Galvyn GOH Zi An
Title: Research Associate
Alumni: MSc Science of Learning, National Institute of Education & Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Discipline/s: Industrial-Organisational Psychology, Science of Individual Differences, Systems and Cellular Cognitive Neuroscience, Science of Learning
E-mail: galvyn_goh@sutd.edu.sg
Contact: 64994053
Biography
Galvyn Goh is a research associate at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He has nearly a decade of experience in applied research with collaborations with labour unions, government ministries, social service institutions, volunteer organisations, and private Singaporean companies and multi-national corporations.
Galvyn firmly beliefs in using the appropriate methodologies to answer the main research questions in every research project, whether these methods are experimental RCTs to establish cause-and-effect, quasi-experimental studies in classrooms, and mixed methods and quantitative and qualitative approaches to understand the richness and diversity of the human experience.
His research interests include
- empathy development,
- empowerment of disadvantaged groups in society,
- promoting social inclusion and diversity,
- understanding and addressing prejudice,
- investigating the future of work.
- investigating wellbeing and mental health at the social, behavioural, affective, and neuro-cognitive levels.
- researching into the science of learning to develop better learning pedagogies.
Galvyn is part of the ‘Future Digital Economies and Digital Societies’ team at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities.
Education
- MSc Science of Learning, National Institute of Education & Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of York, United Kingdom
Publications
- Mussagulova, Assel., Chng, Samuel., Goh, Zi An Galvyn., Tang, Cheryl J., & Jayasekara, Dinithi N. (2023). When is a career transition successful? a systematic literature review and outlook (1980–2022). Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1141202
- Goh, Zi An Galvyn., & Poon, King Wang. (2023). A Task-Based Approach to Lifelong Learning, Well-Being, and Resilience in the Workplace of the Future. In: Lee, Wing On., Brown, Phillip., Goodwin, A. Lin., & Green, Andy. (Eds.) International Handbook on Education Development in Asia-Pacific. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_72-1
- Lim, Sok Mui., Tan, Bhing Leet., Lim, Hua Beng., & Goh, Zi An Galvyn. (2018). Engaging persons with disabilities as community teachers for experiential learning in occupational therapy education. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 31(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1569186118783877