I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver. I graduated with a Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Luskin School of Public Affairs under the National University of Singapore (NUS)-Overseas Graduate Scholarship. I previously graduated as valedictorian of the class of 2017 with a Master in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS.

 

I am also a Research Fellow with The Majurity Trust, a philanthropic organisation in Singapore. I also run socialservice.sg, a website, podcast, and newsletter dedicated to social service research, practice, and policies in Singapore.
 

Having worked in non-profit and social work settings with young people from low-income backgrounds, my research agenda centers on: How do we advance the positive development and well-being of under-served adolescents, youth, and emerging adults, especially those who face disadvantages and marginalization? And through implementation science and evaluation research, how do we improve our interventions? Across two inter-related research areas, I explore how families and communities use institutional supports and also examine structural factors and contextual processes perpetuating poverty and inequality.