Talks and Presentations

I have served as a panelist, speaker, and moderator on the following topics:

  • Vulnerable Populations

  • Sexual Health

  • HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections

  • Mental Health

  • Substance Use

  • LGBTQ+ Health

  • Social Determinants of Health

  • Qualitative Research

List of Invited Workshops and Panels

  1. Panelist. TransgenderSG Community Engagement Event. October 19, 2024. TransgenderSG: Singapore.

  2. Panelist. Mental Health Provisions. IPS Young Singaporeans Conference 2024: Mental Health. September 16, 2024. Institute of Policy Studies: Singapore.

  3. Co-Chair. Design with and for young people: An ideation workshop to co-develop solutions to HIV challenges faced by young people in low- and middle-income countries. July 25, 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  4. Facilitator. Conceptualizing, defining and measuring chemsex: Global perspectives on overcoming challenges. July 25, 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  5. Co-Chair. A look at the key populations HIV prevention roadmap. July 20, 2024. Global Black Gay Men Connect Pre-Conference at AIDS 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  6. Chair. Global overview of prevention. July 20, 2024. Global Black Gay Men Connect Pre-Conference at AIDS 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  7. Panelist. Public Policy and Advocacy. July 8, 2024. Temasek Polytechnic, Community Psychology: Singapore.

  8. Co-Chair. Abstract Driven Session: Digital Innovations. June 28, 2024. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2024: Hong Kong.

  9. Co-Chair. Asian Digital Health Innovations in HIV/STI Care Workshop. June 26, 2024. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2024: Hong Kong.

  10. Facilitator. Chemsex Regional Workshop. May 29-30, 2024. USAID, Cambodia: Phnom Penh.

  11. Co-Host and Moderator. Women x Health Equity Conference in Asia. April 19, 2024. Boston Consulting Global, Monash University Malaysia, and National University of Singapore: Singapore.

  12. Moderator. Panel on Risk and Protective Factors of Youth Mental Health Outcomes. March 20, 2024. Social Science Research Conference 2024: Youth Mental Health Landscape: Upstream Prevention and Downstream Intervention. Social Science Research Centre, NUS: Singapore

  13. Panelist. Human Library: How Far We’ve Come. March 14, 2024. SMU Out To Care, SMU: Singapore

  14. Moderator. Mobilizing Communities to End HIV by 2030: Why and How Community Networks Address Gaps in Formal Health Systems and Strengthen Linkages to Care. March 2, 2024. Asia Pacific HIV Rountable. Society of Behavioural Health, Singapore: Singapore.

  15. Panelist. Undetectable = Untransmittable: Translating and Implementing U=U as a Powerful Tool to Address the First 90 Goal. March 2, 2024. Asia Pacific HIV Rountable. Society of Behavioural Health, Singapore: Singapore.

  16. Panelist. Panel on Inclusive Healthcare. February 7, 2024. NUS College Diversity Week, Cinnamon College: Singapore.

  17. Panelist. Advancing HIV prevention and treatment through implementation and socio-behavioural research. December 2, 2023. Singapore HIV Congress: Singapore.

  18. Panelist. Asia Thinker Series - Mental Health: Shaping Community Outreach & Policy Initiatives. August 18, 2023. Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Singapore.

  19. Moderator. Support. Don’t Punish panel on drug policy reform. July 9, 2023. Transformative Justice Collective Festival 2023: Singapore.

  20. Co-Chair. Parallel session 7: Implementation science. June 11, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023: Singapore.

  21. Chair. NGO satellite symposium – Project X: Beyond boundaries – transnational issues for sex work in Singapore and beyond. June 10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023: Singapore.

  22. The Nominated Member of Parliament Scheme: Are Unelected Voices Still Necessary in Parliament? - A Collection of Perspectives and Personal Reflections by NMPs. May 5, 2023. Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Singapore.

  23. Panelist. Student-directed seminar on Queer Communities, Intersectionality and Forensic Psychology Offending. March 3, 2023. University of British Columbia Okanagan: British Columbia (Virtual).

  24. Panelist. Writing for publication. January 16, 2023. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Graduate Student Conference 2023: Singapore

  25. Panelist. Equity, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) of school environment. January 16, 2023. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Graduate Student Conference 2023: Singapore

  26. Co-Chair. Abstract-driven session: Substance use. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual)

  27. Panelist. Mental Health Ideathon 2021. June 19, 2021. Youth Corps Singapore: Singapore

  28. Panelist. Who would you be if the world never gave you boxes to tick? May 21, 2021. Barclays Singapore: Singapore

  29. Discussant. STI and HIV in MSM in Singapore – Research & Epidemiology, Testing & Prevention. April 27, 2021. Sexual Health Workgroup Meeting. Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control Clinic: Singapore.

  30. Facilitator. Youth Sexual Health Workshops. February to March 2021. Action for AIDS Singapore: Singapore

  31. Panelist. Public Health Equity & Vulnerable Communities in Singapore: Workshop and Panel. January 29, 2021. Yale-NUS Diversity Week 2021. Yale-NUS: Singapore

  32. Panelist (The Greenhouse Community Services Limited). Mental wellness zoom webinar. Inter-University LGBT Network: Singapore (Online)

  33. Attendee. U21 ECR Workshop 2020: Modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking: Roadmaps to 2030. University of Nottingham: United Kingdom (Online).

  34. Panelist. HIV and adolescence workshop – building health and resilience. Abstract writing and workshop. November 6 and 20. Virology Education and Youth Voices Count.

  35. Moderator. Catalysing community action in times of COVID-19. April 11, 2020. Society of Behavioural Health COVID-19 Public Education Webinar Series: Singapore.

  36. Participant. Technical consultation on global sexual health data needs. November 25-27, 2019. World Health Organization and Kyoto University: Japan.

  37. Panelist. SOSS Industry Networking Night 2019. September 12, 2019. SMU School of Social Sciences: Singapore.

  38. Co-chair. Symposium on substance use and HIV among young people. July 22, 2019. 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science: Mexico City, Mexico.

  39. Moderator. Brave new frontier. March 30, 2019. Action for AIDS Singapore and Gayhealth.sg Symposium: Singapore

  40. Panelist. Youth voices matter: Involving and engaging young people in the HIV response in Singapore. December 8, 2018. Singapore AIDS Conference: Singapore.

  41. Speaker and panellist. Community-based participatory research – The way forward for public health. LKCMedicine Research Guest Lecture. December 7, 2018. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine: Singapore.

List of Invited Talks and Seminars

  1. Pay-it-forward gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men and male STD patients in China: The PIONEER hybrid effectiveness-implementation, pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled trial. November 13, 2024. Infectious Disease Programme Meeting, SSHSPH, NUS: Singapore

  2. Project Hayat: A Whole-of-Society White Paper and Research Agenda for a National Suicide Prevention. November 19, 2024. SSR Seminar, Social Science Research Centre, NUS: Singapore.

  3. The stigma of chemsex. October 10, 2024. 14th Southeast Asia Stigma Reduction QI Learning Network (QIS+D) Multi-country Network Meeting: Chiang Mai.

  4. Health equity and health disparities: Implications for health access. October 10, 2024. Health Equity Roundtable, Real Impact Advisors: Singapore.

  5. Pleasure-integrated HIV prevention and harm reduction in the context of chemsex. October 9, 2024. HIV Research For Prevention (HIVR4P) 2024, International AIDS Society: Lima, Peru (Virtual)

  6. Emerging trends in substance use and the impact on HIV risk and treatment outcomes in the Asia-Pacific region. October 8, 2024. TREAT Asia Network Meeting: Bali.

  7. Community Engagement to Address the Social Determinants of Sexual Health. September 19, 2024. 25th IUSTI World Congress incorporating the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference: Sydney.

  8. Re-Awakenings: Rediscovering Care for LGBTQ+ Patients and Clinicians. August 27, 2024. Humanity at the Heart of Healthcare Series, National Healthcare Group: Singapore.

  9. Navigating drug use, cessation, and recover: a retrospective case notes review among sexual minority men at a community-based service in Singapore. August 24, 2024. Society of Behavioural Health Singapore Curiosity Series: Singapore.

  10. Dangerous spaces: Exposure to stigma as the psychological price paid to access HIV clinical services. July 25, 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  11. Citizen science, community groups – a view from Southeast Asia. July 20, 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  12. Person-centred chemsex harm reduction. July 11, 2024. Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health, Guangzhou: China (Virtual).

  13. Wisdom from the crowds: Fostering inclusion through citizen science. July 4, 2024. Asian Undergraduate Symposium 2024, NUS College: Singapore.

  14. Implementing persons living with HIV-centred care in theory and in practice. June 27, 2024. ViiV Asia Medical Symposium, ViiV Asia: Hong Kong.

  15. Beyond sexual pleasure: Chemsex and intersectional stigma. June 27, 2024. Asian Stigma and Discrimination Forum 2024, Academic Medical Education: Hong Kong.

  16. Decriminalisation of HIV in Singapore. June 26, 2024. ViiV Asia Workshop on Embracing Quality of Life: Their Voice, Their Choice, ViiV Asia: Hong Kong.

  17. Ogilvy Pride webinar series: Understanding pride health and wellbeing & how allies can give better support. June 19, 2024. Ogilvy: Singapore.

  18. Stigma and Health. June 8, 2024. Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) Singapore Public Health Symposium: Singapore.

  19. Sexualised drug use / chemsex interventions and work in Singapore. May 29, 2024. Chemsex Regional Workshop, USAID: Phnom Penh.

  20. Chemsex Community Work in Singapore and Thailand. May 11, 2024. Hong Kong Society of HIV Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting cum Chemsex Forum 2024: Hong Kong.

  21. Digital engagement for economic evaluation. March 22, 2024. HIPER Symposium 2024, SSHSPH, NUS: Singapore

  22. Reducing harms and enhancing well-being among people engaging in sexualized drug use. March 21, 2024. AIDS Concern Conference 2024, AIDS Concern: Hong Kong.

  23. Chemsex in Singapore and Asia. March 28, 2024. USAID MSM South Africa Technical Collaboration Meeting, FHI360 EpiC South Africa: Cape Town (Virtual).

  24. Ground-up harm reduction practices for chemsex in the context of punitive drug laws: A qualitative study among sexual minority men in Singapore. LKCMedicine and Imperial College Sexually Transmitted Infections Symposium, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University: Singapore.

  25. Envisioning a patient-engaged healthcare: Lessons from citizen science. March 7, 2024. Patient Engagement Seminar, Oracle Life Sciences: Singapore

  26. HIV awareness talk. February 14, 2024. We Care Community Services: Singapore.

  27. A community-based participatory research project to develop an occupational health and safety framework for sex workers. February 16, 2024. National Centre for Infectious Diseases Research Meeting, National Centre for Infectious Diseases: Singapore.

  28. Digital approaches to community engagement in clinical trials. January 19, 2024. Universiti Malaya: Kuala Lumpur.

  29. Remember and Commit: World AIDS Day 2023. December 1, 2023. Oracle World AIDS Day event 2023: Singapore.

  30. Integrating community engagement and social epidemiology to achieve health equity in sexual health. October 19, 2023. Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Meeting 2023: Melbourne.

  31. Writing up qualitative research: The journey from codes to themes. October 11, 2023. Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health Annual Meeting 2023: Guangzhou.

  32. Reducing harms and enhancing well-being among people engaging in sexualized drug use. October 11, 2023. Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health Annual Meeting 2023: Guangzhou.

  33. Reducing harms and enhancing well-being among people engaging in sexualized drug use. September 18, 2023. National Strategic Consultation on Drug Laws Reform “Achievability Outside the Box: Reforming Substance Use Strategy in Thailand, REFORM Thailand: Bangkok (Virtual).

  34. Harm Reduction among young priority populations: minimizing negative health, social and legal impacts associated with sexualized drug use. August 30, 2023. Institute for HIV Research and Innovation Regional Conference on Young People First: the Humanization of Healthcare for Young Priority Populations: Bangkok.

  35. Designathon practical guide: Our participatory process. July 12, 2023. Social Innovation in Health Initiative Talks: Online.

  36. Importance of health equity in epidemics: Commercial sex workers and other vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. July 11, 2023. Singapore Cooperation Programme (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Singapore.

  37. Mobilizing communities to advance the science of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and other stigmatized health conditions. July 4, 2023. Cerner Enviza (Oracle): Singapore.

  38. Application of community-based research frameworks and models in biomedical sciences. June 10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023: Singapore.

  39. The pay-it-forward gonorrhea testing randomized controlled trial (PIONEER) to spur gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China. April 28, 2023. Triangle Health Economics Workshop: Chapel Hill.

  40. Designathons and design thinking. April 5, 2023. HOPE Designathon Australia Webinar, University of Melbourne (Virtual).

  41. Paying-it-forward to spur gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among queer men in China. March 31, 2023. Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

  42. Implementing crowdsourcing open calls and designathons in health and health research. March 29, 2023. University of North Carolina School of Nursing T32 Seminar Series (Virtual).

  43. Qualitative methods to deepen community engagement in research. March 15, 2023. CHIMERA D43 International Training Grant Webinar Series.

  44. LGBTQ+ health research in China and Singapore. March 7, 2023. Carolina Asia Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

  45. Challenges to HIV prevention in adolescents and young adults in the Asia Pacific (Plenary). January 18, 2023. International Bangkok Symposium in HIV Medicine: Bangkok.

  46. Stigma and the control of infectious diseases. November 15, 2022. Clinical, Research, Epidemiology, Education and Diagnostics (CREED) platform, National Centre for Infectious Diseases (Virtual).

  47. Snapshots of chemsex: the facilitating factors of STI and HIV among MSM in Asia. Hi-fun safety nets: programming to balance pleasures and reduce risks. November 4, 2022. APCOM HIV Community Masterclass Asia Series 2.0 (Virtual).

  48. Implementing designathons. October 20, 2022. HOPE Network Designathon Workshop (Virtual).

  49. Deepening community engagement in clinical service design, delivery and trials. October 5, 2022. University of North Carolina School of Nursing T32 Seminar Series (Virtual).

  50. Crowdfunding for social innovation in health research. August 16, 2022. Social Innovation Summer Training Workshops. Social Innovation in Health Initiative (Virtual).

  51. What makes a successful online crowdfunding research campaign? Practical tips for HIV researchers. June 16, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  52. Effect of stigma and discrimination in health decisions for people living with HIV: A qualitative study. June 1, 2022. HIV Grand Ward Round. National Centre for Infectious Diseases: Singapore.

  53. Sexual and mental health insights from a cross-sectional online youth sample in Singapore. May 24, 2022. Sexual Health Workgroup Meeting, Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control Clinic: Singapore.

  54. Co-creating the Pay-It-forward gonorrhea testing randomized controlled trial (PIONEER). April 29, 2022. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Center for AIDS Research Friday Morning Conference Series: Chapel Hill (Online)

  55. Wisdom from the crowds: Methods to cultivate and foster citizen science. April 21, 2022. Theory of Knowledge Seminar 2022, Hwa Chong International School: Singapore

  56. Governing at the margins: How gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men negotiate the law on HIV risk disclosure in Singapore. April 19, 2022. Governing through contagion: Perspectives across time and space, Faculty of Law National University of Singapore: Singapore

  57. Engaging the community to contribute in crowdsourcing contests. April 12, 2022. Inaugural REDSSA Seminar on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Data Science in Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa, Stellenbosch Centre for Medical Ethics and Law (Hybrid).

  58. Drugs in Asia: Realities and reforms. March 24, 2022. International Drug Policy Consortium (Online).

  59. HIV stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings. March 8, 2022. HIV Hot Topics 2022 Knowledge Exchange Webinar in collaboration with the International AIDS Society, International Society of Infectious Diseases (Online)

  60. Creating a safe space to recover from trauma and addiction. February 3, 2022. School of Humanities Gender and Diversity seminar series, Nanyang Technological University: Singapore

  61. Creating a safe space to recover from trauma and addiction. January 27, 2022. Yale-NUS Elm College Rector’s Tea, Yale-NUS: Singapore

  62. Effect of stigma and discrimination on health decisions on PLHIV: Centering the patient voice? January 21, 2022. National Centre for Infectious Diseases Research Meeting, National Centre for Infectious Diseases: Singapore.

  63. Singapore’s drug policy: Impacts on public health and welfare of communities. December 22, 2021. Drug Policy News in Asia: International Drug Policy Consortium (Facebook Live)

  64. Can sex work be safe? December 17, 2021. Project X webinar in commemoration of International End Violence Against Sex Workers Day 2021: Singapore

  65. “We feel responsible for their well-being”: A comparison of low-income migrant workers’ human security issues prior to and as a result of COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. December 17, 2021. The Pandemic and Beyond: Implications for Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia. International Migrants Day Conference 2021: Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

  66. Drug use, mental health and trauma: Perspectives from an addiction recovery centre. October 27, 2021. School of The Arts Singapore: Singapore.

  67. Social determinants of health and in pharmacy practice. 6th International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation Asia Pacific Regional Office pharmacy practice education, 2021 Nepal (Zoom).

  68. Meet the innovators: Power of collective wisdom in public health innovation. August 31, 2021. World Health Organization Western Pacific Office.

  69. Chemsex among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore: Implications for rehabilitation and criminal justice. June 24, 2021. Transformative Justice Collective: Singapore

  70. Trauma and sexualised substance use [‘Chemsex’] among treatment-experienced gay, bisexual and queer men in Singapore. May 18, 2021. Institute of Mental Health: Singapore

  71. Chasing utopias: Chemsex as liberation in gay Singapore. April 30, 2021. Junior Scholars Seminar Series. Academia.SG: Singapore.

  72. Effect of a popular web drama video series on HIV/STIs testing among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore: a community based, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. April 23, 2021. National Centre for Infectious Diseases Research Meeting, National Centre for Infectious Diseases: Singapore.

  73. Implementing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for zero new infections among men who have sex with men in Singapore: But should we be concerned about risk compensation? April 15, 2021. Health Promotion Board Singapore: Singapore.

  74. How an LGBTQ identity leads to poorer health outcomes in a variety of areas sexual health, mental health, and beyond. February 1, 2021. Asian Medical Students’ Association – Singapore: Singapore.

  75. What can we expect from scaling up PrEP among MSM in Singapore? Modelling the impact of PrEP scale-up on HIV incidence and risk compensation among MSM. December 5, 2020. Singapore AIDS Conference 2020. Action for AIDS Singapore: Singapore (Zoom).

  76. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sex work industry in Singapore. November 30, 2020. Universitas 21 Early Career Researcher Workshop 2020: Modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking: Roadmaps to 2030. University of Nottingham: United Kingdom (Online).

