Jul 2024 – Jun 2029: National University of Singapore (NUS) Presidential Young Professorship (PYP) (SGD $750,000 in research grant & $250,000 in white space funding).

Feb 2024: Selected as Top 10 Downloaded Paper Award for 2023 by the European Psychiatry for first-authored paper, “A randomized controlled trial of a 14-day mindfulness ecological momentary intervention (MEMI) for generalized anxiety disorder.”​

Aug 2023 – Jul 2024: NUS Development Grant (SGD$20,000).

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024: NUS–Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship (OPF) – A fellowship that supports Singaporeans for their Ph.D. studies and post-doctoral fellowship, who have a strong likelihood for success within an academic career to serve as a tenure-track assistant professor (conducting research, teaching, and clinical supervision) at NUS starting from July 2024.

Jun 2022: Selected as Editor’s choice by the European Psychiatric Association for first-authored paper, “Life satisfaction prevents cognitive decline: Latent change score analyses across 23 years.”

Mar 2022: Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Alies Muskin Career Development Leadership Program (CDLP).

Nov 2021: Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 2021 Student Travel Award for symposium project titled, “A Randomized Controlled Trial of a 14-Day Mindfulness Ecological Momentary Intervention for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.”

Aug 2021 – Sep 2022: NUS–Development Grant (SGD$10,000).

Jul 2021 – Jun 2022: Harvard Medical School (HMS) – Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology Fellowship.

Jul 2021: American Psychological Association (APA) Division 29 Student Excellence in Teaching Award (USD$500).

Apr 2021: The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Psychology Department Outstanding Graduate Student Publication in Psychology runner-up (honorable mention) for first-authored paper, “Depression and worry symptoms predict future executive functioning impairment via inflammation,” published in Psychological Medicine.

Nov 2020: ABCT 2020 Leonard Krasner Student Dissertation Award (USD$1,000).

May 2020: Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Award 2020.

Apr 2020 – May 2021: PSU College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Susan Welch/Nagle Family Graduate Fellowship.

Aug 2019 – Mar 2021: NUS Development Grant (SGD$10,000).

Jul 2019: Singapore-based LBKM Prestigious scholarship (SGD$15,000).

Jul 2019 – Jul 2022: NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship (OGS).

Apr 2019: Penn State College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Superior Teaching and Research (STAR) Award (USD$1,500).

Apr 2019: Penn State CLA Dissertation Award (USD$2,000).

Apr 2019: Penn State Psychology Department Best Clinical Paper Award.

Apr 2019: Penn State Psychology Department Outstanding Graduate Student Publication in Psychology runner-up (honorable mention) for first-authored paper, “Relation between cognitive and behavioral strategies and future change in common mental health problems across 18 years,” published in Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Jul 2018: Singapore-based LBKM Merit scholarship (SGD$7,500).

Jul 2017: Singapore-based LBKM Merit scholarship (SGD$7,500).

Jul 2016: Singapore-based LBKM Merit scholarship (SGD$7,500).

Dec 2015 – Apr 2021: Penn State Psychology Department Student Research Fund Travel Award (USD$400-700).

Aug 2009 – Jul 2013: National University of Singapore (NUS) University Scholars’ Programme (USP) (accepts only 3% of top-performing undergraduates in each cohort).

Aug 2009 – Jul 2013: NUS Cumulative Average Point (CAP): 4.41/5.00. Major Grade Point Average (GPA): 3.90 out of 4.00. (Second Class Upper Honors).

Jul 2013: National University of Singapore (NUS) University Scholars’ Programme (USP) Senior Honor Roll for academic excellence and co-curricular contributions.

Jun 2013: NUS Dean’s Scholars’ list in AY2012/13 Semester 2 for meritorious academic achievement (top 1% of cohort).