NG Shu Tian | Research Fellow

Biography

Ng Shu Tian is a Research Fellow under the Chan Heng Chee Research Fellowship at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC).

She is an environmental psychologist. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Singapore Management University and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the National University of Singapore. She has also worked as a public health researcher.

She believes that societal well-being and environmental conservation are complementary goals. Guided by this belief, she examines human-nature relationships and the psychological antecedents—such as emotions, values, and construals—of pro-environmental behavior and decision-making. She primarily employs quantitative methods in her research, such as structural equation modelling and social network analysis.

She is supporting Belinda and team on the “Ageing with AI” project and other Ageing projects.

Education

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Singapore Management University (2025)
• MPhil in Psychology, Singapore Management University (2023)
• Bachelor in Environmental Studies, National University of Singapore (2019)

Publications

• Chan, Sarah Hian May., Leung, Angela Ka-yee., & Ng, Shu Tian. (2024). Regret about environmental destruction: Examining the relative strengths of affective regret and cognitive regret in promoting pro-environmental behaviors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 100, 102487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102487
• Ng, Shu Tian., & Eom, Kimin. (2024). Religious stewardship and pro-environmental action: The mediating roles of environmental guilt and anger. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 16(3), 263. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000499
• Eom, Kimin., & Ng, Shu Tian. (2023). The potential of religion for promoting sustainability: The role of stewardship. Topics in Cognitive Science, 15(3), 480-499. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12641
• Ng, Shu Tian., Leung, Angela Ka-yee., & Chan, Sarah Hian May (2023). Through the lens of a naturalist: How learning about nature promotes nature connectedness via awe. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 92, 102069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102069
• Zollman Thomas, Oscar., Chong, Mark., Leung, Angela., Fernandez, Tricia Marjorie., & Ng, Shu Tian. (2023). Not getting laid: Consumer acceptance of precision fermentation made egg. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1209533. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1209533
• Chong, Mark., Leung, Angela Ka-yee., Fernandez, Tricia Marjorie., & Ng, Shu Tian. (2023). Effects of framing, nomenclature, and aversion to tampering with nature on consumer acceptance of cultivated meat in Singapore. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 91, 102140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102140
• Leung, Angela Ka-yee., Chong, Mark., Fernandez, Tricia Marjorie., & Ng, Shu Tian. (2023). Higher well-being individuals are more receptive to cultivated meat: An investigation of their reasoning for consuming cultivated meat. Appetite, 184, 106496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106496
• Yi, Huso., Ng, Shu Tian., Chang, Cheng Mun., Low, Cheryl Xue Er., & Tan, Chuen Seng. (2022). Effects of neighborhood features on healthy aging in place: The composition and context of urban parks and traditional local coffeeshops in Singapore. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), 969. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03679-z
• Yeo, Lyn Hui Wen., Mah, Freda Cheng Yee, Chong, Elliot Yeung, Lim, Angela Hui-Shan., Ng, Shu Tian., & Yi, Huso. (2022). Does gender matter to promote mental health through community engagement among older adults?. Aging & Mental Health, 26(1), 186–195. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1855106
• Yi, Huso., Ng, Shu Tian., Farwin, Aysha., Low, Pei Ting Amanda., Chang, Cheng Mun., & Lim, Jeremy. (2021). Health equity considerations in COVID-19: geospatial network analysis of the COVID-19 outbreak in the migrant population in Singapore. Journal of Travel Medicine, 28(2), taaa159. https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa159