Dr Brandon Koh

S R Nathan School of Human Development

Tel: +65 6248 9329

2023

Program on Negotiation Certificate, Harvard Law School

2014 - 2019

Ph.D. in Psychology

2014 - 2016
MSc. Psychology

2010 - 2012
BSc (Hons) in Psychology

2019 - Present
Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2019
Adjunct Lecturer, Temasek Polytechnic

2018 - 2019
Graduate Instructor, Singapore Management University

2016 - 2018
Teaching Assistant, Singapore Management University

2014
Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University

2013 - 2014
Adjunct Lecturer, Temasek Polytechnic

2012 - 2014
Research Associate, Singapore University of Social Sciences

Brandon Koh, & Leung, A. K.-y. (2019).
A time for creativity: How future-oriented schemas facilitate creativity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 84, 103816.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103816
Impact Factor₂₀₂₀ = 3.60, SJR₂₀₂₁ General Psychology Rank 12

Tsai, M. H., & Wee, S., & Brandon Koh (2019).
Inter-rater calibration training versus frame-of-reference training and its effects on rater consistency and accuracy. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 40(6), 740-757. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2368
Impact Factor₂₀₂₀ = 8.17, SJR₂₀₂₁ Organizational Psychology Rank 3

Leung, A. K.-y., Liou, S.⁺, Miron-Spektor, E.⁺, Brandon Koh, Chan, D., Eisenberg, R., & Schneider, I. (2018).
Middle ground approach to paradox: Within- and between-culture examination of the creative benefits of paradoxical frames. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114(3), 443-464.
https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000160 ⁺The authors contributed equally to this work.
Impact Factor = 7.67, SJR₂₀₂₁ General Psychology Rank 4

Journal Articles

Leung, A. K.-y., Brandon Koh, Lua, V. Y., Liu, J. H., Choi, S. Y., Lee, I. C., ... & Chen, S. X. (2023).
The role of cosmopolitan orientation in Covid-19 related attitudes: Perceived threats and opportunities, vaccination willingness, and support for collective containment efforts. Current Psychology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05039-5 Impact Factor₂₀₂₄ = 4.30

Sibo, I. P. H, Celis, D. A. G., Liou, S. Brandon Koh, & Leung, A. K.-y. (2023)
The role of augmentation on high- and low-creative performing groups: A structuration analysis of undergraduate students' group discussion. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 47, 101217.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101217 Impact Factor₂₀₂₃ = 3.65

Tam, K.-p., Leung, A. K.-y., & Brandon Koh (2022).
Perceived cultural impacts of climate change motivates climate action and support for climate policy. Climatic Change, 171(12).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-022-03337-8 Impact Factor₂₀₂₃ = 5.30

Leung, A. K.-y., Brandon Koh, Phang, R., Lee, S., Huang, T. J. (2021).
Linking creativity to psychological well-being: Integrative insights from the instrumental emotion regulation theory. Journal of Creative Behavior, 56(2), 194-214. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.524 Impact Factor₂₀₂₂= 3.90

Lee, S., Hartanto, A., Yong, J., Brandon Koh, & Leung, A. K.-y. (2019).
Examining the Cross-Cultural Validity of the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) between an Asian (Singaporean) Sample and a Western (American) Sample. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 23(1), 109-116.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12390 Impact Factor₂₀₂₂= 2.43

Leung, A. K.-y., & Brandon Koh (2019).
Understanding pro-environmental intentions by integrating insights from social mobility, cosmopolitanism, and social dominance. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 22, 213-222.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12348 Impact Factor₂₀₂₂= 2.43

Leung, A. K.-y., Liou, S.⁺, Tsai, M. H.⁺, & Brandon Koh (2018).
Mood-creativity relationship in groups: The role of equality in idea contribution in temporal mood effects. Journal of Creative Behavior.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.353Impact Factor₂₀₂₂= 3.90

Books and Book Chapters

Brandon Koh (2024).
Work Motivation. Singapore: Singapore University of Social Sciences.

Leung, A. K.-y., Brandon Koh, & Lee, S. (in press, online first).
Culture and creativity in multicultural teams. In Oxford research encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.568

Leung, A. K.-y., & Brandon Koh (2019).
Psychological science of multiculturalism. In S. Kitayama, & D. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of cultural psychology (2^nd edition). New York: Guilford.

Leung, A. K.-y., & Brandon Koh (2018).
The role of culture in theories of creative cognition. In A. K.-y. Leung, L. Y-Y. Kwan, & S. Liou (Eds.), Culture and creativity: Basic processes and applied innovations (pp. 3-33). New York: Oxford University Press.

