The Team

Lab director

Yu Junhong— Assistant Professor of Psychology

PhD, The University of Hong KongResearch interests: My research makes use of multimodal neuroimaging to study neuropsychology and cognitive aging in general. In particular, I am interested neurocognitive disorders, superior cognitive aging, neural predictors of cognitive decline and cognitive enhancement interventions

Research Staff

Charly Billaud— Research Fellow

PhD (Neurosciences), Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Research interests: Translational research involving neuropsychology and neuroimaging, including structural/functional MRI, DTI, and MEG. I have a particular interest in both aging and paediatric clinical populations with neurological disorders and developing markers of cognition and behaviour. My work involves structural and functional network analyses and graph theory.

Dexter Chew— Research Assistant

BA (Psychology), University at Buffalo
Research interests: My research interests are in topics such as Mental Health of Elderly Patients, Elder Abuse with Long-Lasting Psychological consequences as well as Psychosocial Development of Criminals. I became interested in the mental health aspects of the elderly stemming from 2 years of working in the non-profit sector as well as being an active member of the grassroots level in Singapore. This has helped establish the different views and interests in the elderly being overlooked or becoming a marginalized group of individuals in society. Further interests in criminal psychosocial developments stemmed from an interest in reading serial killer bibliographies and documentaries that have led to a fascination of how the minds of hardened criminals are like.

Dionis Chong— Research Assistant

BA in Psychology, Dublin Business School
Research interests: The general scope of my research interests include topics on creativity, intelligence and interpersonal relationships. Having been a gig musician for most of my life, the function of creativity relating to mental health and function as always been on the forefront of my curiosity. The skillset I’ve attained through learning how research is done in college allows me to pursue this question through a proper scientific means. I did my undergraduate thesis on Romantic Passion and Emotional Intelligence through Attachment Styles between the two biological sexes, which jumpstarted my interest in the inner workings of interpersonal relationships and how they relate to intelligence and mental functions. I hope to gain more skills within the neuroscientific sphere while working in this lab to enhance the quality of my research into these topics in the future.

Graduate students

Savannah Siew— PhD student

B.Soc.Sci (Psychology), National University of Singapore
Research interests: Neuropsychology, mindfulness, clinical psychology

Janice Koi— PhD student

B.A. Hons (Psychology), Nanyang Technological University
Research Interests: I am interested in using multimodal neuroimaging techniques to study the neurocognitive mechanisms of healthy aging.

Undergraduate students

Kayla Tan— FYP student

Research Interests: I am interested in the inseparable role brain functions have in psychological phenomenon, particularly ADHD; anxiety and depression.

Lee Zheng Long— FYP student

Research Interests: I am interested in understanding the pathology of affective disorders and neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. I seek to do so using neuroimaging methods, like structural, functional and diffusion MRI. Specifically, I use approaches like network neuroscience, DTI, and fixel-based analysis. I am also curious about the value of these neuroimaging markers as predictors of AD progression.

Ellsie Lee— FYP student

Research Interests: mental health and it’s underlying mechanisms and management.

Candace Tan— FYP student

Research Interests: My research interest is in neuropsychology, particularly in neurodivergent populations and in neurodegenerative diseases. I seek to learn more about neuroimaging techniques and how they can be used to support research in these areas.

Bryan Yeo— URECA student

Research Interests: My research interest lies in using neurocognitive assessments and brain imaging techniques to better understand neurodegenerative disorders associated with ageing.

Emilienne Ho— URECA student

Research Interests: I am interested in neuropsychology, especially how brain injuries or neurological disorders impact a person’s mental state and daily life. I hope that with access to neuroimaging techniques, I can study more about this effect.

Nicolas Lok— URECA student

Research Interests: My research interests focus on psychiatric disorders, with a particular emphasis on anxiety-related disorders, as well as neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. I am passionate about understanding the underlying mechanisms of these conditions and exploring potential therapeutic strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Isaac Teo— URECA student

Isaac Teo— URECA student Research Interests: My interests are in the mechanisms of cognitive decline in ageing and its associated social, emotional, and behavioural outcomes. I am also interested in the development of interventions that delay cognitive decline and optimise brain health to preserve functions and maintain dignified ageing.

Previous Students

FYP

  • Lisa Wong (2023-2024)
  • Tan Fu Miao (2023-2024) — Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal, and Best Datablitz Presentation at AS4SAN 2024 conference
  • Angel Lee (2023-2024)
  • Genevieve Ling (2022-2023)
  • Cleon Chang (2022-2023)
  • Yuvaraj Arumugam (2022-2023)
  • Loh Raye Fion (2021-2022)

URECA

  • Kng Jia Hao (2023-2024)
  • Wang Jieqi (2023-2024)
  • Alastair Khoo (2023-2024)
  • Xavier Lim (2023-2024)
  • Lee Zheng Long (2022-2023)
  • Gisele Cheong (2022-2023)
  • Celine Chan (2021-2022)
  • Dan Yuet Ruh (2021-2022)