Our mission at the CYBER (Children and Youth Behavioral health and Emotional Resilience) LAB is to advance the field and create safe cyber communities to combat online harms, cyberbullying, and problematic social media use, promoting the well-being and resilience of our children and youths. We employ a multi-pronged approach to uplift children and youth, families, and the broader community in the digital age.

Current Projects

Leveraging Human-AI Interactions to Tackle Cyberbullying

This mixed-methods research focuses on understanding youth interactions with chatbots, and how we can effectively design chatbot interventions that are supportive, empowering, and effective for our youths today.

Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age

This research investigates the prevalence, predictors, and consequences of mental health issues among youths in Singapore. In doing so, this study aims to develop and implement effective awareness, prevention, and intervention programs.

Additionally, the research explores the innovative aspects of digital technologies and the impact of social media on youth mental health. It examines how advanced digital technologies can be applied to enhance mental health literacy, foster social-emotional and mental well-being, as well as to reduce the stigma associated with mental health.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Jungup Lee
Associate Professor, National University of Singapore Department of Social Work
Co-Director, Social Service Research Centre

Lab Associates

Dr. Alicia Pon Kwai Ling
Adjunct Assistant Professor, NUS Department of Social Work
Daniel Chan
PhD Student, NUS Department of Social Work
David Puvaneyshwaran
PhD Student, University of Toronto Social Work
Wah Tzy Hyi
Research Assistant, NUS Department of Social Work
Jennifer Nguyen Ngoc Sao Chi
PhD Student, SMU Psychology
Hannah Pang
Undergraduate Student, Yale-NUS College

Lab Alumni

Tan Ai, Research Assistant (Psychology; currently Ministry of Social and Family Development)
Chan Zheng Han, Aloysius, Research Assistant (Social Work; currently Ministry of Social and Family Development)
Tanya Chua, Research Assistant (Social Work)
Michelle Khoo Xin Yi, Research Assistant (Social Work)
Jenelle Tan Yingni, Research Assistant (Psychology; currently Duke-NUS Medical School)
Kohima Goyal, Graduate Research Assistant (LKYSPP; currently Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States)

© Jungup Lee, NUS Department of Social Work