Kim-Yin Chan

Dr Chan Kim-Yin joined Nanyang Business School full-time as an Associate Professor in Feb 2009. Before that, he had served in the Singapore Armed Forces as a research military psychologist for about 25 years, and, was also an Adjunct Assoc Prof with NBS since 2000. He received his Bachelor degree in Psychology with First Class Honors from the University of London in 1988 and his Master and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997 and 1999 respectively. His research interests include leadership, entrepreneurship, military leadership, leadership & entrepreneurial development, psychometrics and assessment, and organizational change and development. He has published in top-tier journals like the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Multivariate Behavioral Research, and Educational and Psychological Measurement. He has presented his work at international conferences such as the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, International Congress of Applied Psychology, International Military Testing Association, and International Applied Military Symposium. Dr. Chan is a member of the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, the International Congress of Applied Psychology, the International Leadership Association and the Singapore Psychological Society. He conducts military leadership courses at the masters and undergraduate degree levels for the Singapore Armed Forces, offered as part of the SAF-NTU Academy.