Biography

My two obsessions are ethnography and queer joy. I am trained in sociology, where I cultivate my imagination of a better world. I seek to advance public health by letting lived experience enrich knowledge production. Amid the myths and moral judgements surrounding suicide, I am curious about how survivors of suicide loss in the queer community make sense of their loss. Suicide prevention research is universally important and I am hopeful that the networks and training that I will get in Cambridge will strengthen collective attempts at fostering health, justice, and dignity for all. Committed to dismantling stigma, I guide my peers in mental health literacy and professional help-seeking, support survivors of sexual violence, and befriend homeless people. The stigmatised communities I have worked with for six years cultivated my ethos of sensitivity and trauma-informed care. Community-building is important to me, I hope to connect with fellow first-generation university students and poetry lovers.

Previous Education

National University of Singapore Sociology