I am Assistant Professor in Disability Communication at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. I was a former Chevening scholar in 2013/14, a 2022/23 Princeton University Fung Global Fellow and visiting fellow at the University of Sydney in 2023/2024. 

I am a disability studies scholar working at the intersections of disability, media, cultural and communication studies. My research focuses on disability and inclusion in contemporary societies such as Singapore and across Asia and how these are enacted in policy and practice. I am also exploring questions of digital inclusion, in particular, how disability is conceptualized and understood within emerging technologies, and the intersections of sustainable futures and disability in smart cities. I am also interested in articulations of disability arts and culture, and disability media representation. 

A significant part of my work involves engagement beyond academia. I work with industry, government, disability organisations, practitioners, and disabled communities to translate disability research into policy and more inclusive ways of working. I am particularly interested in creating productive connections between critical disability scholarship and practice—bringing the perspectives and knowledge of disabled people into conversations about everyday life, while also examining critically how ideas of disability and inclusion are operationalised within contemporary societies.