CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Human and Environmental Studies (Cognitive and Behavioral Science), Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, 2021
- M.A. in Research, School of Art, Design, and Media, Nanyang Technological University, 2018
- B.Mus. in Music Composition, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore, 2015
Work experience
- Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar (Fulbright), University of California, Santa Cruz, 2025 - Present
- Lecturer, University of Canterbury, 2023 - Present
- Assistant Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 2021 - 2023
- Research Fellow, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 2020
- Research Fellow (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2019-2021
Editorial experience
- Associate (Section) Editor, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2025 - Present
- Editorial Fellow, Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 2024-2025
- Editorial Board Member, PLOS Mental Health, 2023 - 2025
Grants and Awards
- Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee (Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet), 2025 (Primary Investigator)
- Understanding the Dynamics of Attitude Contagion in Multiplayer Minecraft
- CWRI Small Grants, Child Wellbeing Research Institute, 2024 (Primary Investigator)
- Examining attitude formation and well-being in a Minecraft community
- Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar Award (U.S. Embassy in Singapore), 2024-2025
- A cross-cultural examination on gatekeeping in online communities for political polarization
- Google Research Scholar Program, 2022 (Primary Investigator)
- Understanding Social Withdrawal and Hikikomori: Research and Development of an Intelligent Companion Application for AI-Assisted Therapy
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2022 (Co-Investigator)
- Webビッグデータを用いたパンデミックにおける人々の思いの計量化と可視化 [Visualization and Quantification of Web-based Big Data on Individuals’ Thoughts on the Pandemic]
- Harry and Pola Triandis Doctoral Thesis Award, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2022
- Summer Institute for Computational Social Science (SICSS) Research Grant, Social Science Research Council, 2021 (Primary Investigator)
- Abusive Language and Gatekeeping in Twitch Online Cultures
- Grant-in-Aid for Research Fellows, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2019-2021) (Primary Investigator)
- Capability Development Grant, National Arts Council (Singapore) (2017-2018)
Scholarships
- Tan Ean Kiam Postgraduate Scholarship for the Humanities, Tan Kah Kee Foundation, Singapore (2018)
- Research Scholarship, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2015-2017)
- Faculty Scholarship, National University of Singapore (2011-2015)