  77. Stigma and its myriad manifestations: Lessons from HIV and COVID-19. June 17, 2020. Stigma Working Group. Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer: United Kingdom (Zoom).

  78. Epidemiological principles in the context of COVID-19. March 31, 2020. Aliswag Lifelong Training Centre: Online Lecture-Forum for Filipino Nurses: Philippines (Zoom).

  79. Chasing utopias: Chemsex among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore. February 11, 2020. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Student Research Round: Singapore.

  80. PrEP or condoms, or both? Insights on risk compensation through a discrete choice experiment on PrEP preferences among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. January 17, 2020. National Centre for Infectious Diseases Research Meeting, National Centre for Infectious Diseases: Singapore.

  81. Leveraging the social in social research: Social media and its implications for research methods. December 4, 2019. National University Hospital System Family Medicine Research Forum, National University Hospital System: Singapore.

  82. Changing meanings of HIV among men who have sex with men in the U=U era. November 30, 2019. Singapore HIV Congress 2019: Singapore.

  83. The role of social media and networking in research and health promotion among gay, bisexual and queer men. October 16, 2019. Sexually-Transmitted Diseases: Old Wine in New Bottles, 14th Singapore Public Health and Occupational Medicine Conference: Singapore.

  84. Families of choice: The role of community connectedness on sexual and mental health outcomes among gay, bisexual and queer men in Singapore. September 6, 2019. Centre for Family and Population Research Lunchtime Seminar Series, National University of Singapore: Singapore.

  85. Clinics as spaces of costly disclosure: avoidance of heteronormative and sexual deviance among gay, bisexual, and queer men. February 19, 2019. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Student Research Round: Singapore.

  86. Clinics as spaces of costly disclosure: avoidance of heteronormative and sexual deviance among gay, bisexual, and queer men. October 30, 2018. Sexual Health Workgroup Meeting, Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control Clinic: Singapore.

  87. Socio-behavioral approaches to HIV and STI research. October 26, 2018. Sexual Health Symposium, Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2018: Singapore.

  88. Constructing the heteronormative and sexual deviant: why anticipated stigma is a barrier to HIV/STI testing among gay, bisexual and queer men. September 29, 2018. Infectious Diseases Symposium, Society of Behavioural Health Singapore Inaugural Scientific Meeting 2018: Singapore.

  89. LGBTQ+ Research in Singapore. September 28, 2018. Guest speaker for SOCG203 Gender and Family, Singapore Management University, Singapore.

  90. Treatment-seeking behavior among HIV+ men who have sex with men: the role of capital. May 8, 2018. National Centre for Infectious Diseases HIV Grand Ward Round.

  91. HIV and STI testing among men who have sex with men: conceptualizing frameworks to guide behavioral interventions. April 10, 2018. Sexual Health Workgroup Meeting, Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control Clinic: Singapore.

  92. HIV and STI testing among men who have sex with men: conceptualizing frameworks to guide behavioral interventions. March 16, 2018. Tan Tock Seng Hospital: Singapore.

  93. Breaking the penal code: challenges and approaches to research on criminalized behavior. October 11, 2017. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Student Conference 2017: Singapore.

  94. Social research as advocacy. August 31, 2017. Singapore Management University School of Social Sciences Alumni Stories Night: Singapore.

  95. Igniting your sociological imagination: Have you ever wondered why social problems persist? June 2, 2017. Singapore Management University School of Social Sciences Immersion Program 2017: Singapore.

  96. HIV and STI testing among men who have sex with men: conceptualizing frameworks to guide behavioral interventions. March 28, 2017. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Student Research Round: Singapore.

  97. Internalized homophobia and HIV/AIDS discrimination amongst MSM in the context of institutionalized stigma: the case of Singapore. January 20, 2017. Tan Tock Seng Hospital: Singapore.

  98. Internalized homophobia and HIV/AIDS discrimination amongst MSM in the context of institutionalized stigma: the case of Singapore. December 3, 2016. Singapore AIDS Conference: Singapore.

  99. Living long – living well: The challenges to maintaining mental wellness amongst older adults. September 29, 2016. 2nd Singapore International Public Health Conference, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health: Singapore.

  100. Regulation of same-sex sexual conduct and public attitudes in Singapore. June 24, 2016. Centre for Asian Legal Studies Seminar Series, NUS Faculty of Law: Singapore.

  101. Correlates of HIV/AIDS discrimination amongst men who have sex with men: the case of Singapore. May 7, 2016. School of Social Sciences Admissions Tea 2016, Singapore Management University School of Social Sciences: Singapore.

  102. Cultural and historical dimensions of Singaporean food and music. February 20 – March 1, 2011. 1st ASEAN Asian Cross-Cultural Exploration (ACCE) Program. Yeungnam University: Daegu, South Korea.

Oral Presentations at Conferences

  1. Tan, R., Tan, A., Ho, D. W. S., Libau, E. A., Naidu, S., Tan, R. K. J. Evaluating the impact of a trauma-informed, holistic intervention on quality of life for people engaging in chemsex: A pre-post pilot study at The Greenhouse. November 6, 2024. Asia Pacific Chemsex Symposium: Bangkok.

  2. Tan, Q. H.*, Tan, R. K. J. Chemsex as lines of flight? Critical Deleuzean perspectives on chemical intimacies. September 28, 2024. Singapore Queer Symposium: Singapore.

  3. Ong, H. E. J.*, Naidu, K. N. C., Tan, R. K. J. Ground-Up Harm Reduction Practices for Chemsex in the Context of Punitive Drug Laws: A Qualitative Study Among Sexual Minority Men in Singapore. September 18, 2024. 25th IUSTI World Congress incorporating the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference: Sydney.

