Educational Qualifications

2023
Doctor of Philosophy (Sport and Exercise Psychology), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

2016
Master of Social Sciences (with Distinction, in Sport and Exercise Psychology), Loughborough University

2014
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Psychology), National University of Singapore

Academic and Professional Experience

2026 – present
Senior Lecturer, Core Learning, College of Interdisciplinary & Experiential Learning (Singapore University of Social Sciences)

2025 – 2027
Provost's Chair, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2023 – 2025
Lecturer, Core Learning, College of Interdisciplinary & Experiential Learning (Singapore University of Social Sciences)

2022 – 2023
Associate Faculty (Singapore University of Social Sciences)

2020 – 2021
Associate Course Instructor (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)

2019 – 2022
PhD Candidate (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)

2018 – 2019
CET Associate Lecturer (Republic Polytechnic)

2014 – 2019
Associate Sport Psychologist (Singapore Sport Institute)

Awards and Honours

  • Study Guide Excellence Award (SUSS, 1st Prize) – 2024
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (SUSS) – 2023, 2025
  • 3 x Dean’s Commendation for Research Award (NIE) – 2023
  • NTU Research Scholarship (PhD studies) – 2019
  • Singapore Sports Council Scholarship – 2008
  • Gifted Education Programme – 1999 to 2005

Selected Publications

Ong, N. C. H. (2025). Get Smart About Smartphones: A group workshop intervention to help youth athletes address problematic mobile phone use. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2025.2531750 

Ong, N. C. H., & Chua, J. H. (2024). The effects of electronic device use on athlete performance and health: A systematic review. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2024.2386318 

Lim, H. B. T., & Ong, N. C. H. (2024). The relationship between perceived parenting styles and youth athletes’ sporting achievement in Singapore. Youth, 4(1), 288-303. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth4010020 

Ong, N. C., Kee, Y. H., Pillai, J. S., Lim, H. B., & Lin, Y. C. (2024). Problematic mobile phone use among youth athletes: A qualitative investigation using focus groups. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22(3), 645-666. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2152855 

Ong, N. C. H., Kee, Y. H., Pillai, J. S., & Lim, H. B. T. (2023) An evaluation of a custom intervention programme to address problematic mobile phone use of youth athletes in Singapore: A hybrid mixed-methods research design. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2023.2180074 

Ong, N. C., Kee, Y. H., Pillai, J. S., Lim, H. B., & Chua, J. H. (2023). Problematic mobile phone use among youth athletes: A topic modelling approach. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 21(4), 616-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2078856 

Ong, N. C. H., & Chua, J. H. (2021). Effects of psychological interventions on competitive anxiety in sport: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 52, 101836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101836 

Ong, N. C. H. (2020). Football versus National Service: A case study exploration of Facebook comments on the Ben Davis Saga. International Journal of Sport Communication, 14(1), 109-130. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2020-0064 

Ong, N. C. H. (2020). The use of Dynavision in sport and exercise research: A review. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16(5), 561-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2018.1549582 

Ong, N. C. H., & Zhao, J. H. (2019). A qualitative investigation into the experience of burnout in Singaporean coaches. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 11(5), 740-756. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2019.1637925 

Ong, N. C. H., & Zhao, J. H. (2019). Demographic, personal, and situational variables associated with burnout in Singaporean coaches. Sport Coaching Review, 8(3), 262-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2018.1521625 

Ong, N. C. H. (2019). Assessing objective achievement motivation in elite athletes: A comparison according to gender, sport type, and competitive level. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(4), 397-409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2017.1349822 

Ong, N. C. H., & Harwood, C. (2018). Attitudes toward sport psychology consulting in athletes: Understanding the role of culture and personality. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 7(1), 46-59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spy0000103 

Ong, N. C. H. (2017). Reactive stress tolerance in elite athletes: Differences in gender, sport type, and competitive level. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 21(3), 182-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/cbb.2017.21.11 

Ong, N. C. H., & Griva, K. (2017). The effect of mental skills training on competitive anxiety in schoolboy rugby players. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15(5), 475-487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2016.1153129

Ong, N. C. H. (2015). The use of the Vienna Test System in sport psychology research: A review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8(1), 204-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2015.1061581 

De Cruz, N., & Ong, N. C. H. (2022). Data Visualisation of Quantitative Findings: Infusing Statistics with Emotion. In N. de Cruz, Cultural Sport Psychology and Elite Sport in Singapore. Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003277637-8 

De Cruz, N., & Ong, N. C. H. (2022). The Quantification of Qualitative Information: Methodology and Mixed-Methods Part II. In N. de Cruz, Cultural Sport Psychology and Elite Sport in Singapore. Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003277637-7 

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