Academic Staff

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Lee Geok Ling
Associate Professor,
Head of Department

Email: swkhead@nus.edu.sg

Irene Ng Y. H.
Professor,
Deputy Head (Graduate),
Email: swknyhi@nus.edu.sg

Wong Yuh Ju, Peace
Associate Professor,
Deputy Head (Undergraduate);
Field Director

Email: swkwyj@nus.edu.sg

Esther Goh
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

Corinne Ghoh
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

Alex Lee E. Y.
Senior Lecturer
Email: alexlee@nus.edu.sg

Alvin Chua
Lecturer, Field Coordinator (Undergraduate)
Email: alvin.c@nus.edu.sg

Sophie Cheng
Instructor, Field Coordinator (Graduate)
Email: sophie.cheng@nus.edu.sg

Zheng Liren
Lecturer
Email: z.liren@nus.edu.sg

Katherine Kwan
Lecturer
Email: katherine.kwan@nus.edu.sg

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

Vivienne Ng
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: vivngswk@nus.edu.sg

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Portrait - Tina Hung (crop)

Tina Hung
Adjunct Associate Professor
togt@nus.edu.sg

Pon Kwai Ling, Alicia
Adjunct Assistant Professor
swkpkl@nus.edu.sg

Crystal Lim
Adjunct Assistant Professor
crystal_lim@duke-nus.edu.sg

Fan Kam Tong, Gilbert
Adjunct Assistant Professor
fanbert@nus.edu.sg

Desmurn Lim Boon Kwok

Desmurn Lim
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
desmurn.lim@nus.edu.sg

Mohd Ali Bin Mahmood

Mohd Ali Bin Mahmood
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
mohdalimahmood@nus.edu.sg

Siti Mariam

Siti Mariam Binte Mohamad Salim
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
siti_25@nus.edu.sg

Petrine Lim

Petrine Lim
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
petrine7@nus.edu.sg

Courage Lim Shen Yong

Courage Lim Shen Yong
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
couragelim@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