  4. Toller-Erasquin J.†, Tan R. K. J.†*, Uhlich M., Francis J., Kumar N., Campbell L., Zhang W., Hlatshwako T., Kosana P., Shah S., Brenner E. M., Remmerie L., Mussa A., Klapilova K., Mark K., Perotta G., Gabster A., Wouters W., Burns S., Hendriks J., Eleuteri S., Sahril N., Low W. Y., Plasilova L., Lazdane G., Olumide A., Michielsen K., Moreau C., Tucker J. D., I-SHARE Research Consortium. (2022). The International Sexual Health And Reproductive Health Survey (I-SHARE-1): A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Analysis of Adults from 30 Countries Prior to and During the Initial COVID-19 Wave. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  5. Yan X.*, Ni Y., Lu Y., Wang Q., Tan R.K.J., Marley G., Zhou Y., Tang W., Wu D. “Coming out or not”: sexual orientation disclosure, HIV testing, and homoprejudiced violence for MSM in China. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  6. Tan R. K. J.*, Chan Y. Y., Ibrahim M. A., Ho L. P., Lim O., Choong B., Chio M. T., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. Potential interactions between the pathways to diagnosis of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV self-testing: Insights from a qualitative study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2021 (Virtual).

  7. Tan R. K. J.*, Phua K., Tan A., Gan D. C. G., Ho L. P., Ong E. J., See M. T. Exploring the role of trauma in underpinning sexualised drug use (‘chemsex’) among substance use treatment-experienced gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore. STI & HIV 2021 World Congress (Virtual).

  8. Tan R. K. J.*, Koh W. L., Le D., Banerjee S., Chio M. T., Chan R. K. W., Wong C. M., Tai B. C., Wong M. L., Cook A. R., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. Effect of a popular web drama video series on HIV and other sexually transmitted infection testing among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore: a community-based, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. STI & HIV 2021 World Congress (Virtual).

  9. Tan R. K. J.*, Ho V., Sherqueshaa S., Dee W., Lim M. J., Lo J. J., Teo A. K. J., O’Hara C. A., Ong C., Ching A. H., Wong M. L. The Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Health and Social Needs of Sex Workers in Singapore. STI & HIV 2021 World Congress (Virtual).

  10. Tan R. K. J.*, O’Hara C. A., Koh W. L., Le D., Tan A., Tyler A., Tan C., Kwok C., Banerjee S., Wong C. S., Wong M. L., Chen M. I. Social capital and chemsex initiation among young gay, bisexual and queer men: The Pink Carpet Y cohort study. STI & HIV 2021 World Congress (Virtual).

  11. Pumpure E.*, Katz J., Gabster A., Tan R.K.J., O’Hara C.A.., Kantane I., Lazdane G. Changes in eating habits due to COVID-19 restrictions in Latvia, Panama and Singapore. The 3rd International Conference “Nutrition & Health”: Riga, Latvia

  12. Ong S. E.*, Neo P. H., Lim M. J., Tan R. K. J. Understanding knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors around COVID-19 in Singapore via WhatsApp focus group discussions. October 29-30, 2020. Centre for Economic and Social Research COVID-19 Work in Progress Conference: California, United States (Online)

  13. Neo P. H., Ong S. E., Lim M. J., Tan R. K. J.* The use of WhatsApp for focus group discussions in times of COVID-19. November 7, 2020. Society of Behavioural Health Singapore Virtual Scientific Meeting 2020.

  14. Tan R. K. J.*, Lim M. J., Neo P. H., Ong S.E. Proposing a typology of perceptions to health information in the context of COVID-19. October 31, 2020. Society of Behavioural Health Singapore Virtual Scientific Meeting 2020.

  15. Teo A. K. J.*, Eng S., Tan R. K. J., Ork C., Sok N., Smyth C., Tuot S., Hsu L. Y., Yi S. Characterizing and measuring tuberculosis stigma in the community: a mixed-methods study in Cambodia. October 20-24, 2020. 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health.

  16. Tan R. K. J.*, Wang Y., Prem K., Teo A. K. J., Kaur N., Harrison-Quintana J., Cook A., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. PrEP or condoms, or both? Insights on risk compensation through a discrete choice experiment on PrEP preferences among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. October 15-17, 2020. Asia-Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference (APACC) 2020.

  17. Tan R. K. J.*, Low, T., Le D., Tan A., Tyler A., Tan C., Kwok C., Wong E., Banerjee S., Wong C. S., Wong M. L., Chen M. I. Experienced homophobia and suicide in young gay, bisexual, and queer men: Exploring the mediating role of depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and outness in the Pink Carpet Y Cohort Study in Singapore. June 29, 2020. 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights Virtual.

  18. Tan, R. K. J.*, Kaur, N., Kumar, P. A., Wong, C. S. Clinics as spaces of costly disclosure among gay, bisexual, and queer men. August 10-13, 2019. Health Care for Vulnerable Populations in International Settings. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2019: New York, NY.

  19. Tan, R. K. J.* Brokering change for HIV/AIDS in Singapore: possibilities and limits of scholar activism in the context of constrained participatory governance. August 9, 2019. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2019 Preconference: Social Science and Social Justice: Global Health Research 40 Years Since The Start Of The HIV/AIDS Epidemic.

  20. Lim M. J.*, Tan R. K. J., Chan J. K. W., Tan A. A typology of HIV status disclosure and agency: implications for post-diagnosis quality of life in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV. July 29-31, 2019. AIDS Impact 14th International Conference: London, United Kingdom.

*Presenting author(s)

Poster Presentations at Conferences

  1. Naidu, K. N. C.*, Ong, C., Tan, R. K. J., Le, T., Chia, S. C., Chia, T. P. C., Archuleta, S., Olszyna, D. HIV PrEP Initiation Leads to Reduction in Sexual Partners, alongside More Condomless Anal Sex Among GBMSM in Singapore: A Prospective Cohort Study and Mixed-Methods Analysis. July 22-26, 2024. September 17-20, 2024. 25th IUSTI World Congress incorporating the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference: Sydney.

  2. Naidu, K. N. C.*, Ong, C., Tan, R. K. J., Le, T., Chia, S. C., Chia, T. P. C., Archuleta, S., Olszyna, D. HIV PrEP initiation leads to reduced HIV and PrEP stigma and depression severity among GBMSM in Singapore: A prospective cohort study and mixed-methods analysis. July 22-26, 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  3. Ong, E.*, Naidu, K., Tan, R. K. J. Negotiating safer chemsex: A qualitative study among sexual minority men who engage in chemsex in Singapore. July 22-26, 2024. 25th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society: Munich.

