Academic Staff
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Lee Geok Ling
Associate Professor,
Head of Department
Email: swkhead@nus.edu.sg
Ng Y. H., Irene
Associate Professor,
Deputy Head (Grad Prog),
Email: swknyhi@nus.edu.sg
Lee E. Y., Alex
Senior Lecturer,
Deputy Head (Undergrad Prog)
Email: alexlee@nus.edu.sg
Goh Chor Leng, Esther
Associate Professor
Email: esther_goh@nus.edu.sg
Choo Hyekyung
Associate Professor
Email: swkch@nus.edu.sg
Srinivasan Chokkanathan
Associate Professor
Email: swksrini@nus.edu.sg
Ghoh Siew Ngeng, Corinne
Associate Professor
Email: swkgsnc@nus.edu.sg
Lee Jungup
Associate Professor
Email: swklj@nus.edu.sg
Gerard Chung
Assistant Professor
Email: gerard@nus.edu.sg
Wong Yuh Ju, Peace
Associate Professor, Field Director (on sabbatical leave till 30 Jun 2025)
Email: swkwyj@nus.edu.sg
Chua Chye Huat, Alvin
Lecturer, Field Coordinator (Undergraduate)
Email: alvin.c@nus.edu.sg
Sophie Cheng Xiaolin
Instructor, Field Coordinator (Graduate)
Email: sophie.cheng@nus.edu.sg
Zheng Liren
Lecturer
Email: z.liren@nus.edu.sg
Vivienne Ng Siang Kiat
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: vivngswk@nus.edu.sg
Mohd Maliki Bin Osman
Assistant Professor
On Secondment
Samuel Keng
Teaching Assistant
Email: sam.keng@nus.edu.sg
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Pon Kwai Ling, Alicia
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email: swkpkl@nus.edu.sg
Crystal Lim
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email: crystal_lim@duke-nus.edu.sg
Fan Kam Tong, Gilbert
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email: fanbert@nus.edu.sg
Udhia Kumar s/o Mukaya
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Email: swkukm@nus.edu.sg
EMERITUS PROFESSOR & VISITING ACADEMICS
S Vasoo
Emeritus Professor
National University of Singapore
Email: swkvasoo@nus.edu.sg
Irene Wong
S R Nathan Professor (2024)
University of Pennsylvania
Email: yli.wong@nus.edu.sg
Kang Chulhee
S R Nathan Professor (2022)
Yonsei University
Lars Uggerhoj
S R Nathan Professor (2021, 2022)
Aalborg University
Email: lug@socsci.aau.dk
Ian Shaw
S R Nathan Professor (2021)
University of York
Email: ian.shaw@york.ac.uk
Zahava Solomon
S R Nathan Professor (2019–2022)
Tel Aviv University
Email: solomon@tauex.tau.ac.il
Jill Manthorpe
S R Nathan Professor (2018–2021)
Kings College London
Email: jill.manthorpe@kcl.ac.uk
Michael Sherraden
Inaugural S R Nathan Professor
(2014–2017), Washington University
Email: sherrad@wustl.edu