Physical Education and Sports Science

PESS offers quality pre-service, postgraduate, professional development and research programmes in physical education, sports science, sport studies and sport pedagogy.

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Faculty

Professor

  • Michael CHIA

    Ph.D.
    Paediatric Exercise Physiology

  • WANG Chee Keng, John

    Ph.D. CPsychol
    Sport and Exercise Psychology, Motivation, Achievement Goals, Statistical Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Multilevel Analysis, Latent Growth Curves Analysis

Associate Professor

  • Govindasamy BALASEKARAN

    Ph.D.
    Human Performance, Exercise Biochemistry, Metabolism and Genetics

  • Michael Charles MCNEILL

    Ph.D.
    Best Practices in Physical Education, Student Teacher Mentorship, Intelligent Gameplay

  • Nikos CHATZISARANTIS

    Ph.D.
    Interface between Motivation and Social Cognition with Particular Focus on Self Control, Thought Suppression, Ego Depletion, and Material Decisions

  • TAN Kwang San, Steven

    Ph.D.
    Professional Preparation, Sport Pedagogy, Curriculum Theory, Outdoor Education

  • TEO-KOH Sock Miang

    Ph.D.
    Adapted Physical Education/Activity, Growth & Motor Development, Olympic Education, Teaching Games for Understanding (Games Concept Approach), Women & Sport, Fundamental Movement Skills for Children Softball

Assistant Professor

  • CHEW Wai Cheong, Eugene

    Ph.D.
    Motivation, Parental Influence and Other Aspects of Interpersonal Influence

  • CHOW Jia Yi

    Ph.D.
    Motor Control and Learning, Nonlinear Pedagogy, Coordination, Dynamical Systems Theory, Perception-Action Coupling, Soccer

  • KEE Ying Hwa, Adrian

    Ph.D.
    Mindfulness and Flow, Complex System Approach to Motor Control and Learning

  • KOH Koon Teck

    Ph.D.
    Coaching, Pedagogy, Values and Characters Development, Evaluation of Coaches’ Work, Coach Education & Development, Basketball.

  • KONG Pui Wah, Veni

    Ph.D.
    Sport Biomechanics, Computer Simulation Models, Gait Analysis, Gymnastics, Diving, and Martial Arts

  • LENG Ho Keat

    Ph.D.
    Sport Retailing, Sport Marketing, Perceptions of Sport and Assessment in Education

  • Masato KAWABATA

    Ph.D.
    Exercise and Sport Psychology, Engagement, Motivation, Measurement, Optimal Functioning, Physical Activity Promotion, and Positive Human Development

  • PYUN Do Young

    Ph.D.
    Sport Marketing, Advertising through Sport, Globalization of Sport, Coaching Leadership, Competitive Balance in Professional Sport, Motivation in e-Sport, Job Outcomes in Sport Organizations, Scale Development

  • Stephen Francis BURNS

    Ph.D.
    The Effects of Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Their Related Risk Factors

  • Swarup MUKHERJEE

    Ph.D.
    Exercise Physiology, Training and Testing, Sports Injuries Prevention and Management, Exercise, Nutrition and Health

  • Tiago M. BARBOSA

    Ph.D.
    Biomechanics, Performance, Individual Sports

  • YANG Yifan

    Ph.D.
    Integrative and Multidisciplinary Research on 1) Plasticity and Adaptive Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle to Exercise, Ageing, Diseases, and Muscle Disuse and Unloading, and 2) Metabolism and Sports Nutrition

Visiting Associate Professor

  • CHO Nam Ki

    Ph.D.
    Students' Cognitive Changes (e.g., Attitude, Motivation, Goal-Orientation, Self-Efficacy), Sport Participants' Neuro-Scientific Changes, Sport Program Development, Global and Local Sport Policy, Human Resource Development, Sport Diplomacy

Senior Lecturer

  • GOH-LEONG Lai Keun

    M.A.
    Curriculum Gymnastics, Dance Education, Labanotation, Health and Wellness

  • Joan Marian FRY

    Ph.D.
    Physical Education Curriculum Development, Social Context of Curriculum Implementation, Students’ Perceptions of Physical Education

  • Nicholas Giles APLIN

    Ph.D.
    Academic: Introduction to Physical Education and Sport, Social History of Sport in Singapore, Olympism, Socio-Cultural Aspects of Sport, Football, Rugby, Cricket, Softball, Squash, Javelin, International Chess, Golf

  • TAN Cher Chay, John

    Ph.D.
    Anatomy, Sport Biomechanics, Racquet Games, Track & Field

  • TAN Wee Keat, Clara

    Ph.D.
    Children's Perceptions of Physical Education, Teaching Games for Understanding and achievement motivation in Sport and PE Settings

Lecturer

Teaching Fellow