Academic Staff

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Lee Geok Ling
Associate Professor,
Head of Department

Email: swkhead@nus.edu.sg

Ng Y. H., Irene
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,
Co-Editor of Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development &
Director of Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund

Email: swkch@nus.edu.sg

Srinivasan Chokkanathan
Associate Professor
Email: swksrini@nus.edu.sg

Ghoh Siew Ngeng, Corinne
Associate Professor,
Director of Continuing Professional Education
Email: swkgsnc@nus.edu.sg

Lee Jungup
Associate Professor,
Co-Director of Social Service Research Centre
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 31 May 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

Ng Yong Hao
Senior Tutor
(on study leave until 02 Mar 2026)
Email: yonghao@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

Portrait - Tina Hung (crop)

Tina Hung
Adjunct Associate Professor
Email: togt@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: ylwong@upenn.edu

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

Prof. Michael Sherraden was honored
by University City, MO (his city of residence) with a Proclamation at the city council meeting on Oct. 18, 2010.
Prof. Sherraden was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 people who most affect our world for 2010. His efforts with the Global Asset Project is cited for the honor.
Prof. Michael Sherraden in the lobby of University City Hall.
Photo by Kevin Lowder

Michael Sherraden
Inaugural S R Nathan Professor
(2014–2017), Washington University
Email: sherrad@wustl.edu