  4. Marley, G., Ye, L., Li, K., Tan, R. K. J., Zhu, Z., Zhang, L., Wang, T., Mu, R., Tang, Q., Sheng, Q., Ramaswamy, R., Wu, D., Sylvia, S., Wang, C., Zhao, P., Yang, L., Luo, D., Gray, K., Van-Duin, D., Tang, W., Tucker, J. D. Pay-it-forward gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men and male STD patients in China: interim findings from the PIONEER pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled trial. June 27-29, 2024. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2024.

  5. Ong, E.*, Naidu, K., Tan, R. K. J. Negotiating safer chemsex: A qualitative study among sexual minority men who engage in chemsex in Singapore. June 27-29, 2024. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2024.

  6. Ong, E., Naidu, K., Tan, R. K. J.* A qualitative study on ground-up harm reduction practices for chemsex in the context of punitive drug laws: Implications for health systems and linkages to the HIV care cascade. May 18, 2024. Asia Pacific HIV Research Forum 2024.

  7. Fan, J.*, Fan, C., Dai, Y., Marley, G., Tan, R. K. J., Tang, W. The impact of COVID-19 on sexual health and HIV testing behaviors among men who have sex with men tested for HIV in China: A serial trend analysis. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  8. Huon, C., Marley, G.*, Sheng, Q., Tan, R. K. J., Byrne, M. H., Tang, Q., Mu, R., Wang, T., Tang, W., Tucker, J. D. Sociodemographic characteristics, community engagement and stigma among men who have sex with men (MSM) who attend MSM-led versus public sexual health clinics: A cross-sectional survey in China. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  9. Tan, R. K. J.*, Yan, X., Ni, Y, Lu, Y., Wu, D., Marley, G., Tucker, J. D., Tang, W. Sex venue preferences and HIV/STIs risks for Chinese men who have sex with men: A latent class analysis. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  10. Toh, S. L.*, Tan, R. K. J., Ho., V., Wong, C. S., Lee, P. H., Koh, S., Pancadarma, N., Lee, Y. Y., Kang, A., West, B. S., Incongruence and tensions between theory and practice in community-based participatory research: Lessons learned from researching with sex workers in Singapore. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  11. Byrne, M. H., Tan, R. K. J.*, Marley, G., Mu, R., Tang, Q., Wang, T., Sheng, Q., Tang W., Wu, D., Tucker, J. D. How pay-it-forward works: A qualitative thematic analysis of the participant experience in an approach to facilitate gonorrhea and chlamydia testing in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  12. Wah, T. H.*, Ong, A., Hanafi, S., Tan, K., Tan, A., Ong, T., Ong, E., Ho, D., Subramaniam, M., See, M. Y., Tan, R. K. J. Factors motivating drug use, drug use cessation, and managing one’s ongoing recovery: A retrospective case notes review of chemsex recovery services among sexual minority men in Singapore. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  13. Lee, P. H.*, Ho., V., Toh, S. L., Tan, R. K. J., Lee, Y. Y., West, B., Choy, C., Kumar, A., Tan, R., Wong, C. S., Exploring migrant sex workers’ experiences with access and care for HIV and sexual health in Singapore: A qualitative study. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  14. Marley, G.*, Woznica, D., Ai, W., Hu, S., Nijim, W., Tan, R. K. J., Tucker, J. D., Tang, W. Pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake, adherence and persistence outcomes among adolescents and young adults: A global systematic review and meta-analysis. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  15. Ho, V., Mu, R.*, Chok, S., Toh, S. L., Koh, Y. H. S., Pancadarma, N. B. S., Kang, A., Tan, R. K. J., Wong, C. S., West, B. S., Lee, P. H. Beyond boundaries: Medical surveillance and social barriers to accessing public health services for migrant sex workers in Singapore. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  16. Chan, Z. Y. S.*, Wong, C. S., Dickens, B., Lim, J. T., Harrison-Quintana, J., Niaupari, S., Kularathne, Y., Tan, R. K. J. An online poll on Mpox vaccines among men who have sex with men in Singapore. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  17. Tan, R. K. J., Perera, D., Tirupathi, R., Arasaratnam, S., Kularathne, Y.* Adapting an artificial intelligence sexually transmitted infections screening tool for monkeypox detection: The HeHealth experience. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  18. Tan, R. K. J.*, Ho., V., Toh, S. L., Koh, S., Pancadarma, N., Kang, A., Lee, Y. Y., Wong, C. S., West, B. S., Lee, P. H. A community-based participatory research project to develop an occupational health and safety framework for sex workers. June 8-10, 2023. Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infections Conference 2023.

  19. Wee, Y. X..*, Chong, S. Y.*, Jamal, M. H., Ho, D. W. S., Tan, R. K. J., & Rainbow+. Lonely and Forced to Experiment Without Guidance: Explaining Positive Correlational Effects between Casual Sex Behaviour and Postcoital Dysphoria amongst GBQ+ Men in Singapore. June 3, 2023. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies First Annual Student Research Symposium.

  20. Chong, S. Y.*, Tan, B. X. H.*, Ho, D. W. S., Wee, Y. X., Jamal, M. H., Tan, R. K. J., & Rainbow+. Relegated to and Thriving in the Margins: A Case Study Analysis of Narratives of Stigma and Resilience amongst Gay, Bisexual and Queer (GBQ) Men in Singapore from an Intersectional Lens. April 14-15, 2023. Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology Diversifying Clinical Psychology Conference.

  21. Wu D.*, Wang T., Luo D., Tan R. K. J., Marley G., Tang W., Tucker J. D., Ramaswamy R. Approaches for engaging vulnerable populations to co-create implementation strategies: learning from the MSM community in China. December 11-14, 2022. 15th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health: Washington, DC.

