Colm Fox is an Associate Professor of Political Science at SMU. He studies elections, ethnic politics, media, social movements and protest in Southeast Asia. His work has been published in international peer-reviewed journals such as Political Communication, Comparative Political Studies, Journalism Studies and Democratization. His monograph ‘Bonding, Bridging, and Bypassing: Understanding Ethnic Politics in Diverse Societies’ has recently been published by Oxford University Press.
Fan, Haoqing Grace joined SMU in 2020. She obtained her PhD in Accounting at INSEAD, MPAcc degree at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Bachelor's degree in Accounting at Sun Yat-Sen University. Her research interests include the role of disclosure and accounting regulation in the public sector, pension accounting, and accounting valuation. She is also enthusiastic about conducting multidisciplinary studies between economy/finance and accounting. She has experiences in auditing, banking, and equity research industries.
- B.C.L., University of Oxford, 1992
- LL.B., King's College, University of London (First Class Honours), 1990
- Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 1993
Academic Position Held
Current Appointments:
Qualifications
- PhD, Yale University, USA, 2019
- MPhil, Yale University, USA, 2017
- MA, Yale University, USA, 2015
Research Interests
- Science and Technology Studies
- History of Life Sciences
- History of Biomedicine
- Postcolonial Feminist Theory
- Medical Anthropology
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Biotechnology in a Global Society
- Epidemics - Biomedicine and Global Health
- Epidemics - Life Sciences, Biomedicine, and Global Health
Professor ZHANG Liandong is the Dean of the School of Accountancy at Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Lee Kong Chian Professor of Accounting. Since joining SMU in 2017, he has held key leadership roles in the School’s strategic development, serving as Associate Dean (Research) from 2017 to 2023 and as Deputy Dean from 2023 to 2025. He was appointed Dean on 1 July 2025 following an international search.
Dr Qian Forrest Zhang joined Singapore Management University in 2005. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Sociology and the Associate Dean for Research at the School of Social Sciences. He completed his undergraduate training at Fudan University in Shanghai and obtained a PhD in sociology from Yale University in 2004. His research focuses on China’s agrarian political economy and rural development but extends to a range of other issues in contemporary China, including self-employment, stratification and inequality, social mobility, and family relations.
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Cyndi Man Zhang is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University. She received her Ph.D. from INSEAD.
Education
| 2004 | Ph.D., University of Iowa |
| 1999 | M.Sc., National University of Singapore |
| 1997 | B.E., Tsinghua University |
Current Position(s) Held
| 2012 - Now | Associate Professor of Finance
Dr. Holly Yang is a tenured Associate Professor of Accounting at Singapore Management University, where she focuses on corporate reporting and disclosure issues. Her research employs both traditional and behavioral economic theories to explore unique settings, aiming to make academic accounting research accessible and relevant to practitioners and regulators. Ms Wong Suay Peng joined the School of Accountancy as a senior lecturer in 2010. Her varied career experience included audit at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co (now KPMG), as well as finance and project management across cross-functional teams at IBM Singapore Pte Ltd. She was also a member of the pioneer team that established the School of Business Management at Nanyang Polytechnic. 
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