PSYC30020: The Integrated Brain

• Recruited and carried out interviewer-administered questionnaires with over 100 participants for research studies on brain tumours and haemorrhagic stroke• Trained to administer the Vascular Dementia Assessment Battery (VDB), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and carried out the full battery with over 60 patients in English and Chinese• Performed data analysis in RStudio and contributed to the writing and editing of manuscripts for… Show more • Recruited and carried out interviewer-administered questionnaires with over 100 participants for research studies on brain tumours and haemorrhagic stroke• Trained to administer the Vascular Dementia Assessment Battery (VDB), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and carried out the full battery with over 60 patients in English and Chinese• Performed data analysis in RStudio and contributed to the writing and editing of manuscripts for submission to scientific journals• Contributed to grant proposals and managed ethics applications, including amendments and renewals Show less

• Wrote a series of articles, synthesizing psychological research findings on happiness, for the organisation website

• Observed psychological therapy sessions• Assisted with the development of training materials for the Company's training programmes• Wrote a literature review on group therapy for grief• Wrote articles related to mental health and psychology• Created social media content related to mental health and psychology• Designed brochures for the Company

• Ran various experiments from a developmental perspective with children aged 4 to 10 years at the Mind and Development Lab• Recruited participants through telephone calls and emails• Worked on the categorisation of data to facilitate analysis• Organised participant information in Excel sheets to facilitate the execution of experiments• Attended weekly meetings and discussed psychology journal articles

• Carried out 1-1.5h sessions of behavioural experiments and intervention tasks for a longitudinal study examining the impact of a social skills intervention programme on prosocial behaviour in children aged 3-6 years• Conducted a review of the existing literature and assisted with the planning of experimental tasks• Recruited participants through telephone calls • Coded quantitative and qualitative data for analysis• Received basic training in electroencephalography (EGI and… Show more • Carried out 1-1.5h sessions of behavioural experiments and intervention tasks for a longitudinal study examining the impact of a social skills intervention programme on prosocial behaviour in children aged 3-6 years• Conducted a review of the existing literature and assisted with the planning of experimental tasks• Recruited participants through telephone calls • Coded quantitative and qualitative data for analysis• Received basic training in electroencephalography (EGI and Biosemi systems) and assisted with EEG procedures Show less

• Contributed to media reports and media analysis of specific issues such as the effects of government policies• Wrote and updated media profiles to support effective media engagements and operations• Participated in REACH Listening Point at Ngee Ann Polytechnic to gather ground sentiments regarding the Singapore Budget for the financial year of 2019• Manned a booth at Bukit Timah Community Centre to help residents with the Digital TV Assistance Scheme

• Assisted in analysis of website traffic and liaison with external vendors and suppliers• Helped to brand NUS Arts Festival 2018 by writing slogans for marketing materials• Collaborated with other interns on digital marketing copy and designed social media content• Wrote an article for the organisation website

• Wrote a literature review on early childhood education across countries, along with executive summaries• Presented proposed policy changes to a group of directors and senior managers• Drafted documents and verified data for the Regulations & Standards department• Handled calls and enquiries in English and Chinese