I am a Lecturer of Psychology at the Division of Social Sciences at Yale-NUS College. I earned my Ph.D. in Psychology from the National University of Singapore (NUS), after attaining a MA (with Distinction) in Music Psychology in Education from the University of Sheffield, and a B.Soc.Sci. (Hons.) degree in Psychology from NUS.
Concurrently, I hold a Licentiate Diploma (LTCL) with Distinction in Piano Performance from Trinity College London, a Licentiate Diploma (LLCM) with Distinction (Approved, Upper Level) in Piano Duet Performance from the London College of Music, and a Diploma of The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (DipABRSM) in Violin Music Performance.
Research
My research bridges the fields of cognitive and educational psychology to develop, test, and translate interventions that improve higher order learning. Currently, my work focuses on how people can strategically learn from errors to flourish from failure. In particular, my pioneering research on the derring effect has demonstrated the learning benefits of deliberately committing and correcting errors in low-stakes contexts. More broadly, my ambition is to discover how we can best (re)design education to empower people with the skills to learn deeply, thereby promoting human flourishing.
My research has been published in journals such as Educational Psychologist, Educational Psychology Review, Journal of Educational Psychology, and Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. I have received the American Psychological Association (APA) Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award, Association for Psychological Science (APS) Student Research Award, and Wang Gungwu Medal and Prize for Best Ph.D. Thesis in the Social Sciences and Humanities. My work has also been featured in the cover story of the APS Observer, New Scientist, and Psychology Today.
Teaching
As an educator, I aspire to bring learning to life, and Life to learning. I see it as part of my mission to excite students about ideas and concepts they encounter, and to challenge my students to think deeply and critically in their discovery and construction of knowledge. Through such processes, it is my hope that my students may make quantum leaps in their learning and forge ahead to pursue their higher purposes and meaning in life.
Yale-NUS College
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National University of Singapore
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Featured in Tech & Learning (2023, April 18), "Taking notes vs. photographing slides"
Highlighted as a publication of special interest in Current Opinion in Psychology (2022)
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