As part 2 in our Singapore series, this episode dives deeper into VIRL's collaboration with the Center for Holistic Initiatives in Learning and Development (CHILD). Join four of our undergraduate research assistants—Saylor Mullarkey, Freddy Zettersten-Mansour, Michelle Sun, and Eric Eubank—in their interviews with Drs. Keri McCrickered, Grace Lum, and Evelyn Tan. In this episode, we hear more about two of CHILD’s current projects, LET’S Care and the EASEL approach, as well as learning about why our guests do what they do!
About the Guests:
Dr. Keri McCrickerd: With a background focused on nutrition and eating habits, Dr. McCrickerd employs her experience as both an experimental psychologist and learning support teacher as the executive director of CHILD. As a key part of the management team of the consortium that comprises CHILD, Dr. McCrickerd pilot's CHILD's research and implementation strategies to sustain and champion the organization's mission.
Dr. Grace Lum: Having experience in training early childhood educators, teaching, lecturing, and serving as a principal, Dr. Lum's work focuses on capacity building and helped develop and pilot training for migrant domestic workers participating in the LET's Care program.
Dr. Evelyn Tan: As a principal investigator at the Center for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), much of Dr. Tan's work relates to developing, consulting, and refining CHILD programs. A psychologist by training, Dr. Tan has worked in school contexts as well as private practice and employs an expertise in children's attachments to their parents and caregivers.
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