Faculty and Staff

Catherine Ni Chunhong has been with the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) since 2019. She provides Chinese language intervention to primary and secondary school bilingual learners with dyslexia and other special learning needs. Besides her direct intervention work with students, she also invests considerable time in curriculum development, research, and training and supervising new educational […]

Dr Matthew Hutt has over 20 years of experience as a teacher and senior leader in secondary schools and colleges in Wales and England. He is currently Head of Professional Learning at USW, overseeing Level 7 courses in Leadership and Management, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, SEN/ALN and Autism, and and he has worked at […]

Dr Priscillia Shen began her special education journey as an Educational Therapist at DAS in 2005. Her previous experience working closely with struggling learners has allowed her to take on a constructive and practical pedagogical approach in her teaching practice. She is now the Head of DAS International and Director of Community-Based Programmes, where she […]

Dr Tan was a secondary school Chinese Language teacher for more than ten years before being posted to the Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore (CDIS) to design and develop curriculum. From 1996 to 1999, she was a Senior Head in the Educational Technology Division (ETD). In 2000, she was appointed as Head of Department, Mother […]

Felicia is a Senior Speech-Language Therapist registered with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC). She provides assessment and intervention for learners with speech, language and/or social communication needs. Her clinical experience primarily involves working with children aged 5 to 16 years in mainstream schools but also included clients with hearing impairment, voice disorders, communication difficulties […]

Jae has been working for more than two decades with children and youths in various capacities including a probation officer, a secondary school teacher and currently an Educational Psychologist. She is passionate about child development and learning and her diverse experiences allow her to take a holistic view when working with individuals. Ensuring that children […]

Lois has worked at DAS since 2005 as a psychologist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore and later with a Master of Arts in Applied Psychology from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. She is a registered psychologist and supervisor with the Singapore Psychological Society. She has developed a […]