Experience
I am a Senior Research Assistant in NIE. I work under Developmental and Cognitive Psychologists studying how children learn. The main projects that I have worked on include bilingualism, numeracy, and book reading. I also wrote a paper as the first author for Mind Brain Education
Certifications:
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, 2011 to 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, 2nd Lower Honours
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Singapore, 2007 to 2010
Diploma with Merit in Early Childhood Education
CONFERENCES & PUBLICATIONS
* Cheung, P., Bourque, T., Ang, D., & Merkley, R. (2025). Early number acquisition in
bilingual children. Cognitive Development, 73, 101541.
* Ang, D., Sun, B., & Cheung, P. (2024). The Effect of Book Genre in Eliciting Teacher Math
Talk. Mind, Brain, and Education.
* Presented a study on Early Home Numeracy at Pacific Early Childhood Education
Research Association (PECERA) Conference (Bali) 2023
* Presented the paper at Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference (RPIC) 2022
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