About
I am a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. I specialize in the fields of comparative politics and public policy. My research interests are in the areas of populism, parties and political organizations, and comparative policy processes, with a regional focus on East Asia.
I graduated with a Master of Arts in Regional Studies: East Asia from Columbia University. I was a recipient of the Tan Ean Kiam Postgraduate Scholarship (2021) from the Tan Kah Kee Foundation and the Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship (2017-2018).
Born and raised in Singapore. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.
Research
Working Paper
Institutional Racism in International Relations (with Phillip Y. Lipscy)
Publication
2019. “Supporting Variability in Women’s Lifestyles: A Study of Single-Motherhood Transition in South Korea and Japan.” Journal of Asian Public Policy 12(2): 125-143. (with Jennifer So) [peer-reviewed article]
Teaching Assistant
Democracy in the Social Media Age (Ronald Deibert) | Winter 2021 |
Democracy in Theory and Practice (Justin N. Bumgardner) | Fall 2022 |
Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I (Kenichi Ariga) | Fall 2021 |
Japanese Politics (Phillip Y. Lipscy) | Winter 2023 Winter 2022 Winter 2021 |
Undergraduate Methods (Randy Besco) | AY2022-23 |
Writing Development Initiative | Summer 2021 |