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
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
Udhia Kumar s/o Mukaya
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
swkukm@nus.edu.sg
Desmurn Lim
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
desmurn.lim@nus.edu.sg
Mohd Ali Bin Mahmood
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
mohdalimahmood@nus.edu.sg
Siti Mariam Binte Mohamad Salim
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
siti_25@nus.edu.sg
Petrine Lim
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
petrine7@nus.edu.sg
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
Michael Sherraden
Inaugural S R Nathan Professor
(2014–2017), Washington University
Email: sherrad@wustl.edu