Our Team
Fabeha Husain
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Psychopathology & fNIRS)Fabeha Husain, PhD, is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the lab who has used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to understand neural markers of various affective conditions. Her PhD thesis within the NUS Department of Psychological Medicine was on classifying psychiatric disorders using cerebral haemodynamic responses.
In this lab, she has been creating cognitive task paradigms, processing EEG data, and identifying early factors associated with later internalising trajectory of children. She will soon embark on more fNIRS studies with children, adolescents, and mothers of our participants.
Gabrielle Tay
Research AssociateGabrielle Tay, MSc Psychology, is primarily involved in the lab’s interventional study aimed at promoting early relational health as a means to mitigate socioeconomic disparities in child development. Her broader research interests lie at the intersection of mental health and social-emotional development, particularly during childhood and adolescence. She previously spent over four years at the Department of Psychological Medicine, contributing to multimodal studies focusing on improving the diagnosis and prediction of mood disorders using biomarkers, fNIRS, and fMRI.
Outside the lab, she’s a long-time youth mentor and occasionally teaches Thai. She enjoys lifting and throwing heavy circles in the gym, and watches Lilo & Stitch (2002) at least once a month.
Hidayah Rafii
Management Assistant OfficerHidayah Rafii brings 10 years of administrative and organisational support experience from the private sector to the team. Her strong communication and problem-solving skills complement her ability to provide assistance across a wide range of tasks. Hidayah plays a crucial role in keeping the team organised, efficient, and focused by handling support functions with accuracy and professionalism.
During her free time, she enjoys family activities with her 4 daughters from swimming and cycling to cooking local dishes together and baking the familiy’s all time favourite desserts – cookies and brownies.
Lucas Yap
Research OfficerLucas Yap, BSocSci Hons Psychology (NUS), is engaged in investigating the potential of early EEG correlates as neural markers that yield critical insights into optimising children’s social-emotional competence. His research encompasses examining the environmental and neurological determinants that shape social cognition, as well as the neural mechanisms that underpin the interplay between executive function and social-emotional competence.
He hugs his guitar more than his mother, has a soft spot for pandan cakes, and is known for his indomitable spirit, honed by years of supporting Manchester United, Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team, and the Seattle Mariners.
Meredith Han
PhD Student (NUS-King's College London)Meredith Han, BSc Honours (Cardiff), is interested in understanding the environmental and genetic influences on emotional difficulties, particularly internalising symptoms, across childhood. This also includes examining underlying neural mechanisms involved in its development and maintenance. She hopes to better understand the transmission of antenatal maternal mental health to the offspring by examining underlying neural mechanisms using EEG techniques.
Outside of her studies, she enjoys nature walks, spoken word poetry and the occasional episode of “The Big Bang Theory”.
Samantha Yeo
Research Assistant (All-Star Swimmer)Passionate about working with kids, Samantha Yeo, BA Hons Neuroscience (UMich), examines the influences of media use in the context of the family on brain development. She is now adding LENA and language use during parent-child interactions to better understand home environments. More recently, she is examining the neurodevelopmental trajectory of internalising symptoms in children with early externalising symptoms or attention-deficit conditions.
She enjoys nature, a nice run or swim, and the sunshine (yes, even in this humidity in Singapore) or, one of her favourites, eating her way through town!
Sherlyn Chan
Specialist Associate (Best Clinic Helper)Sherlyn Chan has worked over 10 years within the National University Health System and she is very knowledgeable about children with developmental and behavioural differences who come to NUH for their care. She is pursuing additional training in research coordination and will soon be recruiting clinical population of children for research studies of this lab.
She comes from a family of fantastic cooks and bakers, and likes sharing sweet treats with the team. Outside of work, she enjoys travelling to different countries around the world.
Shuping Lim
Research Associate (EEG Processing Queen)Shuping Lim, MSc Neuroscience (University College London), is a research associate in the lab who investigates early vulnerabilities and neural markers to later mental health problems through EEG and behavioural techniques. She is well-versed in a number of statistical and computing platforms and leads the EEG processing of our group.
She is a fan of mala (especially with spam) and enjoys spending time at a cozy café with her family and friends.
Valerie Ng
Senior Research OfficerValerie Ng, MSc Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health (King’s College London), is passionate about understanding how both maternal and paternal factors contribute to the neurodevelopment of children in their early life. Recently, she is interested in understanding how cognitive stimulation can improve the parent-child relationship. In this lab, she is helping to manage the operations of the studies focused on measures of child outcomes related to EEG and executive functioning.
Outside of work, she enjoys rock-climbing, travelling and playing with her cat.
Our ALUMNI
Dr Aishworiya Ramkumar (NUH, NUS) until mid 2021
Naeem Sani (NUS) until end 2022
Ong Zi Yan (A*STAR) until end 2022
Jane Sum (NUS, A*STAR) until Jan 2023
Germaine Tng (A*STAR) until mid 2023
Dr Nixi Wang (NUS) until Oct 2023
Jean Teh (NUS) until mid 2024
Dr Aveline Ajalan Vasu (NUS) until mid 2025
Suan Peen Foo (NUS) until mid 2025
Dr Yashna Sagar (NUS) until mid 2025