RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 

2022 - Present

Research Assistant (part-time) at Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California

Supervisors: Prof. Darius Lakdawalla, Asst. Prof. Karen Mulligan

Topics:  Quantifying risk preferences over health

           Theoretical foundations of cost-effectiveness analyses

Duties:  Data Analysis (primary), Manuscript writing

2017 - 2021

Research Assistant (full-time) at Duke-NUS Medical School

Affiliations: Lien Centre for Palliative Care and Program in Health Systems and Services Research

Supervisors: Prof. Eric A. Finkelstein, Asst. Prof. Semra Ozdemir

Topics: Cognitive bias and hope in advanced cancer patients’ perceived prognosis

             Competency and meaning-making for family caregivers

             End-of-life spending for advanced cancer patients

             Return on investment for workplace wellness programs

             Incentive-based interventions for behaviour change

              Patient preferences and willingness to pay for novel treatments 

Duties: Data Analysis, Manuscript writing, Data Management

2017 

Junior Research Assistant (part-time) at Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore 

Supervisor: Mr Hari M.P (Research Associate)

Topic: Trends in demand and price of natural gas in South Asia (focus on Pakistan)

Duties: Data Analysis, Literature review

2015 - 16

Research Assistant (part-time) at Dept. of Economics, National University of Singapore 

Supervisor: Asst. Prof Slesh Anand Shrestha

Topics: Information Interventions to Facilitate Job Mobility among Migrants in Singapore; 

Incentivizing Local Governance: Public Grants and Information Campaigns as Performance-   based Rewards for Elected Politicians

   Duties: Intervention Development and Project Management (Testing data collection platform;

Developed educational materials for labour market information intervention; Identifying venues for recruitment; Served as project co-ordinator for a team of over 15 interviewers for data collection; Setting up system for documenting participant contact details to facilitate follow-up, Management of financial incentives; Coded and tested survey for administration in rural India).

2013 - 14

Research Assistant (part-time) at Dept. of Economics, National University of Singapore 

Supervisor: Asst. Prof Emily A. Beam 

Topics: Experimental evidence for the effectiveness of job fairs in the Philippines

Duties: Literature review 

2014

Research Assistant (part-time) at Dept. of Communication and New Media, National University of Singapore 

Supervisor: Prof Mohan J Dutta

Topic: Perceptions of health care in Singapore

Duties: Data collection; in-depth interviews; transcription 

SELF-DIRECTED RESEARCH (UNDERGRADUATE)

2017

Honours Thesis student, Dept. of Economics, National University of Singapore 

Supervisor: Asst. Prof Nina Guyon

Topic: Impact of Housing Demolitions on Students’ Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a

           Natural Experiment in France

Duties: Data Analysis, Literature review, Manuscript writing; Oral Defence

2017 

Undergraduate Research Opportunity, Dept. of History, National University of Singapore 

Supervisor: Senior Lecturer Dr Daniel Jew

Topic: Monte-carlo Simulations for Inference on Agricultural Outcomes in Ancient Greece 

Duties: Data Analysis, Literature review, Drafted sections for book chapter

 2015 

Capstone Research Project at College of Alice and Peter Tan, National University of Singapore 

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Adeline Seow 

Topic: Nudges for Healthy Eating among Primary School Children 

Duties: Literature review; Intervention design and development (Designing signs and norm-based

             messages, Pilot testing changes in choice-architecture in cafeteria setting); Data

             Collection and Analysis; Policy report writing (findings were presented to Health     

             Promotion Board Singapore).