Fields of Research

Asian history
Asian cultural studies
Christian studies

Research Objectives

Other culture and society
Religion and society
Understanding Asia's past
Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture
Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Free Amos? Overstepping the boundaries of Team Singapore; Understanding Asian Youth in the "Asian Century": Nationalism, Internationalism, and Materialism
Free Amos? Overstepping the Boundaries of Team Singapore; Journal of Applied Youth Studies
From natural history to national kitchen: Food in the museums of Singapore, 2006­-2017; Digest
From Orphanage to Entertainment Venue: Colonial and post-colonial Singapore reflected in the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus
Gender and Colonial Cities Workshop. University of Sydney; Gender and Colonial Cities Workshop
London Missionary Society in Singapore
Quiet Missionaries: Catholic Nuns as Change-Agents in Colonial Singapore; The Mission of Development: Religion and Techno-politics in Asia
Review: Squatters into Citizens: The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee Fire and the Making of Modern Singapore. By Loh Kah Seng
Revisiting Christian missionaries in colonial Singapore - blurring the boundaries between empire, mission and development; SEASIA Conference 2017: Unity in Diversity: Transgressive Southeast Asia
Revisiting Christian missionaries in the Straits settlements: blurring the boundaries between empire, mission and development; Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Tapioca Days: Food Scarcity during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore; American Historical Association Annual Meeting 2015
The London Missionary Society in Colonial Singapore; Chapters on Asia : selected papers from the Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship (2014-2016)
The Site of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in Singapore: Entwined Histories of a Colonial Convent and a Nation, 1854-2015; Lexington Books
What are the rosary and nun’s habit if not Catholic?': The Chapel Party Controversy in Singapore; Limina (Online): a journal of historical and cultural studies
Writing for the folks back home: Colonial missionary story-telling; 'Connecting the colonies: Empires and networks in the history of the book'

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision