Education
M.A. Music Therapy, SRH Hochschule Heidelberg (DE)
Thesis titled: ‚Exploring Group Singing for Older Adults – Therapeutic and Individual Factors: An Integrative Review‘
P.G.D.E. (Secondary) Music and English, National Institute of Education (SG)
B.Mus. (Hons) Music Composition, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (SG)
Work
Since 12/2024
Music Therapist at Diakonissen Seniorenstift Bürgerhospital Speyer
Since 10/2024
Research Assistant at the Research Institute for Creative Arts Therapies (RIArT) at Alanus, University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter/Bonn
From 12/2022-03/2023
Student Research Assistant at SRH Hochschule Heidelberg, Heidelberg
From 08/2014-07/2021
Music and English Teacher at Ministry of Education, Singapore
Scholarships
From 08/2008-07/2012
Full scholarship for studying at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore; financed by National Arts Council Singapore (NAC)
Awards
10/2023: Young Arts Therapies Research Award issued by Wissenschaftlichen Fachgesellschaft für Künstlerische Therapien (WFKT); first prize for master thesis category
Memberships
Association of Music Therapy Association Singapore (AMTS) since 10/2021
Deutsche Musiktherapeutische Gesellschaft (DMtG) since 08/2023
Wissenschaftliche Fachgesellschaft für Künstlerische Therapien (WFKT) since 10/2023
International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM) since 07/2024