I am a PhD student at the
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
.
I hold a Master of Arts in Communication and New Media and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) from the National University of Singapore.
My work engages questions of gender, digital culture, and technology-facilitated harm, with ongoing involvement in projects on
campus sexual misconduct,
online sexual harms,
and queer experiences in Singapore.
Outside of academia, I enjoy science fiction, spice-forward cuisines, and planning my next travel adventure.
My work sits at the intersection of communication theory, critical technology studies, and feminist scholarship. I study how sociotechnical imaginaries, infrastructures, and everyday platforms shape gendered subjectivities, norms, and harm—especially in Singapore’s Smart Nation context.
Cyber (u/dys)topias: Glitching Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Singapore's Smart Nation
I examine Singapore’s Smart Nation as a technopolitical imaginary that produces compliant digital subjects while obscuring infrastructural and affective violence, and theorise the glitching cyborg as a site where this power fractures.
Ongoing empirical work on technology-facilitated sexual violence and digital safety, including mixed-methods projects on campus sexual misconduct and online sexual harms in Singapore.
Thesis topic: Cyber (u/dys)topias: Glitching Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Singapore's Smart Nation
Thesis: "Virtual Worlds are a safe space for people to explore their gender identities as well: Exploring how virtual fashion shapes gender in Decentraland."
This research examined the connection between virtual fashion and gender identity in Decentraland, a virtual Metaverse platform. Findings were presented at IAMCR2024.
Service:
Honours (Highest Distinction)
Thesis: "No such thing as fake news back then: Understanding how the elderly in Singapore navigate the digital information landscape."
This research explored how the elderly adapted to the Smart Nation initiative and was presented at IAMCR2024.
Activities:
Research Associate: Sep 2024 - Mar 2026
Research Assistant: May 2023 - Sep 2024
Investigated technology-facilitated sexual violence in campus settings. Conducted and transcribed interviews; managed six quantitative surveys; and handled qualitative and quantitative data cleaning and preparation. Assisted with updating of IRB forms.
Find out more about the study: CASMIDA
Explored perceptions and experiences of gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) men in Singapore, focusing on identity exploration, relationships, sexual health behaviors, and digital technology use. Conducted interviews and performed data analysis.
Find out more about the study: Queer Men in Singapore Research
Explored young Singaporeans’ experiences and understandings of gender and sexual violence through a case study of NUS students. Conducted literature review and performed data analysis.
Conducted research on social justice and intersectionality under peer mentorship. Enhanced academic skills through seminars and networking sessions with professionals.
NM2207, Computational Media Literacy.
NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society.
Conducted house visits and participant recruitment for national-level research.
Examined how fatness is constructed as a discourse across multiple media artefacts and platforms, from government health campaigns to social media activism. Conducted systematic literature review and assisted the Principal Investigator in developing the research framework.
Awarded for being one of the few outstanding female undergraduates of the graduating cohort from FASS with high bilingual competence in Chinese and English.
This study informs how we understand TFSV in terms of gender-based violence enabled by technology in Singapore, contributing to the dearth of research on sexual violence in Asian contexts.
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This paper, co-authored with a friend as part of graduate coursework, explores the interplay between nationalism and cultural perception in Singapore.
We argue that those who align strongly with Singapore’s nationalism view local cultural expressions not as subpar Western replicas but as emblems of Singaporean pride.