{"id":145,"date":"2020-08-31T05:19:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:28:58","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tFaculty\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<div id='people-listing-widget'><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/1521' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/02\/seadak-preferred-scaled.jpg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>DOUGLAS KAMMEN<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Associate Professor (on Sabbatical Leave until January 2027)<\/div><div class='people-tel'>6516 6865<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:seadak@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/23757' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/09\/fzakaria.jpg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>FAIZAH ZAKARIA<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Assistant Professor (Joint Appointment with Dept. of Malay Studies)<\/div><div class='people-tel'>66011968<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:fzakaria@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/7777' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/02\/seahm1-scaled.jpg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>HAMZAH MUZAINI<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Associate Professor (on Sabbatical Leave until June 2026)<\/div><div class='people-tel'>6516 8470<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:seahm@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/18756' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/Lin-Hongxuan.jpeg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>HONGXUAN LIN<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Assistant Professor<\/div><div class='people-tel'>6601 1640<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:sealh@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/629' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/09\/seajic1-scaled.jpg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>IRVING C JOHNSON<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Deputy Head, Associate Professor<\/div><div class='people-tel'>6516 3171<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:seajic@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/1021' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/09\/jan-mrazek.jpeg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>JAN MR\u00c1ZEK<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Associate Professor <\/div><div class='people-tel'>6516 4912<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:seajm@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/github.com\/judekurn' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/judek.jpg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>JUDE KURNIAWAN<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Adjunct Lecturer<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:jude.kurniawan@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/www.iseas.edu.sg\/about-us\/researchers\/maria-monica-wihardja\/' target='_blank'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/Monica-Wihardja.png'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>MARIA MONICA WIHARDJA<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Adjunct Assistant Professor<\/div><div class='people-email'><i class='fas fa-envelope'><\/i> <a href='mailto:mmw@nus.edu.sg'>Email<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='fl-col col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 people-listing-block'><div class='people-profile-block'><a href='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/people\/michael-dunford\/'><div class='people-image'><img src='https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/Dunford.jpg'\/><\/div><br\/><div class='people-name'>MICHAEL DUNFORD<\/div><div class='people-designation'>Visiting Fellow <\/div><div 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