  22. Tan R. K. J., Zuniga P. G., Lazos K., West B. S. Sociostructural influences on HIV-related injection risk behaviors among women who trade sex in Tijuana, Mexico: A venue-based, multi-level analysis. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  23. Wang T., Tan R. K. J., Holly M. E., Marley G., Li C., Hlatshwako T., Wu D., Prajwol N., Ramaswamy R., Sylvia S., Tucker J. D., Tang W. Digital chat-based focus group discussions among Chinese MSM: Lessons learnt and implications for qualitative research. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  24. Marley G.*, Seto W., Yan W., Chan P., Tan R. K. J., Tucker J.D., Tang W., Wong W. C. W. Using Digital Platforms to Deliver HIV Service Promotion Interventions: Lessons from a crowdsourced RCT. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  25. Toller-Erasquin J.†, Tan R. K. J.†*, Uhlich M., Francis J., Kumar N., Campbell L., Zhang W., Hlatshwako T., Kosana P., Shah S., Brenner E. M., Remmerie L., Mussa A., Klapilova K., Mark K., Perotta G., Gabster A., Wouters W., Burns S., Hendriks J., Eleuteri S., Sahril N., Low W. Y., Plasilova L., Lazdane G., Olumide A., Michielsen K., Moreau C., Tucker J. D., I-SHARE Research Consortium. (2022). The International Sexual Health And Reproductive Health Survey (I-SHARE-1): A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Analysis of Adults from 30 Countries Prior to and During the Initial COVID-19 Wave. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  26. Mah Z. H., Le D., Tan A., Tyler A.*, Tan C., Kwok C., Banerjee S., Wong M. L., Tan R. K. J. Body image dissatisfaction and its association with measures of community affiliation and mental health outcomes among young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  27. Tan R. K. J., Dewaele J., Hyder S.*, Wong C. S., Ng B. C., Cambria E., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Jain R. Social (re)production of stigma and barriers to care in HIV-related healthcare settings: A qualitative study of people living with HIV in Singapore. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  28. Jain R.*, Tan R. K. J., Dewaele J., Hyder S., Ng B. C., Cambria E., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Wong C. S. Illusions of safety in monogamy and testing: Risk compensation in the ABCD approach to HIV prevention in Singapore. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  29. Hyder S.*, Tan R. K. J., Dewaele J., Wong C. S., Ng B. C., Cambria E., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Jain R. Motivations behind seeking religious and spiritual support and their impact on health and social outcomes for PLHIV in Singapore. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  30. Dewaele J., Tan R. K. J., Hyder S., Wong C. S., Ng B. C., Cambria E., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Jain R*. Fear and perceptions of ‘unknown’ institutionalized discrimination and a desire for a clear legal framework towards people living with HIV (PLHIV): A qualitative study of people living with HIV in Singapore. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  31. Yan X.*, Ni Y., Lu Y., Wang Q., Tan R. K. J., Marley G., Zhou Y., Tang W., Wu D. “Coming out or not”: sexual orientation disclosure, HIV testing, and homoprejudiced violence for MSM in China. July 29-August 2, 2022 (Forthcoming). 24th International AIDS Conference.

  32. Wang T., Tan R. K. J., Holly M. E., Marley G., Li C., Hlatshwako T., Wu D., Prajwol N., Ramaswamy R., Sylvia S., Tucker J. D., Tang W. Hybrid co-creation methods to optimize pay-it-forward intervention strategy to improve integrated STIs testing among MSM: Lessons learned from the PIONEER program in China. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  33. Wang T., Tan R. K. J., Holly M. E., Marley G., Li C., Hlatshwako T., Wu D., Prajwol N., Ramaswamy R., Sylvia S., Tucker J. D., Tang W. Organizing a multi-stakeholder community advisory board to co-develop the PIONEER intervention to improve STI testing among MSM in China. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  34. Wang T., Tan R. K. J., Holly M. E., Marley G., Li C., Hlatshwako T., Wu D., Prajwol N., Ramaswamy R., Sylvia S., Tucker J. D., Tang W. Digital chat-based focus group discussions among Chinese MSM: Lessons learnt and implications for qualitative research. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  35. Wang T., Tan R. K. J., Marley G., Holly M. E., Li C., Hlatshwako T., Wu D., Prajwol N., Ramaswamy R., Sylvia S., Tucker J. D., Tang W. Mapping online community spaces through digital focus group discussions among MSM in Guangdong, China: Implications for HIV prevention services. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  36. Marley G.*, Seto W., Yan W., Chan P., Tan R. K. J., Tucker J.D., Tang W., Wong W. C. W. Using Digital Platforms to Deliver HIV Service Promotion Interventions: Lessons from a crowdsourced RCT. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  37. Yang D. W. J., Ho D., Tan R. K. J.* On the margins: How gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men negotiate the law on HIV risk disclosure in Singapore. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  38. Hyder S.*, Tan R. K. J., Dewaele J., Wong C. S., Ng B. C., Cambria E., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Jain R. Motivations behind seeking religious and spiritual support and their impact on health and social outcomes for PLHIV in Singapore. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  39. Dewaele J., Tan R. K. J., Hyder S., Wong C. S., Ng B. C., Cambria E., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Jain R*. Fear and perceptions of ‘unknown’ institutionalized discrimination and a desire for a clear legal framework towards people living with HIV (PLHIV): A qualitative study of people living with HIV in Singapore. June 16-18, 2022. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2022 (Virtual).

  40. Tan R. K. J.*, Chan Y. Y., Ibrahim M. A., Ho L. P., Lim O., Choong B., Chio M. T., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. Potential interactions between the pathways to diagnosis of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV self-testing: Insights from a qualitative study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. STI & HIV 2021 World Congress (Virtual).

  41. Tan R. K. J.*, Phua K., Tan A., Gan D. C. G., Ho L. P., Ong E. J., See M. T. Exploring the role of trauma in underpinning sexualised drug use (‘chemsex’) among substance use treatment-experienced gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2021 (Virtual).

  42. Tan R. K. J.*, Koh W. L., Le D., Banerjee S., Chio M. T., Chan R. K. W., Wong C. M., Tai B. C., Wong M. L., Cook A. R., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. Effect of a popular web drama video series on HIV and other sexually transmitted infection testing among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore: a community-based, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2021 (Virtual).

  43. Tan R. K. J.*, Ho V., Sherqueshaa S., Dee W., Lim M. J., Lo J. J., Teo A. K. J., O’Hara C. A., Ong C., Ching A. H., Wong M. L. The Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Health and Social Needs of Sex Workers in Singapore. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2021 (Virtual).

  44. Tan R. K. J.*, O’Hara C. A., Koh W. L., Le D., Tan A., Tyler A., Tan C., Kwok C., Banerjee S., Wong C. S., Wong M. L., Chen M. I. Social capital and chemsex initiation among young gay, bisexual and queer men: The Pink Carpet Y cohort study. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2021 (Virtual).

