Shefaly SHOREY

Dr. Shefaly Shorey is an Associate Professor with tenure at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS), serving as Vice-Dean (Administration) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Undergraduate Programmes Director for Year 4. Her research focuses on maternal and child health, paternal well-being, healthcare education innovation, and digital health technologies. She has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and holds numerous awards, including the 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), National University of Singapore
• Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education, National Institute of Education
• Advanced Diploma in Midwifery, Nanyang Polytechnic
• Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Curtin Technology University
• Diploma in Nursing, Nanyang Polytechnic

Research Interests: Maternal, paternal, and newborn health; child and adolescent health; healthcare education and training; digital health interventions; systematic reviews and applied research methods.

Articles Trends: Her recent work emphasizes qualitative and mixed-methods research on maternal mental health, paternal involvement, and digital health innovations like mobile apps (e.g., Parentbot). She explores disparities in healthcare access and interventions for low-income families.

Awards:

• Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2024)
• HPHSR Clinician Scientist Award (2023)
• President’s Award for Nurses (2021)
• Stanford’s Top-Cited Scientists (2022–2023)

Advising & Grants: Supervises graduate students (e.g., Joelle Chua, Lubna Shah) and leads funded projects like the ‘Supportive Parenting App’ RCT and Hospital-at-Home studies. Collaborates with international networks (SEANERN, GWG on Salutogenesis).

Labs/Teams: Research team includes Aayisha, Eri Chiang, and Jamie Ng. Leads the Parentbot mobile app development and evaluation for perinatal care.