Academic Profile : Faculty

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Prof Ang Pei-Hui, Rebecca
Deputy Associate Provost (Faculty Affairs)
Professor, Psychology and Child & Human Development
 
Rebecca P. Ang is a Professor at the Psychology and Child & Human Development Academic Group, NIE. She obtained her PhD in School Psychology (specializing in clinical child psychology) from Texas A & M University, USA. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist in the USA, and a Registered Psychologist in Singapore. Professor Ang is a well-cited researcher whose scholarly work has been published in top-tier journals. Her interdisciplinary expertise areas include (1) child/adolescent aggression, delinquency and antisocial behavior including interventions; (2) scale development and validation of measures assessing children/adolescents' attitudinal, behavioral and socioemotional adjustment, and (3) multisystemic support to promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents.

Professor Ang enjoys teaching and uses learner-centered pedagogies to engage students to achieve meaningful outcomes in their learning journey. She is also active in public service, serves on various advisory boards of government ministries as well as social service agencies. Some of her previous awards include the International Council of Psychologists Seisoh Sukemune/Bruce Bain Early Career Research Award, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Singapore Foundation Education Award, the NTU Nanyang Education Award (College), and the Singapore National Day Award - The Public Administration Medal (Bronze).
Prof Ang is interested in developmental child psychopathology including externalizing and internalizing conditions, and related prevention and intervention work. She views these issues through a developmental systems lens and works with multiple stakeholders to promote multisystemic support for the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. Additionally, she has a keen interest in scale development and validation, especially with respect to measures that assess children's and adolescents' attitudinal, behavioral, or socioemotional adjustment.
 
  • Development of Brain Networks and Social-Emotional Functions
  • Understanding the Development and Drivers of Adolescents' EducationalPathways: The Singapore Longitudinal Cohort Study (Phase 1 of Year 1)
  • THE IMPACT OF THE MOE-OBS CHALLENGE PROGRAMME ON STUDENTS
  • DRivers, Enablers and pathways of Adolescent developMent in Singapore (DREAMS): The Singapore Longitudinal Cohort Study (SG-LCS) Phase 1
  • The Mental Health and Academic Competence of Singapore Students in High-Achieving Girls' Schools: A Multi-Informant, Longitudinal Study
Awards
• 2016 Nanyang Education Award (College) NTU
• 2011 Public Administration Medal (Bronze) Singapore
National Day Award
• 2006 Seisoh Sukemune/Bruce Bain Early Career Research
Award International Council of Psychologists
• 2005 Excellence in Teaching Award NTU
• 2004 Education Award JCCI Singapore Foundation
• 2002 Outstanding Article of the Year Award School
Psychology Review