Our People
Dr Kwek Beng Kiat, Dennis
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Dennis Kwek is the Centre Director, Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, and Associate Dean (Strategic Engagement), Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a ...
Appointments:
Centre Director, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice and Associate Dean, Strategic Engagement
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education and Pedagogy | Educational Management and Leadership | Philosophy | Sociology | Teacher Education
Dr Lee Vwen Yen Alwyn
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Lee has led research and development teams in education and industrial projects. His main research and teaching interests are in Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), Knowledge Building, Learning Analytics, Technology-Enabled Assessment, In ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Curriculum Design and Assessment | Education and Pedagogy | Internet of Things
Dr Pan Qianqian (潘前前)
National Institute of Education [email protected]Qianqian Pan is a Research Scientist at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She received her Ph.D. degree from the Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics program in the Department ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Curriculum Design and Assessment
Dr Lee Shu Shing
National Institute of Education [email protected]Shu Shing is a Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. She earned her MSc. and PhD. in Information Studies from Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Teo Chew Lee
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Teo Chew Lee is Deputy Centre Director of Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice at the Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She received Master of Art ...
Appointments:
Deputy Centre Director, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education | Science of Learning
Dr Katherine Guangji Yuan
National Institute of Education [email protected]Katherine Guangji Yuan is a Lecturer (Research Scientist) in Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education.
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Munirah Shaik Kadir
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Munirah Shaik Kadir is a Lecturer (Education Research Scientist) with the Lifelong Learning, Cognition, and Wellbeing (LLCW) Research Programme at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), Office of Education Research (OER), ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Wong Lung Hsiang
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Wong Lung Hsiang is a Senior Education Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and P ...
Appointments:
Senior Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Lim Yang Teck Kenneth
National Institute of Education [email protected]Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning sciences, and cognitive psychology. His portfolio is accessible through GPinTuitions. Most recently, his ...
Appointments:
Senior Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Climate and Environment | Curriculum Design and Assessment | Education and Pedagogy | Hardware and Embedded Systems | Internet of Things | Neuroscience | Psychology | Science of Learning | Teacher Education
Dr Melvin Chan C. Y.
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Melvin Chan is Assistant Dean and Research Scientist at the Office of Education Research (OER) and is affiliated with two research centres: Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP) and the Singapore Centre for Character and Citizenship ...
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Knowledge Management, OER Education Research
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education and Pedagogy | Psychology
Dr Goh Hock Huan
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Goh Hock Huan was a Research Scientist at the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL), NTU, and held appointments such as Assistant Dean of Research and Chair of the Research and Ethics Committee in the center. He has published a book on the ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Khor Ean Teng
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Khor Ean Teng is a faculty member at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She is also a founding leader of Learning Analytics Special Interest Group at NIE; an editorial board member ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Education and Pedagogy | Science of Learning
Dr Betsy Ng Ling Ling
National Institute of Education [email protected]Betsy is a research scientist and lecturer at the National Institute of Education. She has been actively involved in education research since 2009. Her PhD research was on student motivation and learning in secondary schools. To date, she ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education | Neuroscience | Psychology
Dr Teng Siao See
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Teng Siao See is a sociologist working at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. She is also A ...
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Strategic Engagement, OER Strategic Engagement
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Wong Hwei Ming
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Wong Hwei Ming is a Senior Education Research Scientist and is the Programme Director of the Schools, Leadership and System Studies Research Programme at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), National Institute of Educati ...
Appointments:
Assistant Centre Director, Education, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Koh Ruilin, Elizabeth
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Elizabeth Koh is Deputy Director (Academic) Research Support, of the Education Research Funding Programme Office. She is also a Senior Education Research Scientist (Senior Lecturer) at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP) ...
Appointments:
Deputy Director (Academic), Research Support, Education Research Funding Programme Office, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Education and Pedagogy | Information Sciences and Systems | Science of Learning
Dr Onishi Pamela Grace Costes
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Pamela Costes Onishi is a Research Scientist (Lecturer) at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). She contributes specifically to the Teacher and Professional Learning (TPAL) research at the Cent ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Huang Junsong, David
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr David Huang has been with NIE since 2005. He is currently the Associate Dean for Research Administration and Support at the Office of Education Research (OER/NIE) and a Senior Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Pr ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean, Strategic Support & Analytics, Office of Education Research
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Seow Sen Kee, Peter
National Institute of Education [email protected]Peter Seow is a Lecturer/Research Scientist in the Office of Education Research in NIE. With his computer science background, he has been studying how students can develop Computational Thinking competencies though physical computing such as t ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education | Science of Learning
Dr Pereira Andrew Joseph
National Institute of Education [email protected]Andrew Pereira is a Research Scientist with the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP). He received his MA in Applied Linguistics and PhD in English Studies from the National Institute of Education, Singapore. In 2014, he won the ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
Keywords: Education
Office: NIE5 03 52
Email: [email protected]
Dr Uma Natarajan is a Research Manager at CRPP. She has several years of experience in research and managerial roles in Singapore and the United States, and her interests include education policy, teacher education, STEM and integrating technology in education. She was a Graduate Research Associate in the early years of CRPP (2004-2007) and rejoined NIE to manage the meriSTEM centre after her return from the United States.
Dr Natarajan has contributed to policy research at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) and was a teaching fellow for the Masters Programme at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also has extensive experience working for international projects in institutions like the Asian Development Bank, UNIESCO, Microsoft and the HEAD Foundation.
Email: [email protected]
Ms Appleyard moved to Singapore in 2002 and after completing her Masters degree with Curtin University of Technology, Australia. She became a Project Manager with CRPP in 2004 where she has assisted multiple principal investigators with their research projects. Between 2010 and 2020, she worked at James Cook University (Singapore) and Newcastle University (Singapore), as well as in Australia and the United Kingdom, where she managed research projects and postgraduate students. In 2020, Ms Appleyard returned to work in CRPP.
Email: [email protected]
Visiting Scholars / Consultants
- Ms Bonnie Feng Mao (Visiting Scholar) - Associate Professor, International Business and Economics, Shanghai University
Teacher Work Attachments
- Tan Bee Wah Sharon from Republic Polytechnic