Experience

National Institute of Education, Singapore

• Singapore
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Research Synthesis for Impact Consultant • Consulting: Coordinated 17 stakeholders across 3 cross-functional teams; synthesized research to generate actionable insights and practical recommendations to inform educational policy and practice. • Content strategy: Co-developed new publication series for public dissemination to educational practitioners; boosted NIE organizational influence by reaching a potential audience of 32,000; presented series at senior leadership meeting of more than 20 participants; improved information design by creating infographic for practitioners. • UI/UX optimization: Created company-wide staff editorial style templates and user orientation guidelines; achieved participation from 3 author teams in 8 months of implementation; proposed adjustments to information architecture to drive access and engagement; presented public report at international virtual workshop; conducted professional development webinar to audience of 23.



University at Buffalo

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

  2-time Award-winning UB Department of Sociology Graduate Student Instructor• Learning experience design and implementation: Lead instructor for core module for 3 academic years (7 semesters); boosted student learning, engagement, and growth through playful and inclusive curriculum, pedagogy, assessment development; promoted accessible media; achieved average of 21% improvement in intended student learning outcomes in the first 2 years; fortunate to receive 2 awards: the UB Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award and the Department of Sociology Excellence in Teaching Award; team-taught an interdisciplinary research-based course on popular culture in Singapore.• Leadership: Organized collaborative instruction space for fellow graduate instructors• Content design: Created and managed digital subject matter content packages and established online learning process to optimize and scale COVID-19 pivot.

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2020

  Award-winning Ph.D. researcher in UB Department of Sociology• Project management: Led major 4-year project with 3 stakeholders on concepts and values guiding design of built and social environments; drew on cross-national comparison, interpretive analysis of primary and secondary data; secured and managed a total of USD 4365.85 in research grants and conference funding; awarded Department of Sociology’s best graduate student paper award.• Research impact: 2 invited talks. 12 conference presentations; 2 publications.