2020 - Present
Editorial Board, Asian Journal of Social Psychology

2018 - 2019
Master of Ceremonies, Behavioural Sciences Institute, Singapore Management University

2018
Symposium Chair, 30th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention

2015 - Present
Academic Reviewer (all by invitation) for:

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Journal of Intelligence
Asian Journal of Social Psychology
Creativity Research Journal
Pacific Rim Psychology
Education Research for Policy and Practice
International Journal of Consumer Studies

2018 - 2019
Consultant, Singapore University of Technology and Design

2016
Consultant, Decision Science

2012 - 2014
Consultant, Performance Leadership Pte Ltd

2012 - 2014
Training & Development Consultant, Grace Counselling Centre

2021
Award for Teaching Excellence 2021, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2018 - 2019
Presidential Doctoral Fellowship Award, Singapore Management University

2018
School-Level Winner, 3-Minute Thesis Competition, Singapore Management University

2017
National-Level Winner, 3-Minute Thesis Competition Singapore, Springer Nature

2017
School-Level Winner, 3-Minute Thesis Competition, Singapore Management University

Busyness and Workaholism
Leisure and Recovery
Creativity and Social Innovation
Mindsets and Implicit Beliefs
Environmentalism

2021 - 2023
Principal Investigator, Ministry of Education Tertiary Research Fund (Total Award: $81’833)

Invited Presentations

Brandon Koh (2017).
A time for creativity. Invited speaker at the TEDxNTU 2017: “Here’s to the Game Changers”, October 2017, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Brandon Koh (2017).
The schema for future innovation. Invited presentation at the CrossRef LIVE Annual Conference, November 2017, Singapore.

Brandon Koh (2017).
How future-oriented schemas facilitate creativity. Invited presentation at the Behavioral Science Institute (BSI), September, 2017, Singapore.

Brandon Koh (2021).
Busyness: Good or bad? Invited presentation at the SMU Capstone Seminar Series, September 2021, Singapore.

Brandon Koh (2022).
Is busyness good or bad for you? Invited presentation at the Behavioral Science Institute (BSI), Singapore Management University, February 2022, Singapore.

Brandon Koh (2023).
How do thinking of the past and the future shape our creativity? Invited presentation at the Behavioral Science Initiative (BSI), Singapore Management University, March 2023.

Conference Presentations

Brandon Koh, & Leung, A. K.-y. (2023, Feb 24).
How past and future time-orientations and their schemas impact creative cognition. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention 2023. Atlanta, GA

Brandon Koh, Wee, C., Chong, K. M., Leung, A. K.-y., (2022, Feb 19).
The lay theories of leisure in today's culture of busyness and its impact on work and well-being. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention 2022. San Francisco, CA, USA.

Huang, T. J., Brandon Koh, Miron-Spektor, E., & Leung, A. K.-y. (2022, Feb 19).
Harnessing paradox mindset to promote working motherhood through career-motherhood enrichment. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention 2022. San Francisco, CA, USA.

Brandon Koh, & Leung, A. K.-y. (2021, May).
How time-oriented projections foster creativity and social innovation. 2021 Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention.

Meurzec, R. W., Brandon Koh, Koronis, G., Kang, J., Yogiaman, C., Silva, A. (2019).
Assessing regulatory focus differences in creative ideation: An examination of prevention and promotion mindsets on novelty and usefulness. International Conference on Engineering Design 2019, Delft, Netherlands.
[Top 10% Papers Award]

Brandon Koh, & Leung, A. K.-y. (2019).
The instrumental self-regulated pursuit of busyness affect in the culture of busyness. Poster presented at the 2019 Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention, Feb, 2019, Portland, OR.

Leung, A. K.-y., & Brandon Koh (2019).
Understanding pro-environmental intentions by integrating insights from social mobility, cosmopolitanism, and social dominance. Symposium paper presented at the 13^th Asian Association of Social Psychology Conference, Taipei, July, 2019.

Brandon Koh (2018).
How schemas of future societal progress broaden our creative thinking. Symposium paper presented at the 30th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, May, 2018.
[Symposium Chair and Organizer for “Moral and Creative Benefits of a Broadened Sense of Self”]

Leung, A. K.-y., Liou, S., Miron-Spektor, E., Brandon Koh, Chan, D., Eisenberg, R., Schneider, I. (2017).
East Asia and middle ground approach: The case of creativity. Symposium conducted at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 2017, Atlanta, GA.

Leung, A. K.-y., Brandon Koh, & Phang, R. (2017).
The creative and well-being benefits of instrumental emotion regulation. Paper presented at the 2017 Academy of Management Meeting under the Academy of Management Perspective Showcase Symposium, August 2017, Atlanta, Georgia.

Leung, A. K.-y., Miron-Spektor, E., Liou, S., Brandon Koh, & Chan, D. (2017).
Creative benefits of paradox: Middle ground vs. integration approach. Paper presented at the second biennial International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), March 2017, Vienna, Austria.

Phang, R., Leung, A. K.-y., Qiu, L., & Brandon Koh (2017).
Win, but not so much: The ideal percentage hypothesis. Poster presented at the second biennial International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), March 2017, Vienna, Austria.

Leung, A. K.-y., Tam, K., & Brandon Koh (2017, Aug).
Cosmopolitan orientation benefits the environment by increasing perceived threat of cultural sustainability by climate change. Asian Association of Social Psychology Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.

Leung, A. K.-y., Miron-Spektor, E., Liou, S., Chan, D. & Brandon Koh (2016, Aug).
Unpacking the creative benefits of paradoxical frames: Between-person and between-culture analyses. In L. Kwan (Chair), Culture, creativity, and innovation. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, 23rd International Congress, Nagoya, Japan.

