PEOPLE
Director
DongWon OH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS). DongWon has received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University, and worked as a
postdoctoral researcher at New York University and Columbia University. DongWon’s interested in how biases acquired from social contexts play out in perceptions. DongWon is also interested in how the process of perception can be
altered by perceivers’ and targets’ action.
Lab Manager
TEO Ming Huang is a final year undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Psychology at NUS. His interests lie in utilising facial and bodily features to investigate prevailing social perceptions and examine how they can be further utilised to gain insights on one’s affect. He is passionate about further studies in the field of Affective Computing and Social Psychology. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and loves listening to K-RnB music.
Graduate Students
Anqi MAO is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology at NUS. She earned her B.Sc. in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Nottingham. She is enthusiastic and dedicated on a captivating journey in the realm of Social Perception. Fueled by a profound curiosity about how individuals extract information from other’s facial features, facial expressions and actions during social interactions.
Yuqing SHI is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology at NUS. She holds an M.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Beijing Normal University and a B.S. in Psychology from the same university. Her research interests lie in the naturalistic social perception and its neural representation, particularly focusing on the computational modeling of the dynamic processes of human interaction. Besides her academic pursuits, Yuqing finds joy in Latin dancing, hiking, and video calling with her cat.
Joy TONG is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology at NUS. She has a M.Phil. in Criminology from the University of Cambridge and has worked in applied forensic and organisational psychology settings. She has research interests in the applications of social cognitions, specifically in terms of how quantity and quality of intergroup contact influence decisions in criminal justice and other settings.
Honor’s Thesis Students
Jothiga BASKARAN is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology at NUS. Her research interests include social perception and cognition, particularly stereotypes and individual differences influencing person perception. Jothiga is also passionate about mental health and aspires to become a clinical psychologist in the future to help those suffering from various forms of mental health distress (aims to specialise in eating disorders).
Minkyung KIM is a Year 4 Psychology major who is compelled to indulge in various aspects of human perception formations and their corresponding impacts on cognitions and behaviors. Minkyung is especially interested in the factors that affect the formation of the first impression and their influences. Additionally, Minkyung is highly interested in developmental psychology, especially in children’s moral development and the impact of family and parenting on children’s development.
Natasha TAN is a final year undergraduate student double majoring in Psychology and Communications and New Media at NUS. Her interests lie in learning about various mental disorders, specifically exploring the various underlying psychological and environmental factors that influence its development and maintenance. Natasha also is a big advocate for mental health, and aspires to be a clinical psychologist in the future to help improve the lives of individuals affected by such conditions.
Research Assistant
LIN Dian is a final year student with a double major in Psychology and Chinese Studies in NUS. Dian’s research interests include social cognition, motivation, and the development of social cognition and morality. Dian is passionate about further studies in the field of social psychology. In Dian’s free time, Dian enjoys watching movies and visiting exhibitions.
Michael Runquan YU is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology at the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the Department of Psychology at the University of Macau. His current research interests are focused on human behavioral and neural responses in social scenarios, particularly in the area of human social interaction with regards to emotions, personality traits, and physiological responses. In his leisure time, Runquan enjoys playing the drums and guitar as well as listening to rock music.
Lab Alumni
Semester 2 of 2022/23 academic year
Sih-Zau LEONG was an RA when she was a Year 3 National University of Singapore undergraduate majoring in Psychology and minoring in Philosophy. Her interests lie in learning about social cognition, personality and its relationship with deviant behaviour, and psychology in a clinical context. She also enjoys learning about and advocating for mental health and aspires to be a clinical psychologist in the future.
Semester 2 of 2022/23 academic year
Darren CHAN was an RA when he was a Year 3 National University of Singapore undergraduate majoring in Psychology. Darren is interested in multi-modal person perception and how identity cues, emotion cues and impression cues influence facial perception and impression formation. Darren is also passionate about mental health and enjoys learning about therapeutic techniques and mental disorders.
Semester 2 of 2022/23 academic year
Justina TAN was an RA when she was a Year 2 undergraduate at the National University of Singapore majoring in psychology and social work. Her research interests include the study of the interconnections between experiences, personalities, social perceptions, and life outcomes. Outside of her research interests, Justina aspires to enter the clinical psychology field with a special focus on incorporating themes of ecological systems thinking from social work.
Collaborators
University of Washington St Louis, Department of Radiology
University of Nottingham, Malaysia, Department of Psychology
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Department of Humanities and Social Science
National University of Singapore, Department of Psychology
National University of Singapore, Business School
National University of Singapore, Department of Psychology
Johns Hopkins University, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Future Lab members
Want to join our team?
If you are interested in joining the lab or collaboration, contact DongWon directly at doh [at] nus [dot] edu [dot] sg.