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Gilaine NG Rui
PhD in Psychology, 2024
Research Interests
Executive Functions, Emotion Regulation, Language/Bilingualism, Well-being, Aging
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 (View Committee Members)
Executive Functions and Feedback in Regulatory Monitoring: Towards an Understanding of Flexible and Adaptive Emotion Regulation (View Committee Members)
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
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

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.
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 (View Committee Members)
Examining a regulatory flexibility framework of psychological distress: Integrating distress tolerance, emotion differentiation, and emotion regulation flexibility (View Committee Members)
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
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

NG Wee Qin
PhD in Psychology, 2023
Research Interests
Healthy aging, technology use
Healthy aging, technology use
Dissertation
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS MODERATE THE RELATION BETWEEN DAILY STRESS AND PROBLEMATIC SOCIAL MEDIA USE: A DAILY DIARY APPROACH (View Committee Members)
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS MODERATE THE RELATION BETWEEN DAILY STRESS AND PROBLEMATIC SOCIAL MEDIA USE: A DAILY DIARY APPROACH (View Committee Members)
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
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

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.
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 (View Committee Members)
Is this Behaviour Impressive or Repulsive? The Influence of Our Ecology on Our Social Evaluations (View Committee Members)
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
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

Bryan CHOY Kwok Cheng
PhD in Psychology, 2023
Research Interests
evolutionary psychology, social cynicism, sex differences, mate preferences.
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 (View Committee Members)
No interest in being cynical: conflicting versus corresponding interests track variability in the link between a sense of control and cynicism (View Committee Members)
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
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

Sheila WEE Xi Rui
PhD in Psychology, 2022
Research Interests
Social Psychology
Cross-cultural Psychology
Multiracials
Kiasu (Fear of Losing Out)
Self-construals
Social Psychology
Cross-cultural Psychology
Multiracials
Kiasu (Fear of Losing Out)
Self-construals
Dissertation
Multiracial Identity Integration: Components, Antecedents, and Consequences (View Committee Members)
Multiracial Identity Integration: Components, Antecedents, and Consequences (View Committee Members)
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
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

KEH Jun Sheng
PhD in Psychology, 2021
Research Interests
Emotions
Well-being
Emotions
Well-being
Dissertation
The Role of Age and Time Horizons in Affect–Meaning Relations (View Committee Members)
The Role of Age and Time Horizons in Affect–Meaning Relations (View Committee Members)
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
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

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
• 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 (View Committee Members)
Battling Self-Esteem Issues During SNS Use: A Multilevel Latent Variable Path Analysis Approach (View Committee Members)
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
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
TOH Wei Xing
PhD in Psychology, 2021
Research Interests
Executive function, emotion regulation, well-being, ageing
Executive function, emotion regulation, well-being, ageing
Dissertation
Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility (View Committee Members)
Individual differences in executive function and emotion regulation flexibility (View Committee Members)
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
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

TANG Bek Wuay
PhD in Psychology, 2021
Research Interests
Burnout, work engagement, social inequality, well-being
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 (View Committee Members)
Dual Pathways to Burnout and Engagement: The Role of Personal Goal Facilitation Through Work, Self-Discrepancy and Emotions (View Committee Members)
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
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
HUANG Tengjiao
PhD in Psychology, 2020
Research Interests
Motivation and goal pursuit
Paradoxical thinking
Work-life interface
Culture
Prosocial Behaviors
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 (View Committee Members)
Regulating Behavioral Spillovers: Regulatory Focus Moderates the Link between Perceived Goal Progress and Engagement in Subsequent Behaviors (View Committee Members)
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
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

OH Hui Si
PhD in Psychology, 2020
Research Interests
Creativity, emotions, executive functions, well-being, and teams
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 (View Committee Members)
Fuelling effects of unique opinion holder's emotions on team creativity: A collective information processing perspective (View Committee Members)
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
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

Nadhilla Velda MELIA
PhD in Psychology, 2020
Research Interests
Emotions
Conflict management
Social psychology
Decision making
Emotions
Conflict management
Social psychology
Decision making
Dissertation
Two Roads Diverged: An Alternative Perspective on the EASI Model (View Committee Members)
Two Roads Diverged: An Alternative Perspective on the EASI Model (View Committee Members)
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
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