Hartanto, A. Yang, H. & Brandon Koh (2015).
Investigating the relationship between early onset of actively playing video games and shifting aspects of executive control. Poster presentation at the 27th APS Annual Convention, May, 2015, New York, NY.

Brandon Koh (2015).
Refusal to believe that one has been deceived: Persistence of placebo effects after debriefing. Poster presentation at National University of Singapore, National Psychology Graduate Student Conference, March, 2015, Singapore.

Chan, C., Tan, K., Mehta, K., Chui, Y. P., Hassan, S., & Brandon Koh (2013).
Designing e-Services for an Aging Society. Paper presented at the Thirty Fourth International Conference of Information Systems, December 2013, Milan, Italy.

Public Talks

Brandon Koh (2018, Feb 13). A time for creativity. TEDx Talks, TEDxNTU.

Opinion Editorials

Brandon Koh (2023, Mar 23) The myth of career success at every age. TheStraits Times. [link]

Brandon Koh (2022, Jan 14) Colleagues who resign create an emotional hole in the teams they leave behind. CNA (Channel NewsAsia). [link]

Brandon Koh (2021, Jul 09) Why annual leave seems less restful without travel and what to do about it. CNA (Channel NewsAsia). [link]

Brandon Koh (2021, May 04) Are millennials misunderstood when it comes to their attitudes towards work? Today. [link]

Brandon Koh (2020, Dec 01). Is behaving with social responsibility during a pandemic so hard? CNA (Channel NewsAsia).

Brandon Koh (2020, Jul 30). Wear your mask properly! Uncovering the reasons behind public mask shaming. CNA (Channel NewsAsia).

Brandon Koh (2020, Jul 10). Viewing creativity through the lens of the pandemic. The Business Times, 15. [link]

Brandon Koh & Leung, A. K.-y. (2018, Aug 10). Feeling busy could be useful for you. The Business Times, 15. [link]

Live Prime-Time Television Interviews

Feb 20, 2024 – Yeo Wan Ling and Dr Brandon Koh discuss flexible work arrangements. CNA (Channel NewsAsia), Singapore Tonight. [link]

Recorded Television Interviews

Apr 06, 2024 – Should Singapore have a “right to disconnect” law? CNA, Heart of Matter Podcast. [link]

Live Prime-Time Radio Interviews

Feb 11, 2022 – The Full Story: Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult? CNA938

Jan 14, 2022 – On how resignations affect motivation in teams, with CNA938

May 4, 2021 – On workplace loneliness, with CNA938

Aug 3, 2020 – On cultural norms and behaviors during Covid-19, with CNA938

Interviews and Media Mentions

Apr 16, 2024 – People at work keep getting my name wrong. How should I correct them? SPH Media.

Mar 29, 2024 – Would a 'right to disconnect' law work in Singapore? CNA, Singapore. [link]

Feb 21, 2024 – Flexible work arrangements increasingly important as more Singaporeans take on caregiving roles. CNA, Singapore. [link]

Sep 18, 2023 – What should I do if my colleagues keep getting my name wrong? The Straits Times, askST Jobs.

May 08, 2023 – How does one ensure a smooth handover of tasks at work? The Straits Times, Prime.

Feb 13, 2023 – How to celebrate the small wins at work when new tasks keep coming in, The Straits Times, Prime.

Feb 05, 2023 – No diner fined since start of tray-return rule in 2021, The Straits Times (Online/Print)

Feb 04, 2023 – No diner fined since return tray rule started at eateries, only 2 warnings issued, AsiaOne

Jan 17, 2023 – Blue-collar workers may have internalized society's lower valuation of their work: Expert. The Straits Times, Prime.

Nov/Dec, 2022 (pp 41-42)– On the impact of Covid-19 in Singapore, Fortune Times Magazine.

May 09, 2022 – Hot-desking likely to stay, even as all staff can go back to office, TheStraits Times, Prime.

May 22, 2021 – Adulting 101: I’ve lost friends since I started working and learnt there is a season for everything. Today

May 2, 2021 – Millennials & Gen Z: All about shortcuts, achievements? The Straits Times (Online/Print)

May 2, 2021 – 4 work days a week? The Straits Times (Online/Print)

Apr 11, 2021 – New habits after the pandemic (transation). Lianhe Zaobao (Online/Print)

Jan 24, 2021 – Six ways to work smarter in 2021, The Sunday Times (Online/Print)

Dec 20, 2020 – Getting career coaching online via song and dance, The Sunday Times (Online/Print)

Oct 25, 2020 – Experts: Employers need to get rid of perception that WFH is unproductive, employees need to be given support, Berita Minggu (Print)

Oct 12, 2020 – Bosses need to adjust to new hybrid model: Experts, Straits Times (Online/Print)

Oct 12, 2020 – Work from home practice a hit, The New Paper (Online/Print)

Oct 12, 2020 – 8 in 10 want to work from home or have more flexibility, Straits Times (Online/Print)

Jul 19, 2020 – Coronavirus: From losing weight to becoming a plant parent, they developed new good habits during the circuit breaker, The Straits Times (Online)