  45. Tan R. K. J.*, O’Hara C. A., Koh W. L., Le D., Tan A., Tyler A., Tan C., Kwok C., Banerjee S., Wong M. L. Delineating patterns of sexualized substance use and its association with sexual and mental health outcomes among young gay, bisexual and queer men in Singapore: A latent class analysis. October 15-17, 2020. Asia-Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference (APACC) 2020.

  46. Lim M. J.*, Neo P. H., Ong S.E., Tan R. K. J. COVID-19: Who is responsible for social responsibility? July 10-11, 2020. COVID-19 conference: An International AIDS Society Virtual Conference.

  47. Tan R. K. J.*, Wang Y., Prem K., Teo A. K. J., Kaur N., Harrison-Quintana J., Cook A., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. PrEP or condoms, or both? Insights on risk compensation through a discrete choice experiment on PrEP preferences among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. July 6-10, 2020. 23rd International AIDS Conference Virtual.

  48. O’Hara C. A.*., Koh W. L., Le D., Tan A., Tyler A., Tan C., Kwok C., Banerjee S., Wong C. S., Wong M. L., Chen M. I., Tan R. K. J. Community affiliation and its association with methamphetamine association among young gay, bisexual and queer men: The Pink Carpet Y cohort study. July 21-24, 2019. July 6-10, 2020. 23rd International AIDS Conference Virtual.

  49. Yang D. W. J., Le D., Tan A., Tyler A., Tan C., Wong E., Banerjee S., Wong C. S., Wong M. L., Chen M. I., Tan R. K. J. Overlapping minority statuses and risk for depression, suicide and experienced homophobia among young gay, bisexual and queer men: Insights from the Pink Carpet Y Cohort Study in Singapore. (Accepted and forthcoming) July 6-10, 2020. 23rd International AIDS Conference Virtual.

  50. Tan R. K. J.*, Lim M. J., Chan J. K. W. “Not a walking piece of meat with disease”: undetectability and quality of life among HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the U=U era. July 21-24, 2019. 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science: Mexico City, Mexico.

  51. Tan R. K. J.*, Kaur N., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. Factors influencing self-perceived risk for HIV and other STI acquisition and decision-making around testing among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: a conceptual framework. July 21-24, 2019. 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science: Mexico City, Mexico.

  52. Ibrahim M. A., Wong C. S., Chan Y. Y., Lim O., Choong B. C. H., Chio M. T., Tan R. K. J.*, Chen M. I., Wong C. M. Factors influencing HIV self-testing amongst men who have sex with men in Singapore – Understanding barriers and motivators using the Protection Motivation Theory framework. July 21-24, 2019. 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science: Mexico City, Mexico.

  53. Tan R. K. J.*, Lim M. J., Chan J. K. W., Tan A). “Not a walking piece of meat with disease”: undetectability and quality of life among HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the U=U era. June 27-29, 2019. 4th Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infections Conference: Hong Kong.

  54. Takashima K., Yeoh G. W. J.*, Chua H. E.*, Ting P. L. M., Chong J. Y., Tan R. K. J., Kaur N., Teo A. K. J., Mohdar L. H., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Wong C. S., Chen M. I. Analyzing correlates of inconsistent condom use in males who engage in sex with sex workers and casual partners: an observational study of heterosexual men attending an anonymous HIV testing clinic in Singapore. November 30, 2018. National Centre for Infectious Diseases Symposium 2018: Singapore

  55. Tan R. K. J.*, Teo A. K. J., Kaur N., Harrison-Quintana J., Chen M. I., Wong C. S. Sexual orientation disclosure and HIV/STI testing: an observational study among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Singapore. October 26, 2018. Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2018: Singapore

  56. Tan, R. K. J.*, Kaur, N., Wong, C. S., Chen, M. I. Barriers and facilitators to sexual health-seeking among men who have sex with men in Singapore: a socio-ecological approach. October 26, 2018. Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2018: Singapore

  57. Takashima K., Yeoh G. W. J.*, Chua H. E.*, Ting P. L. M., Chong J. Y., Tan R. K. J., Kaur N., Teo A. K. J., Mohdar L. H., Banerjee S., Chan R. K. W., Wong C. S., Chen M. I. Behavioral health and sexual practices of heterosexual men attending an anonymous HIV testing clinic in Singapore. October 26, 2018. Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2018: Singapore

  58. Ibrahim M. A., Wong C. S.*, Chan Y. Y., Lim O., Choong B. C. H., Chio M. T., Tan R. K. J., Chen M. I., Wong C. M. Factors influencing HIV self-testing amongst men who have sex with men in Singapore – Understanding barriers and motivators using the Protection Motivation Theory framework. October 26, 2018. Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2018: Singapore

  59. Tan, R. K. J.*, Kaur, N., Wong, C. S., Chen, M. I. Developing a typology of HIV/STI testing patterns and associated motivators: conceptualizing frameworks to guide behavioral interventions among men who have sex with men. July 21-22, 2018. STI 2018: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.    

  60. Tan, R. K. J.*, Kaur, N., Wong, C. S., Chen, M. I. Developing a typology of HIV/STI testing patterns and associated motivators: a framework to guide interventions among men who have sex with men. July 23-27, 2018. 22nd International AIDS Conference: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

  61. Tan, R. K. J.*, Wong, C. S. Mobilizing civil society for the HIV treatment cascade: measures of democracy and its impact on diagnosis rates among PLHIV. July 23-27, 2018. 22nd International AIDS Conference: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

  62. Tan, R. K. J.*, Wong, C. M., Chen, M. I., Chan, Y. Y., Ibrahim, M. A., Lim, O. Z., Chio, M. T., Wong, C. S., Chan, R. K. W., Chua, L. J., Choong, B. C. H. Chemsex among men who have sex with men in Singapore and the challenges ahead: a qualitative study. July 23-27, 2018. 22nd International AIDS Conference: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

  63. Tan, R. K. J.* and Teerawichitchainan, B. Internalized homophobia, HIV/AIDS responsibility beliefs, and HIV knowledge amongst men who have sex with men: correlates of HIV/AIDS discrimination in a setting of institutionalized homophobia. July 23-26, 2017. 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science: Paris, France.

  64. Tan, R. K. J.* and Teerawichitchainan, B. Internalized homophobia and HIV/AIDS discrimination amongst MSM in the context of institutionalized stigma: the case of Singapore. September 29, 2016. 2nd Singapore International Public Health Conference, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health: Singapore.

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