About Us
Connect with us - preferably, over food
May O Lwin
Chair
Ysa Marie Cayabyab
Team Lead
Jack Ho
Coordinator
Our Team of Experts
Our team of multidisciplinary experts hail from reputable institutions in Singapore to deliver the best food insights in Singapore and across the Asia Pacific.
Professor
May O Lwin
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Strategic Communication, Health Communication, Cyber-wellness, OneHealth
Professor
William Chen
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Fermentation technologies, Alternative proteins, Biomolecular Engineering, Biochemical Engineering
Professor
Shirley Ho
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Science & Environmental Communication, Health Communication, Social Media, Public Opinion
Professor
Peter J. Schulz
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Health Communication, Communication Theories, Health Literacy, Doctor-Patient Communication, Media Effects
Professor
Gemma Calvert
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Neuromarketing, Consumer Behaviour, Branding, Implicit Responses, Sensory Communication
Associate Professor
Lewis Lim
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Strategic Marketing, Luxury Marketing, Branding, Competitive Market Behaviours
Associate Professor
Ben Smith
Future Ready Food Safety Hub, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food & Consumer Product Safety, Toxicology, Health Risks, Chemical Risks, Exposure Assessment, Novel Foods
Associate Professor
Alberto Salvo
Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, National University of Singpaore
Specialisations:
Environmental & Energy Economics, Consumer Awareness of the Climate Crisis, Carbon Literacy, and Individual Action
Associate Professor
Xu Hong
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Vision Perception, Neuroscience, Electrophysiology, Eye Tracking, Facial Emotion Perception, Heading Perception and Wayfinding
Assistant Professor
Chen Lou
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Social Media Advertising, Influencer Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Consumer Psychology
Assistant Professor
Akshar Saxena
School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Health Economics, Economics of aging, Non-communicable Diseases, Obesity
Dr
Keri Matwick
Language and Communication Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food Discourse, Sociolinguistics, Food Cultures, Celebrity Chefs, Future Foods
Dr
Johannah Soo
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food Security, Food & Health Education, Consumer Education, Home Economics
Dr
Abhishek Pathak
School of Business, University of Dundee
Specialisations:
Symbolism in Food, Cross-modal Multisensory Experience and Marketing, Packaging Design in F&B
Dr
Yang Yinping
Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR Singapore
Specialisations:
Affective Computing, Digital Emotion and Empathy, Sentiment Analyses, Artificial Intelligence
Dr
Chitra Panchapakesan
Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR Singapore
Specialisations:
Health Communication, Mobile Communication, Health Promotion, Risk Communication, Social Media
Dr
Sinead Golley
School of Psychology, University of Adelaide; CSIRO Food & Nutrition
Specialisations:
Psychological Drivers of Food Choice; Health-promoting Behaviours; Dietary Habits and Decisions
Dr
Jack Ho
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Message Design & Framing, Intergroup Communication, Marketing Communication
Ms
Cyndy Au
Food Design & Food Protection, International Flavours & Fragrances, Danisco
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Nutrition, Food Regulations, Health Claims and Labelling
Ms
Ysa Marie Cayabyab
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Strategic Communication, Health Communication, Cyber-wellness, OneHealth
Ms
Shelly Malik
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Health Communication, Labelling, Sensory Communication
Mr
Ryan Tan
School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Fermentation Technologies, Biomolecular Engineering, Biomolecular Processing, Microbiology.
Ms
Seraphina Leo
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Strategic Communication, Health Communication
Ms
Allison Seet
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food and Well-being, Strategic Communication, Health Communication, Cyber-wellness, OneHealth
Mr
Haiman Samad
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food & Well-Being, Health Communication, Health Intervention Programmes & Evaluations, Epidemiology
Ms
Veenu Advani
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food & Well-Being, Health Communication, Strategic Communication, Management Communication
Dr
Hattie Liew
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specialisations:
Food & Well-Being, Health Communication, Health Intervention Programmes & Evaluations, Epidemiology