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Directors
Dr May O Lwin
Centre Director
Dr Chong Phui-Nah
Clinical Director
Our Advisors
Prof Ho Teck Hua
President and Distinguished University Professor, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Prof Joe Sim
Group Chief Executive Officer, National Healthcare Group Singapore
Prof Joseph Sung
Senior Vice President & Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Prof Benjamin Seet
Group Chairman, Medical Board (Research) & Co-Chair, Academic Partnership Office, National Healthcare Group Singapore
Prof Ernst Kuipers
Vice President (Research), Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Elena Altieri
Unit Head, Behavioural Insights Unit, World Health Organisation
Our Team of Experts
Our team of multidisciplinary experts hail from reputable institutions in Singapore to deliver the best health insights in Singapore and across the Asia Pacific.
Professor
May O Lwin
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Strategic Communication, Health Communication, Medical Misinformation, Cyber-wellness
Professor
Chong Phui-Nah
National Healthcare Group Singapore
Specialisations:
Family Medicine, Health Systems
Professor
Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Professor
Tang Wern Ee
National Healthcare Group Singapore
Specialisations:
Chronic Disease, Health Literacy, Primary Care
Professor
K. K. Luke
School of Humanities
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Linguistics, Doctor-Patient Communication
Professor
Peter J. Schulz
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Health Communication, Communication Theories, Health Literacy, Doctor-Patient Communication, Media Effects
Professor
Joanne Ngeow
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Genomic Medicine, Cancer, Ageing
Professor
Sabrina Wong
National Healthcare Group Singapore
Specialisations:
Chronic Disease, Health Literacy, Primary Care
Professor
Wilson Goh
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Bioinformatics, Computational Systems Biology
Professor
Bryan Tan
National Healthcare Group Singapore
Specialisations:
Musculoskeletal Health, Health Services, Health Economics
Professor
Konstadina Griva
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Population Health, Health Psychology
Professor
Chia Po Ying
National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore
Specialisations:
Dengue, Antimicrobial Resistance, HIV
Professor
Ringo Ho
School of Social Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Psychology, Ageing, Biomedical Infomatics
Professor
Angela Chow
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Specialisations:
Public Health, Infectious Disease, Healthcare Epidemiology
Professor
Jon Emery
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Cancer, Primary Care
Dr
Janhavi Vaingankar
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Specialisations:
Psychiatric Epidemiology, Health Services
Professor
Joyce Pang
School of Social Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Psychology, Science Technology & Society
Dr
Melvyn Zhang
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Specialisations:
e-Health, m-Health, Epidemiology, Addiction
Professor
Yohanes Eko Riyanto
School of Social Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Experimental and Behavioural Economics
Professor
John Abisheganaden
National Healthcare Group Singapore
Specialisations:
Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine
Professor
Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Technoethics, Sociocultural Systems, Science Communication
Professor
Rebecca Ang
National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Developmental Psychology, Adolescence, Well-being
Professor
Victor Yeo
Nanyang Business School,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Corporate Governance, Corporate Law
Professor
Andy Ho
School of Social Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Psychology, Ageing, Mental Health
Professor
William Chen
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Fermentation technologies, Alternative proteins, Biomolecular Engineering, Biochemical Engineering
Professor
Gemma Calvert
Nanyang Business School,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Neuromarketing, Consumer Behaviour, Branding, Implicit Responses, Sensory Communication
Professor
Lewis Lim
Nanyang Business School,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Strategic Marketing, Luxury Marketing, Branding, Competitive Market Behaviours
Dr
Keri Matwick
Language and Communication Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food Discourse, Sociolinguistics, Food Cultures, Future Foods
Professor
Alberto Salvo
Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, National University of Singpaore
Specialisations:
Environmental & Energy Economics, Consumer Awareness of the Climate Crisis, Carbon Literacy, and Individual Action
Assistant Professor
Akshar Saxena
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Health Economics, Economics of aging, Non-communicable Diseases, Obesity
Dr
Johannah Soo
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food Security, Food & Health Education, Consumer Education, Home Economics
Dr
Abhishek Pathak
School of Business, University of Dundee
Specialisations:
Symbolism in Food, Cross-modal Multisensory Experience and Marketing, Packaging Design in F&B
Dr
Yang Yinping
Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR Singapore
Specialisations:
Affective Computing, Digital Emotion and Empathy, Sentiment Analyses, Artificial Intelligence
Dr
Chitra Panchapakesan
Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR Singapore
Specialisations:
Health Communication, Mobile Communication, Health Promotion, Risk Communication, Social Media
Dr
Sinead Golley
School of Psychology, University of Adelaide; CSIRO Food & Nutrition
Specialisations:
Psychological Drivers of Food Choice; Health-promoting Behaviours; Dietary Habits and Decisions
Dr
Jack Ho
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Message Design & Framing, Intergroup Communication, Marketing Communication
Ms
Cyndy Au
Food Design & Food Protection, International Flavours & Fragrances, Danisco
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Nutrition, Food Regulations, Health Claims and Labelling
Dr
Shelly Malik
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Health Communication, Labelling, Sensory Communication
Mr
Ryan Tan
School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Fermentation Technologies, Biomolecular Engineering, Biomolecular Processing, Microbiology.
Ms
Seraphina Leo
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Strategic Communication, Health Communication
Ms
Allison Seet
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Strategic Communication, Health Communication, Cyber-wellness, OneHealth
Mr
Haiman Samad
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food & Well-Being, Health Communication, Health Intervention Programmes & Evaluations, Epidemiology
Dr
Hattie Liew
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food & Well-Being, Health Communication, Health Intervention Programmes & Evaluations, Epidemiology