Our People

Prof Kenneth Poon 

Dean, Research;
Centre Director, CRCD 

Office: NIE5 03 59
Email: kenneth.poon@nie.edu.sg

Dr Huang Jun Song David 

Associate Dean, Grant Management, Strategy, and Analytics

Office: NIE5 B3 50
Email: junsong.huang@nie.edu.sg

Dr Kwek Beng Kiat Dennis 

Centre Director, CRPP; Associate Dean, Strategic Engagement

Dr Jose David Munez Mendez

Assistant Dean, Grant Management, Strategy, and Analytics

Office: NIE5 B3 20C
Email: david.munez@nie.edu.sg

Dr Jack Fogarty

Assistant Dean, Impact & Partnership

Office: NIE7 03 113
Email: jack.fogarty@nie.edu.sg

Assoc Prof John Komar

Assistant Dean, Research Support

Office: NIE5 03 29
Email: john.komar@nie.edu.sg

Dr Yancy Toh  

Assistant Dean, Strategic Engagement 

Office: NIE5 B3 51
Email: yancy.toh@nie.edu.sg

Ms Kumutha Malar d/o Krisnan

Senior Assistant Director and Head, Administration, OfR

Strategic oversight of administration and governance, including staffing matters and operational processes

Office: NIE5 03 01
Email: kumutha.krisnan@nie.edu.sg

Dr Iris Yu

Teaching Fellow
Office for Research & Centre for Research in Child Development

Office: NIE5 B3 40
Email: iris.yu@nie.edu.sg

Prof Chen Shen-Hsing Annabel 

Director, Cradle@NTU
Professor, School of Social Sciences

Prof George Augustine 

Co-chair, NTU-MIND
Director, Neuroscience and Mental Health
Chair Professor of Neuroscience, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU

Adjunct Associate Professor
Assoc Prof Mariam Aljunied

Principal Educational Psychologist, Special Educational Needs Division
Ministry of Education

Ms Kumutha Malar d/o Krisnan

Senior Assistant Director and Head, Administration, OfR

Strategic oversight of administration and governance, including staffing matters and operational processes

Office: NIE5 03 01
Email: kumutha.krisnan@nie.edu.sg

Ms Siti Salina Binte Kamsin

Assistant Manager and
PA to Dean, Research

Office: NIE5 03 60
Email: salina.kamsin@nie.edu.sg

Ms Tan Geok Leng

Assistant Manager, Dean's Office

Office: NIE5 03 01
Email: geokleng.tan@nie.edu.sg

Mr Muhammad Rusydi Bin Abdul Rahman

Manager (Grants Management)

Office: NIE5 03 01
Email: rusydi.rahman@nie.edu.sg

Ms Nur Azlinawaty

Manager (Grants Management)

Office: NIE5 03 01
Email: nur.azlinawaty@nie.edu.sg

Miss Lim Jia Ying

Assistant Manager (Admin & HR)

Office: NIE5 03 01
Email: jiaying.lim@nie.edu.sg

Miss Shee Yi Xuan Katherine 

Education Analyst

Office: NIE5 03 57
Email: yixuan.shee@nie.edu.sg

Ms Tan Jing Ting

Office: NIE5 03 57
Email: jingting.tan@nie.edu.sg

Dr Deborah Chua

Research Fellow;
Academic Writer and Research Data Management Research Staff

Office: NIE5 B3
Email: deborah.chua@nie.edu.sg