Chew Feng Yi

Chew Feng Yi is a Senior Tutor at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and a PhD candidate in Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. Her professional background includes roles as a commissioned officer in the Singapore Armed Forces (2005–2018), a policy leader at Singapore's Ministry of Health (2020–2024), and academic qualifications spanning Political Science (B.A./M.A., University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, 2008–2009) and Public Health (M.P.H., Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2020).

Education:

• B.A. and M.A. in Political Science, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (2008–2009)
• M.P.H., Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2020)
• Doctoral Student in Communication, University of Pennsylvania (ongoing)

Research Interests: Feng Yi's work focuses on translating evidence into actionable public health policies and communication strategies. She examines how values, attitudes, and preferences evolve and interact with health messaging, particularly in contexts like vaccination campaigns and infectious disease outbreak response. Her research bridges behavioral sciences and policy design to improve health outcomes.

Advising & Grants: While no specific grants or advisees are listed, her policy leadership at the Ministry of Health involved developing strategies for disease prevention, reflecting applied research collaboration. She is affiliated with the Asia Centre for Health Security Research at NUS, which addresses regional health challenges through interdisciplinary approaches.

Labs/Teams: Engaged with the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health's research initiatives, including the Health Intervention and Policy Evaluation Research (HIPER) cohort studies and the Public Health Genomics strategic program.