Dr WONG Shiau Ching


 

Senior Research Fellow​​
Email: shiauching.wong@ntu.edu.sg
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shiau-ching-wong-3024a653
 
Education

Ph.D. (Arts), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne, Jul 12 – May 17 (conferred Aug 17). 

Master of Social Sciences (International Studies), National University of Singapore, Aug 05 – Dec 07. 

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (with Distinction), RMIT University, Sep 99 – May 01. 

Diploma with Merit in Mass Communication, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Jul 95 – Jun 98.


 

Biography

Wong Shiau Ching has a multidisciplinary research background in community engagement, media sociology and social movements. With over 20 years of professional experience in communications and stakeholder engagement-related roles in the public, non-profit and commercial sectors, Shiau Ching is a passionate and skilled researcher and practitioner who seeks to advance knowledge, practice, and policy in social-health causes. 

She was part of a multidisciplinary project team with the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities at National University of Singapore that conducted participatory action research with public housing communities, identifying avenues in which residents could be empowered to improve their living environments. She has published on activist communication in East Asian contexts, as well as community heritage and civic technology movements in Singapore and Taiwan.


​​​​​Research Interest
  • Built environment and impact on social participation
  • Community engagement
  • Participatory methods

 

Project
  • BE-FIT: Built Environment in Falls and Arthritis Study

 

Publication

Journal

  • Wong, S. C. and Wright, S. (2020). “Hybrid mediation opportunity structure? A case study of Hong Kong’s Anti-National Education Movement”. New Media & Society, 22(10), 1741–1762. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819879509
  • Wong, S. C. and Wright, S. (2018). “Generating a Voice Among ‘Media Monsters’: Hybrid Media Practices of the Taiwan’s Anti-Media Monopoly Movement”. Australian Journal of Political Science, 53 (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2017.1416587

Book Chapter

  • Wong S.C. (2022). “Walking Tours and Community Heritage in Singapore: Civic Activism in the Making in Queenstown and Geylang”. In Cho, Im Sik, Blaž Križnik and Jeff Hou (eds), Emerging Civic Urbanisms in Asia: Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, and Taipei Beyond Developmental Urbanization. Amsterdam University Press.

Essays

  • Ho, K. C. and Wong, S. C. and Urban Heritage Team (2023). Informal Neighbourhood Partnerships: “With a Little Help from My Friends. Urban Solutions: Building Partnerships. Available from:
    <https://www.clc.gov.sg/docs/default-source/urban-solutions/urbsol22-pdf/essay-local-communities-_-ho-kong-chong-wong-shiau-ching-and-urban-heritage-team.pdf>
  • Wong, S. C. (2018). Never Too Old to Act: Theatre for Seniors in Engaging, Building and Developing Communities. ArtsWok Collaborative. Available from: < https://artswok.org/article/never-too-old-to-act-theatre-for-seniors-in-engaging-building-and-developing-communities/>.

Conference Proceedings

  • Wong, S. C., Yeap, S. K., Thio, S. W. N. and Diehl, J. A. (2023). Participatory Action Research to Train a Weak Muscle: Engaging Residents to Cultivate Collective Participation in Neighbourhood Issues – Case Study of a Singapore Public Housing Community (poster). Proceedings of the EDRA54 Mexico City Environment and Health: Global/Local Challenges and Actions.