Educational Qualifications

2017 - 2019
MSc. Psychology, University of Roehampton (online), London, UK

2007 - 2012
PhD. Sport and Exercise Sciences (Psychology), Brunel University, London, UK

2004 - 2007
BSc. Sports Science (Psychology), Honours 1st class, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Academic and Professional Experience

2021 – 2026
Senior Sport Psychologist, Sport Singapore, Singapore Sport Institute/ High Performance Sport Institute, Singapore

2021 – Present
Sport Psychology Supervisor, International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP)

2020 – Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

2020 – 2021
Head, Sport Psychology, National Youth Sports Institute, Singapore

2019 – 2019
Adjunct Lecturer, Sports Science and Management, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2017 – 2020
Acting Head, Sport Psychology, National Youth Sports Institute, Singapore

2015 – 2016
Sport Psychologist, National Youth Sports Institute, Singapore

2014 – 2014
Associate Lecturer, PSB Academy, Singapore

2013 – 2015
Sport Psychologist, Singapore Sports School, Singapore

2007 – 2011
Teaching Assistant, Brunel University, London, UK

Awards and Honours

2008
Vice-Chancellor’s Travel Prize, Brunel University, London, UK

2007
Vice-Chancellor’s Travel Prize, Brunel University, London, UK

2007
PhD Studentship, Brunel University, London, UK

Selected Publications

Lo, K., & Lim, H. B. T. (2026). The Scientist-Artist-Practitioner Philosophy: Perspectives from the Colonial East. in A. Friesen, S. Brueckner, & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Navigating the Globally Evolving Field of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (1st Edition).

Li, J. Z. Y.*, Lim, H. B. T.*, Lou, S., Tun, M. H., & Lai, S. (2025). The Prevalence Rates of Mental Health Symptoms in Singapore Elite Athletes. Singapore Medical Journal. (*joint first author).

Wadhwani, B., D.*, Lim, H. B. T.*, & Lee McConnell, B. (2025). Immediate and Sustained Effects of Left-Hand Dynamic Handgrip on Choking in Men’s Basketball Free-Throw Performance. Applied Psychology: An International Review. e12579. (*joint first author).

Lye, J. C. T., Chan, T. W., Lim, H. B. T., Png, J. W., & Taim, B. C. (2024). Low Energy Availability and Eating Disorders Risk: A Comparison between Elite Female Adolescent Athletes and Ballet Dancers. Youth, 4(2), 442-453.

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.

Lim, H. B. T., Malhotra, N., Lou, S., & Pillai, J. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Singapore national youth athletes’ mental health and potential protective factors. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-19.

Ong, N. C., Kee, Y. H., Pillai, J. S., & Lim, H. B. (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, 1-24.

Ong, N. C., Kee, Y. H., Pillai, J. S., Lim, H. B., & Lin, Y. C. (2022). Problematic mobile phone use among youth athletes: a qualitative investigation using focus groups. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-22.

Ong, N. C., Kee, Y. H., Pillai, J. S., Lim, H. B., & Chua, J. H. (2022). Problematic mobile phone use among youth athletes: a topic modelling approach. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-22.

Chambers, T., & Lim, H. (2022). What is athlete life management in Singapore’s sporting ecosystem? An interpretative phenomenological analysis of a dual-career assistance program. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14(6), 1005-1021.

Lim, H. (2021). Experiences of a Sport Psychology Consultant Supporting a Singaporean Athlete’s Olympic Qualification Journey in the Midst of a Pandemic. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, S130-S131.

Lim, H. B. T., Karageorghis, C. I., Romer, L. M., & Bishop, D. T. (2014). Psychophysiological effects of synchronous versus asynchronous music during cycling. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise, 46, 407-413.

Karageorghis, C I., Jones, L., Priest, D L., Akers, R.I., Clarke, A., Perry, J., Bishop, D.T., & Lim, H. B. T. (2011). Revisiting the exercise heart rate-music tempo preference relationship. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 82, 274-284.

Lim, H. B. T., Atkinson, G., Karageorghis, C.I., & Eubank, M.R. (2009). Effects of differentiated music on cycling time trial. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 30, 435-442.

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