Staff

Co-Directors

Jungup Lee

Associate Professor Lee Jungup
Co-Director

(65) 6516 4835

swklj@nus.edu.sg

Jungup Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at NUS. Her research interests include cyberbullying, school violence and safety, child maltreatment, online harassment, technology-facilitated sexual misconduct, juvenile justice, and youth mental health and digital well-being.

Read more about A/P Lee's research interest and publications here.

Biodata
<b>Dr Ong Ee Cheng</b> <br> Department of Economics and <br> Social Service Research Centre, <br>National University of Singapore

Associate Professor Ong Ee Cheng
Co-Director

(65) 6601 3507

eecheng.ong@nus.edu.sg

Ee Cheng Ong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at NUS. She teaches economics of inequality and labour economics, as well as introductory and intermediate microeconomics.

Read more about A/P Ong's research interest and publications here.

Biodata

Research Staff

Dr Meixi Research Fellow

Dr Meixi
Research Fellow

(65) 6601 5431

meixi@nus.edu.sg

Dr. Meixi is a Research Fellow at the Social Service Research Centre whose work explores the intersections of culture, learning, health, and the ethical nature of human development across the lifespan. She specializes in community-based participatory design research that strengthens the collective health and intergenerational resilience of families, and the lands and waters they call home. Grounded in land-based stories, her scholarship bridges studies of place and the politics of learning, schooling inequities, climate education, and trans-Indigenous solidarities to imagine and design more thriving social and ecological futures.

Biodata
Research Fellow

Dr Hendra Goh
Research Fellow

(65) 6601 5509

hendra.goh@nus.edu.sg

Dr. Hendra Goh is a Research Fellow at the Social Service Research Centre. Hendra completed his doctoral training in Public Health under joint supervision from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Duke-NUS Medical School. Prior to this, he obtained a Master of Public Health from the University of Hong Kong. Trained in qualitative and survey research methods across diverse fieldwork settings, Hendra focuses on advancing population health through disease prevention, psychosocial health promotion, and chronic disease management. He values multidisciplinary collaboration and is committed to contributing to meaningful and sustainable public health impact.

Biodata
Dr Ong Qiyan

Dr Ong Qiyan
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

qyong@nus.edu.sg

Ong Qiyan is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Social Service Research Centre. She specializes in using behavioral and applied economics to study individual decision-making and the effects and performances of different policy designs. Her research spans a range of behavioral domains. Her recent research includes studies on cognitive reasons for debt in low-income households, performance of transnational marriage support programs and social service office models, as well as performance of different types of incentives on motivating prosocial behavior.

Biodata
Mr Asher Goh

Mr Goh Mingyuan Asher
Research Associate

(65) 6601 6331

fasgohm@nus.edu.sg

Goh Mingyuan Asher graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Sociology at NTU. Before joining SSR, Asher was a research assistant at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where he was involved in research related to public rental housing and youth risks in Singapore. Asher’s research interests lie in social policy, poverty and inequality. He was previously involved in the “Evaluation of Social Services Offices” research project and is now involved in the "In-work Poverty and Challenges of Getting By Among the Young" project.

Biodata
<b>Mr Tan Zhi Han</b><br>Research Associate,<br>Social Service Research Centre,<br>National University of Singapore

Mr Tan Zhi Han
Research Associate

(65) 6601 5211

tanzh@nus.edu.sg

Tan Zhi Han joined NUS SSR as a data analyst for the “In-work Poverty and Challenges of Getting By Among the Young” project. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Master in Public Policy and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Sociology and Economics. He conducts training and capability building on survey design for research and evaluation. His research interests include inequalities in education and income, social mobility, and emerging social welfare models.

Journal Articles:

Reports:

Biodata
Shannon Photo

Ms Shannon Boh Tingwen
Research Assistant

shannonboh@nus.edu.sg

Shannon is a Research Assistant at the Social Service Research Centre. She has completed her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at Monash University. She is currently working on a project examining health districts in Queenstown and their impact on residents' health and wellbeing. Her interests lies in psychology, public health, and research that informs policies and practices to improve people's lives.

Biodata

Admininstrative Staff

syed rabia

Ms Syed Rabia
Senior Executive

(65) 6601 4987

fassyed@nus.edu.sg

Rabia oversees the administrative operations of the faculty’s research centres, as Deputy Lead, providing operational and strategic support for centres’ research projects, training programmes, seminars, and conferences.

Biodata
YunHui Photo

Ms Thiam Yun Hui
Executive

yunhui.thiam@nus.edu.sg

Yun Hui supports the administrative operations of the Centre, coordinating research administration, financial processes, training programmes, seminars, and conferences, while working closely with Centre Directors, researchers, and university units to advance the Centre's research, training, and outreach efforts. 
Biodata
Jesstanaiwei_01 - Copy

Ms Jess Tan Aiwen
Management Assistant Officer

(65) 6601 5019

fastaj@nus.edu.sg

Jess supports the faculty research centre’s administrative functions and events, including seminars and conferences, while playing a key role in managing financial operations and training programmes.

Biodata