SMU recruits top-class faculty from around the world to build an exciting diversity of talent. Starting from the seminal group of two faculty in 2003, the Social Sciences and Humanities faculty has grown to a total strength of 32 full-time faculty in 2011, with 12 in Psychology, seven in Political Science, six in Sociology, and seven in the Humanities. The School is currently expanding and will continue to recruit more faculty in the various disciplines. The faculty mix of expertise provides an exciting diversity of talent for multidisciplinary research and teaching.
Endowed with a wealth of experience in research, teaching, and consultancy, faculty members hold PhDs from top ranking universities such as Cornell, Michigan, Oxford and Yale. Several faculty serve as members on national councils, editors or editorial board members of prestigious scholarly journals, and are recipients of international scholarly awards.
The faculty members in the programme are committed to providing a balanced excellence in teaching and research as well as contributing service to the university, community and profession.
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Evelyn AU
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2008 |
| EMAIL |
evelynau@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0848 |
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Yooil BAE
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Political Science |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Southern California, 2007 |
| EMAIL |
yooilbae@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 1901 |
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David CHAN
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| DESIGNATION |
Professor of Psychology; Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Michigan State University, 1998 |
| EMAIL |
davidchan@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0300 |
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Margaret CHAN
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Theatre/Performance Studies (Practice) |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of London, 2002 |
| EMAIL |
margaretchan@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0838 |
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CHENG Chi-Ying
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Michigan, 2005 |
| EMAIL |
cycheng@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0844 |
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CHUNG Wai Keung
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Sociology (Education) |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Washington, 2004 |
| EMAIL |
wkchung@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0871 |
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John A DONALDSON
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Professor of Political Science |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, George Washington University, 2005 |
| EMAIL |
jdonaldson@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0295 |
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Ann FLORINI
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| DESIGNATION |
Visiting Professor of Political Science |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of California - Los Angeles, 1995 |
| EMAIL |
annflorini@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0297 |
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Nicholas HARRIGAN
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Sociology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Australian National University, 2008 |
| EMAIL |
nharrigan@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0842 |
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HOON Chang Yau
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Western Australia, 2007 |
| EMAIL |
cyhoon@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0841 |
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Eduard JORDAAN
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Political Science |
| QUALIFICATION |
DPhil, University of Stellenbosch, 2005 |
| EMAIL |
ejordaan@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0965 |
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Ivy LAU
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology (Practice) |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Alberta, 1993 |
| EMAIL |
ivylau@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0839 |
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Angela LEUNG
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2007 |
| EMAIL |
angelaleung@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0961 |
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Norman LI
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Arizona State University, 2003 |
| EMAIL |
normanli@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0864 |
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Thomas Brian MOONEY
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Professor of Philosophy (Education) |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, La Trobe University, 1993 |
| EMAIL |
brianmooney@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0627 |
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Ijlal NAQVI
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Sociology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD (Sociology), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011 |
| EMAIL |
ijlalnaqvi@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0846 |
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Mark NOWACKI
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Philosophy |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Catholic University of America, 2002 |
| EMAIL |
nowacki@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0869 |
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PARK Guihyun Grace
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Michigan State University, 2010 |
| EMAIL |
gracepark@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0963 |
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Clara PORTELA
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Political Science |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, European University Institute, 2008 |
| EMAIL |
claraportela@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 1903 |
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Tobias RETTIG
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Southeast Asian Studies |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of London, 2004 |
| EMAIL |
tobiasrettig@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0866 |
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Christie Napa SCOLLON
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2004 |
| EMAIL |
cscollon@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0299 |
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Kirpal SINGH
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Professor of English Literature |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Adelaide, 1980 |
| EMAIL |
kirpals@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0207 |
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TAN Yoo Guan
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Dean; Associate Professor of Philosophy (Education) |
| QUALIFICATION |
DPhil, University of Oxford, 1991 |
| EMAIL |
ygtan@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0851 |
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James T H TANG
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| DESIGNATION |
Dean, SOSS; Professor of Political Science |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of London, 1987 |
| EMAIL |
jamestang@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 1929 |
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Bussarawan Puk TEERAWICHITCHAINAN
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Sociology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Washington, 2005 |
| EMAIL |
bteerawichit@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0664 |
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Jennifer Yuk-yue TONG
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education) |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Hong Kong, 2002 |
| EMAIL |
jennifertong@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0875 |
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William TOV
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2008 |
| EMAIL |
williamtov@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 1904 |
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Serena WEE Ghin Hee
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2010 |
| EMAIL |
serenawee@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0296 |
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Bridget WELSH
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Professor of Political Science |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Columbia University, 2001 |
| EMAIL |
bwelsh@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0970 |
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John WILLIAMS
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| DESIGNATION |
Associate Professor of Philosophy |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, University of Hull, 1981 |
| EMAIL |
johnwilliams@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0209 |
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YANG Hwajin
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Cornell University, 2006 |
| EMAIL |
hjyang@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0975 |
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Q Forrest ZHANG
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| DESIGNATION |
Assistant Professor of Sociology |
| QUALIFICATION |
PhD, Yale University, 2004 |
| EMAIL |
forrestzhang@smu.edu.sg |
| PHONE |
6828 0294 |
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