Priyanka Rajendram

Priyanka Rajendram is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. She serves as Head of Community Health at the Singapore Cancer Society and maintains professional affiliations with the WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health and Occupational Health Education & Research Unit.

Education:

• MSc Public Health from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2018)
• MA Filmmaking from Staffordshire University (2018)
• Graduate Diploma in Mental Health from National University of Singapore (2016)
• MBBS/MD from National University of Singapore (2012)

Research Interests focus on behavioral and implementation science interventions with specialization in:

• Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC)
• Entertainment-Education (E-E) programming
• Community Mobilization for Health Equity
• Digital Health Platform Development
• Vulnerable Populations Health (women, children, marginalized communities)
• Pandemic Response Systems

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in social media applications for health promotion, maternal-child health digital systems, and behavioral epidemiology. Her 15 most recent academic outputs include first-authored studies on infectious disease outbreaks and co-authored analyses of health communication frameworks.

Scientific Awards:

• COVID-19 Commendation Medal
• Resilience Medal

With administrative leadership as Board Chairperson of Beautiful People SG Ltd. and professional consulting experience across multiple health domains, she bridges clinical practice with public health innovation through storytelling and participatory approaches.