Dr Ding Xiaopan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore. The central question of her research is how children acquire moral behaviour and how to facilitate its development. She employs both behavioural and cognitive neuroscience methods in her research.

Visit her faculty page here.

Chadmen is a graduate student with a keen interest in developmental psychology. His research focus are in children’s socio-emotional and moral development. He wants to know more about how parenting factors can influence children's social and emotional development. By joining the Child Development Lab, he hopes to gain more knowledge in the field of developmental psychology and hone his research skills.

Liwen is currently a Psychology PhD student in NUS. She is interested in exploring the nature of the human mind through child research, and she believes that a better understanding of children's world can help people to discover who they are. She would like to master more research skills and gain insights into child development in the Child Development Lab.

Su Kee is a graduate student passionate about working with children as she finds it rewarding and inspiring. Her research centers on children’s social cognition, driven by a profound curiosity about the development of social understanding. She aspires to contribute to children’s well-being and support them in reaching their full potential through research. Beyond her academic pursuits, she enjoys playing the piano and spending time with dogs.

Meng is currently a PhD student in developmental psychology at NUS. Her research focuses on the development of moral behaviors in young children, and she has experience conducting both behavioral and fNIRS studies. She hopes to continue developing a systemic understanding of children’s moral behavior and its related cognitive necessities at the Child Development Lab.

Inge is a registered psychologist with a master's in educational psychology, and she has spent several years working directly with children in both clinical and educational settings. She is currently pursuing her PhD and her research focuses on children's moral development; particularly how Indonesian school-aged children respond to moral dilemmas. She is interested in why children choose to lie to benefit others, what factors shape these choices, and how such behaviors influence their moral development. Through her involvement with the Child Development Lab, Inge aims to strengthen her research skills and deepen her understanding of culturally relevant moral development studies, as well as explore potential interventions suited to the Indonesian context.

Jing Yi is a Year 4 Psychology undergraduate with a strong interest in child development, particularly in children’s truth-telling and moral development. Through her involvement in the Child Development Lab, she hopes to gain hands-on research experience and deepen her understanding of children’s behaviour and social reasoning. She is especially interested in developing skills in data analysis and intervention planning, and aspires to work closely with children, with interests in applied or clinical psychology in the future.

Kayla is a Year 4 Psychology undergraduate with a keen interest in child development, particularly in how early cognitive and socioemotional processes shape children's long-term psychological adjustment. Her research interests center on understanding how family and environmental influences shape children's self-perceptions and developmental trajectories. Through her involvement in the NUS Child Development Lab, she hopes to contribute to research examining the developmental mechanisms that shape children's patterns of thinking and psychological adjustment, with the aim of informing approaches that foster more adaptive outcomes.

Emma is a Year 4 Psychology student who loves working with children. She is fascinated by the way they perceive the world around them, displaying immense curiosity alongside an impressive capacity to absorb new information. By joining the lab, she hopes to deepen her understanding of children, as well as the creative ways in which experimental paradigms are designed specially for them.

Derek is a Year 4 Psychology undergraduate who is interested in development psychology. His interest lies in the mental health of children and how they cope with academic stress as they grow up. By joining the lab, he hopes to gain more research experience and to meaningfully contribute to the projects at the lab.

Claire is a Year 5 Psychology Concurrent Degree Programme student who enjoys interacting and working with children. She is particularly intrigued by how children perceive and understand the world around them, through the questions they ask and behaviours they show. Through joining the lab, she would like to gain more research experience about children’s developmental processes as well as hone her research and data analysis skills.

Wei Si is a Year 3 undergraduate studying Psychology in NUS. Her interest lies in exploring how childhood experiences and nurturing environments shape a child’s development, moral values, and sense of self. 

By joining the lab, she is eager to learn about various experimental designs, setups, and research methods specifically tailored to studying children.