Paulin Tay Straughan (born 8 April 1963) is the dean of students at Singapore Management University (SMU), where she is also a professor of sociology (practice).[1]
Paulin Tay Straughan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Occupation(s) | Dean of Students, Professor of Sociology (Practice) |
| Title | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia, National University of Singapore |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Sub-discipline | Sociology of the family, Medical Sociology, Sociology of ageing |
| Institutions | Singapore Management University |
She was an associate professor and vice-dean at the National University of Singapore from 1991 to 2017.[2]
Early life and education
editStraughan was educated at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus and Catholic Junior College, before going on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and statistics at the National University of Singapore. She then went on to the University of Virginia in the United States, where she earned a Master of Arts and a PhD in sociology.
Public service
editFrom 2009 to 2012, Straughan served as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP).[3][4] She received the Public Administration Medal (Bronze), Prime Minister's Office in 2010.[5] On 24 August 2018, Straughan was appointed as one of the 86 Justice of Peace by President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob.[6]
Research
editStraughan has researched on cancer and fatalism, marriage, parenthood and ageing population, and public cleanliness in Singapore.
Selected bibliography
editBooks
edit- Jones, Gavin W.; Straughan, Paulin Tay; and Chan, Angelique Wei Ming (2012). Ultra-low fertility in Pacific Asia: Trends, causes and policy issues. Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 2194. ISBN 9780415540780
- Straughan, Paulin Tay (2011). Towards a cleaner Singapore: Sociological study on littering in Singapore. National Environment Agency. ISBN 978-981-08-9598-3
- Straughan, Paulin Tay (2009). Marriage dissolution in Singapore: Revisiting family values and ideology in marriage. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004171619
Book chapters
edit- Straughan, Paulin Tay (2015). Marriage and parenthood in Singapore. In David Chan (Ed.), 50 Years of Social Issues in Singapore (pp. 61–73) Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. http://doi.org/10.1142/9789814632621_0004
Articles
edit- Feng, Qiushi; Straughan, Paulin Tay (2017). "What does successful aging mean? Lay perception of successful aging among elderly Singaporeans." Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 72 (2), 204-213. http://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw151
- Straughan, Paulin Tay; Seow, Adeline (2000). "Attitudes as barriers in breast screening: a prospective study among Singapore women." Social Science and Medicine, 51 (11), 1695-1703. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00086-1
- Straughan, Paulin Tay; Seow, Adeline (1998). "Fatalism reconceptualized: A concept to predict health screening behavior." Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health, 3 (2), 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023278230797
References
edit- ^ Paulin Tay STRAUGHAN, smu.edu.sg, 7 July 2018
- ^ The cool romantic, The Straits Times, 26 October 2009
- ^ 9 new NMPs sworn in[permanent dead link], The Straits Times, 20 July 2009
- ^ President appoints NMPs Archived 2009-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, The Straits Times, 16 July 2009
- ^ Singapore, Prime Minister‘s Office (2018-12-24). "National Day Award Recipient". www.pmo.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ "Appointment of 86 Justices of the Peace". www.mha.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-12-07.