URECA/FYP Students

Ng Kailin, Joan (URECA)

Class of 2025

Joan is a Year 3 Psychology and Biological Sciences undergraduate, and her passion lies in understanding the human mind and behaviour. What fascinates her is the dynamic interplay of social and cultural influences on human behaviour – which hold relevant implications in the realm of childhood development and learning. Beyond academics, she enjoys indulging in music and loves to channel her creativity through art, particularly through charcoal drawings.

Sim Yun En (URECA)

Class of 2025

Yun En is currently a Year 3 undergraduate studying Psychology. With a keen interest in Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education, she enjoys interacting and working with children. Her research interests includes exploring the effects of Parenting styles on child development and Parenting by Lying and its impact on children’s moral development. She is also interested in religious cognition and the Anthropomorphism of God. When not at her desk, Yun En enjoys watching dramas and making food.

Chong Shueh Li Shona (URECA)

Class of 2026

Shona is a Year 2 Biological Sciences and Psychology undergraduate with a keen interest in developmental and clinical psychology. She enjoys working with children and hopes to understand them better. Through this experience, she hopes to gain research skills and explore how early experiences can shape a child in the social context. In her free time, Shona loves to play the violin and spend time with her loved ones.

Eunice Lai Ying Xuan (URECA)

Class of 2026

Eunice is a Year 2 undergraduate student pursuing her degree in the discipline of Mathematics. Despite the fact that child development is not one of her primary fields of study, she is particularly interested in learning more about the development of human cognitive, social, and understanding abilities. She is fascinated by the notion that children begin learning coping mechanisms in making emotional responses to various stimuli and believes that through rigorous research and innovative solutions, meaningful advancements can be achieved. Beyond her academic pursuits, she has a diverse range of hobbies, including traveling to new destinations or volunteering in her community.

Flavia Yen Xuan Lin (URECA)

Class of 2026

Flavia is a Year 2 Psychology undergraduate from NTU. She has a keen interest in exploring how social and cultural factors influence behavior, particularly when it comes to religious and spiritual beliefs. Her recent volunteering experiences with young children have also helped her gain an interest in learning about their development. In Flavia's free time, you may catch her kayaking or socializing with her friends!

Melvin Meow Yan Loong (URECA)

Class of 2026

Melvin is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Sports Science and Management! He enjoys research as it allows him to make sense of the different phenomena happening in our world. His FYP in Poly involved Motor Development Testing for Pre-School kids, which was a meaningful experience! Outside of academics, he enjoys running and collecting Pokémon cards!

Sheryn Sim Sue Ning (URECA)

Class of 2026

Sheryn is a Year 2 Psychology undergraduate who is currently exploring her interests in the field, one of them being child development. She is keen to learn more about how children’s early experiences shape their perceptions of themselves and the world around them. In her free time, Sheryn loves to binge shows (Brooklyn 99!) and hang out with her dog.

Chiu Min Hui (FYP)

Class of 2024

Min Hui is a Year 4 Psychology undergraduate pursuing a minor in Early Childhood Education. She has an interest in developmental psychology and enjoys interacting with children. After working as a teaching assistant, she became more motivated to understand the factors underlying children’s behaviour and socio-emotional development, in order to be better equipped in supporting their needs. She looks forward to gaining more knowledge and valuable research experience during her time at NIE Child Development Lab.

Kaelyn Foo Yah Wen (FYP)

Class of 2024

Kaelyn is a Year 4 psychology undergraduate who loves working with children, and their child-like wonder and curiosity to explore the world inspires her to want to learn more about them. She is interested in learning more about children's socio-emotional development, especially during their interactions with others, and seeks to explore how infant experiences shape experiences later on in life. During her time here, Kaelyn hopes to gain more in-depth understanding in this field as well as gain valuable research experience.

Lee Jing Yi, Clyde (FYP)

Class of 2024

Clyde is a Year 4 Psychology undergraduate in NTU and she is interested in developmental and forensics psychology. She finds relationships and attachment, whether they're between parent-child or adults, to be really interesting as there are abundant factors that shape these connections, and they later have significant influence on their lives. Her hobbies include watching movies and anime, cycling, and playing games with her siblings/family (their current favourite being games on Roblox).

Mohammad Shafiq Anshad (FYP)

Class of 2024

Shafiq is a Year 4 psychology undergraduate with a keen interest in developmental psychology. He is particularly interested in the role of religious and spiritual beliefs in shaping children and how these developments carry over to adulthood. By working in NIE Child Development Studies, he hopes to gain some research experience and learn more deeply about developmental psychology through practical involvement with children.

Ong Tze Yee, Claire (FYP)

Class of 2024

Claire is currently a Year 4 Psychology student in NTU. She loves working with children and serving the community, and she volunteers in Taman Jurong Youth Network. During her free time, she likes to paint, crochet, and spend quality time with her dog ~ Because of her experience teaching children and her interest in psychology, she hopes to work in special needs education in the future!

Rena Tan (FYP)

Class of 2024

Rena is a Year 4 Psychology undergraduate in NTU. She loves working with children and is interested in understanding them better. Her research interests include investigating the various social factors that underlie children’s behaviour, with the hope that it will reveal ways to capitalise on these factors to bring out the best in children. At the same time, she hopes to hone her research skills and increase her exposure in the field of child development.

Suki Lim Shuqi (FYP)

Class of 2024

Suki is currently a Year 4 NTU undergraduate majoring in Psychology. She is particularly interested in how children's earliest experiences can influence their later development. Her hobbies include swimming, scrapbooking and crocheting!

Terese Lor Yue Jia (FYP)

Class of 2024

Terese is a current year 4 psychology student in NTU. She enjoys working and interacting with children, where she engages with children with developmental disabilities at an early intervention centre weekly. Her research interests lie in children, parent-children interactions, and education, more specifically, academic stresses.