Academic Profile : Faculty
Dr Goh Kok Yew Shaun
Education Research Scientist, OER Centre for Research in Child Development
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office of Education Research
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My research activity over the past 7 years examined if and how language is related to socio-emotional mental health, across multiple cohorts of children in Australia, UK and Singapore. I was awarded a PhD (Clinical Psychology) by the Australian National University in 2015, and continue to be a licensed psychologist in Singapore and Australia. Looking ahead, I aim to understand how the potential of every child can be maximised - in particular two key developmental areas of (i) low language proficiency and (ii) low socio-emotional mental health, both in Singapore and around the world.
Current Appointment:
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education, Singapore (Oct 2019 - Current)
Previous Appointments:
• Visiting Fellow, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College of London (2018 - 2019)
• Research Fellow, School of Social Science, Singapore Management University (2019)
• Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, seconded to Neurodevelopmental Research Centre, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A *STAR, Singapore (2015 - 2017)
Current Appointment:
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education, Singapore (Oct 2019 - Current)
Previous Appointments:
• Visiting Fellow, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College of London (2018 - 2019)
• Research Fellow, School of Social Science, Singapore Management University (2019)
• Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, seconded to Neurodevelopmental Research Centre, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A *STAR, Singapore (2015 - 2017)
I focus on research that improves identification and intervention for low language, or, for low socio-emotional mental health. Therefore key words include : Developmental Language Disorder, Internalising-Emotional Problems; Externalising-Behavioural Problems; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Quantitative Statistics for cross-sectional, longitudinal and randomised control trial designs
- LOVING (Learning about Our behavior is Valuable for Increasing Nurturing relationships and healthy Growth)
- Mobile Web App for Preschool Screening of Language Weakness in English and Mandarin (MAPS-LEM)
- The Instrument Pilot Study for Research on Early Education and Development in Singapore (REEDS-Pilot)
- Peer Power 2.0: A Longitudinal Investigation of Students' Peer Networks and their Academic, Motivational, Social and Psychological Outcomes
- Early Support for Foundational Skills of Preschool Children at Socio-Economic Risk in Singapore
- Words in two Languages: Fostering Vocabulary Development in Kindergarten Children through Synchronized Bilingual Reading Programme
- Randomised Pilot Control Trial for Reducing Anxiety Problems among Children indicated to have Developmental Language Disorder (RAP-iDLD)
- Factors Affecting University Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN)'s Disclosure of their Diagnoses to Their Peers
- The Transition and Adjustment of Children with Special Educational Needs in Primary or Special Schools: A Study of Three Year Outcomes and their Determinants
- Understanding the Classroom Engagement of Students with Special Educational Needs: An Exploration of Measurement, Levels, and Factors
- A Follow-up of the Singapore Kindergarten Impact Project (SKIP) Cohort in Middle Childhood: Social-Emotional, Physical, Academic Outcomes and Predictors
- Beginning Early: SingaPore's Ongoing Study starting in Infancy of Twenty-first-century-skills, Individual differences, and Variance in the Environment (BE POSITIVE study)
- Growth in Bilingual & Biliteracy Proficiency: Environmental, Individual & Experiential Factors (GIBBER)