress: Integrating distress tolerance, emotion differentiation, and emotion regulation flexibility ()
Name: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: Wei Xing Toh
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor
University: Nanyang Technological University Name: William TOV
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate 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

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NG Wee Qin

PhD in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
Healthy aging, technology use
Dissertation
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS MODERATE THE RELATION BETWEEN DAILY STRESS AND PROBLEMATIC SOCIAL MEDIA USE: A DAILY DIARY APPROACH ()
Name: Norman LI
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: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: Wei Xing (Noah) Toh
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor, Division of Psychology
University: Nanyang Technological University

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Lynn TAN Kai Lin

PhD in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
My research interests lies in understading the adaptive root and functions of modern-day human psychology. Specifically, I focus on how our ecology/ environmental conditions influence societal interactions, consumer preferences and well-being.
Dissertation
Is this Behaviour Impressive or Repulsive? The Influence of Our Ecology on Our Social Evaluations ()
Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Chair
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: Oliver Sng
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
University: University of California, Irvine Name: Kenneth TAN Yu-Yang
Role: Dissertation Co-Supervisor
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

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Bryan CHOY Kwok Cheng

PhD in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
evolutionary psychology, social cynicism, sex differences, mate preferences.
Dissertation
No interest in being cynical: conflicting versus corresponding interests track variability in the link between a sense of control and cynicism ()
Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant 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: Mark van Vugt
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Professor in Psychology; Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology
University: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

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Sheila WEE Xi Rui

PhD in Psychology, 2022

Research Interests
Social Psychology
Cross-cultural Psychology
Multiracials
Kiasu (Fear of Losing Out)
Self-construals
Dissertation
Multiracial Identity Integration: Components, Antecedents, and Consequences ()
Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate 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: Fiona Lee
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology
University: University of Michigan Name: Angela LEUNG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

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KEH Jun Sheng

PhD in Psychology, 2021

Research Interests
Emotions
Well-being
Dissertation
The Role of Age and Time Horizons in Affect–Meaning Relations ()
Name: Ivy LAU
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology (Education), School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: William TOV
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: Ng Wei Ting
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor
University: Singapore University of Social Sciences

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Shuna KHOO Shi Ann

PhD in Psychology, 2021

Research Interests
• Psychological and cognitive implications of social media and smartphone use
• Individual and group differences in excessive technology use
• Executive functions and individual differences
• Global mental health and population health
Dissertation
Battling Self-Esteem Issues During SNS Use: A Multilevel Latent Variable Path Analysis Approach ()
Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: Haewoon KWAK
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Computer Science
University: Singapore Management University Name: YANG Hwajin
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, 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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TOH Wei Xing

PhD in Psychology, 2021

Research Interests
Executive function, emotion regulation, well-being, ageing
Dissertation
Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility ()
Name: Norman LI
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assoc Prof 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: Kim, Giyeon
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Department of Psychology
University: Chung-Ang University Name: William TOV
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: Kim, Giyeon
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Professor (Full), Department of Psychology
University: Chung-Ang University

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TANG Bek Wuay

PhD in Psychology, 2021

Research Interests
Burnout, work engagement, social inequality, well-being
Dissertation
Dual Pathways to Burnout and Engagement: The Role of Personal Goal Facilitation Through Work, Self-Discrepancy and Emotions ()
Name: Chi-Ying CHENG
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate 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: BASHSHUR Michael Ramsay
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource, School of Business
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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HUANG Tengjiao

PhD in Psychology, 2020

Research Interests
Motivation and goal pursuit
Paradoxical thinking
Work-life interface
Culture
Prosocial Behaviors
Dissertation
Regulating Behavioral Spillovers: Regulatory Focus Moderates the Link between Perceived Goal Progress and Engagement in Subsequent Behaviors ()
Name: Angela LEUNG
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: Kenichi Ito
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences
University: Nanyang Technological University Name: Kim-Pong Tam
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor for Division of Social Science
University: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Name: Kimin EOM
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

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OH Hui Si

PhD in Psychology, 2020

Research Interests
Creativity, emotions, executive functions, well-being, and teams
Dissertation
Fuelling effects of unique opinion holder's emotions on team creativity: A collective information processing perspective ()
Name: Grace Guihyun Park
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Senior Lecturer
University: The Australian National University Name: Andree HARTANTO
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant 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 Name: Kimin EOM
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University

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Nadhilla Velda MELIA

PhD in Psychology, 2020

Research Interests
Emotions
Conflict management
Social psychology
Decision making
Dissertation
Two Roads Diverged: An Alternative Perspective on the EASI Model ()
Name: Michael GENKIN
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences
University: Singapore Management University Name: Michael SCHAERER
Role: Dissertation Committee Member
Designation: Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources, Lee Kong Chian School of Business
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: TSAI Ming-Hong
Role: Dissertation Chair
Designation: Associate Professor of Psychology, 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