Meet the Team

Associate Professor Bhubhindar Singh

Director, NTU-University Scholars Programme

Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences

Dr Rebecca Nichols

Assistant Director (Academic), NTU–University Scholars Programme

Coordinator (Student Club), NTU-University Scholars Programme

Ms Yvonne Lim Yin Chum

Assistant Director, NTU–University Scholars Programme

Dr Rebecca Nichols

Assistant Director (Academic), NTU–University Scholars Programme

Coordinator (Student Club), NTU-University Scholars Programme

Dr Rebecca (Becky) Nichols is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Faculty Member of the Nanyang Technological University-University Scholars Programme. She holds a BS in Psychology (University of Washington) and a PhD in Psychology and Social Behavior (University of California, Irvine). Her research interests include memory distortion and other cognitive errors as well as pedagogical challenges and innovations in higher education. Her work has appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Current Directions in Psychological Science, to name a few. Outside of her academic interests, she enjoys dance (everything from ballet to Argentine tango), yoga, attending arts and cultural events, travelling, trying new food, and generally trying and learning new things.

Dr Geraldine Song

Coordinator (Curriculum), NTU–University Scholars Programme

Dr Geraldine Song is a Senior Lecturer in English. She holds a PhD in English Literature from the National University of Singapore specializing in the poetry of Robert Browning. She currently teaches Writing and Reasoning to scholars of the REP and CN Yang programmes. She also teaches NTU-USP elective courses such as Schooling & Culture, Fables & Folklore, and Dramatic Texts. Geraldine is also a published playwright and has had her plays produced and published since 2011. One of her plays “Absence” is featured in MOE’s forthcoming book of plays for Lower Secondary.

Dr Melvin Chen

NTU–University Scholars Programme

Dr Melvin Chen is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Faculty Member of the University Scholars Programme at Nanyang Technological University. He holds a BA in Literature (National University of Singapore), an MPhil in Ibsen Studies (University of Oslo), and a PhD in Philosophy (Cardiff University). He is a holder of the Sword-of-Merit from the Singapore Police Force. His philosophy, poetry, and paintings have appeared (or are due to appear) in Philosophical Psychology, Hypatia, Philosophy & Literature, The Southern Journal of Philosophy, LONTAR, Tipton Poetry Journal, Heartbeat, and Eunoia Review. His research interests include the following: creative cognition research, philosophy of AI, ethics and metaethics, aesthetics, philosophy of the imagination, feminist philosophy, non-Western philosophy, and the philosophy and literature movement.

Dr Christopher Chapman

Study Abroad Coordinator, NTU-University Scholars Programme

Dr Christopher Chapman is an Assistant Professor in Social Sciences and Faculty Member of the NTU-University Scholars Programme. Trained in anthropology and sociology, his research examines the social and cultural nuances of care, health, and personhood. As an engaged scholar, Christopher is also active in community-based nonprofit advocacy focused on child protection and cross-cultural learning. Outside of work, he likes hiking, trying new foods, bird watching, reading science fiction, and traveling. He earned a BS in Sociology and Anthropology (Rocky Mountain College), an MA in Anthropology (University of Hawai‘i), and a PhD in Anthropology (University of Oxford).

Dr Christina Chuang

Coordinator (Publicity, Alumni and Outreach), NTU–University Scholars Programme

Dr Christina Chuang is a Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy Programme. She received her PhD from the University of California, Irvine. She is an avid Ashtanga yoga practitioner and enjoys running and hiking. Her research interests are in early modern philosophy, history of ethics, moral psychology and classical Indian philosophy. She has published in Synthese, Asian Philosophy, Sophia and the Journal of Scottish Philosophy.