Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
@brendanchng.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @ Sunway University 🇲🇾 | PhD in educational psychology
🌟 he/him
🌟 he/him
An inspiring weekend at the Malaysia Teacher Prize Summit 2025 #MTPSummit2025! 🌟
Joined educators across #Malaysia, from Perlis to Sabah, to celebrate the creativity and commitment of our teachers — and to reflect on how recognition strengthens the teaching profession.
Here are some highlights! 📸
Joined educators across #Malaysia, from Perlis to Sabah, to celebrate the creativity and commitment of our teachers — and to reflect on how recognition strengthens the teaching profession.
Here are some highlights! 📸
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
An inspiring weekend at the Malaysia Teacher Prize Summit 2025 #MTPSummit2025! 🌟
Joined educators across #Malaysia, from Perlis to Sabah, to celebrate the creativity and commitment of our teachers — and to reflect on how recognition strengthens the teaching profession.
Here are some highlights! 📸
Joined educators across #Malaysia, from Perlis to Sabah, to celebrate the creativity and commitment of our teachers — and to reflect on how recognition strengthens the teaching profession.
Here are some highlights! 📸
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On election day, I wanna announce that I am recruiting social psych PhD students for my lab at UIC. My lab focuses on racial identities (esp Asian, Latino, MENA Americans) and intra-minority conflict/ coalition. So please tell your students to pick me! All details on my website: www.pbandjlab.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
On election day, I wanna announce that I am recruiting social psych PhD students for my lab at UIC. My lab focuses on racial identities (esp Asian, Latino, MENA Americans) and intra-minority conflict/ coalition. So please tell your students to pick me! All details on my website: www.pbandjlab.com
So proud of @alelazic.bsky.social of @abrir.bsky.social for leading this another amazing initiative!
Do check the resources and also, don't forget to watch out for more info on the workshop!
Do check the resources and also, don't forget to watch out for more info on the workshop!
Who gets to teach about #OpenScience, and who learns? With our new workshop plan, we want to flip the script.
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
So proud of @alelazic.bsky.social of @abrir.bsky.social for leading this another amazing initiative!
Do check the resources and also, don't forget to watch out for more info on the workshop!
Do check the resources and also, don't forget to watch out for more info on the workshop!
Last week, I had the privilege of serving as the emcee for the Opening Ceremony of the International Conference on Inclusive Education, hosted by the School of Education at Sunway University.
Spot me if you can! :D
#ICIE2025 #InclusiveEducation #SunwayUniversity #5thGenUniversity
Spot me if you can! :D
#ICIE2025 #InclusiveEducation #SunwayUniversity #5thGenUniversity
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Last week, I had the privilege of serving as the emcee for the Opening Ceremony of the International Conference on Inclusive Education, hosted by the School of Education at Sunway University.
Spot me if you can! :D
#ICIE2025 #InclusiveEducation #SunwayUniversity #5thGenUniversity
Spot me if you can! :D
#ICIE2025 #InclusiveEducation #SunwayUniversity #5thGenUniversity
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New blog post!
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
If you have two measures of the same confounder, you can just include both of them in your regression model
Sometimes, researchers worry about multicollinearity in situations where it’s actually a non-issue. Here’s one such scenario.
Imagine a situation where you are interested in the effect of X on Y (X...
www.the100.ci
October 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New blog post!
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?
(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)
www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...
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Excited to share my new preprint. My work focuses on solitude, but I am not one to advocate for a "solitude theory"; psych has too many theories so one less would be good. So, what I did the past 2 yrs is talking to people, reading work outside of my literature, essentially to shop for a framework 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Excited to share my new preprint. My work focuses on solitude, but I am not one to advocate for a "solitude theory"; psych has too many theories so one less would be good. So, what I did the past 2 yrs is talking to people, reading work outside of my literature, essentially to shop for a framework 🧵
Join @abrir.bsky.social + @psychrstats.bsky.social together with @alelazic.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, @krealivazquez.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, Pooja Kulkarni, Sergio Barbosa, Federico Alegría and myself at UTC 1700 very VERY SOON!
October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join @abrir.bsky.social + @psychrstats.bsky.social together with @alelazic.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, @krealivazquez.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, Pooja Kulkarni, Sergio Barbosa, Federico Alegría and myself at UTC 1700 very VERY SOON!
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Do you wish there was a repository of Big-Team and Open Science resources? So do we!! Join us live via Zoom on Wednesday, October 8 from 17:00-17:55 UTC. Register now (for free or pay-what-you-want) at bigteamscience.github.io. @abrir.bsky.social @psychrstats.bsky.social @btscon.bsky.social
bigteamscience.github.io
October 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Do you wish there was a repository of Big-Team and Open Science resources? So do we!! Join us live via Zoom on Wednesday, October 8 from 17:00-17:55 UTC. Register now (for free or pay-what-you-want) at bigteamscience.github.io. @abrir.bsky.social @psychrstats.bsky.social @btscon.bsky.social
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If you are a LGBTQ+ identified Heartstopper fan - or know LGBTQ+ fans aged 14+ - my undergrad students' project this year is exploring why this group ❤️ Heartstopper & why positive media representation is important to LGBTQ+ people using a qualitative survey.
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October 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you are a LGBTQ+ identified Heartstopper fan - or know LGBTQ+ fans aged 14+ - my undergrad students' project this year is exploring why this group ❤️ Heartstopper & why positive media representation is important to LGBTQ+ people using a qualitative survey.
uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
3 days of #BigTeamScience brilliance starts tomorrow!!!
There's still time to be part of this virtual event, so hurry and register now (fees are optional, and yes this means you can attend for free too!) 👉 bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
There's still time to be part of this virtual event, so hurry and register now (fees are optional, and yes this means you can attend for free too!) 👉 bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
October 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
3 days of #BigTeamScience brilliance starts tomorrow!!!
There's still time to be part of this virtual event, so hurry and register now (fees are optional, and yes this means you can attend for free too!) 👉 bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
There's still time to be part of this virtual event, so hurry and register now (fees are optional, and yes this means you can attend for free too!) 👉 bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
Reposted by Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
🌍 Glad to see our paper out!
How researchers in developing countries & other resource-constrained contexts (can) practice #OpenScience, with free tools, training, success stories, & more.
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/2515...
🛠 osf.io/gu7v4
More in this thread by @hcp4715.bsky.social 👇 #AcademicSky #PsychSky
How researchers in developing countries & other resource-constrained contexts (can) practice #OpenScience, with free tools, training, success stories, & more.
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/2515...
🛠 osf.io/gu7v4
More in this thread by @hcp4715.bsky.social 👇 #AcademicSky #PsychSky
August 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🌍 Glad to see our paper out!
How researchers in developing countries & other resource-constrained contexts (can) practice #OpenScience, with free tools, training, success stories, & more.
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/2515...
🛠 osf.io/gu7v4
More in this thread by @hcp4715.bsky.social 👇 #AcademicSky #PsychSky
How researchers in developing countries & other resource-constrained contexts (can) practice #OpenScience, with free tools, training, success stories, & more.
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/2515...
🛠 osf.io/gu7v4
More in this thread by @hcp4715.bsky.social 👇 #AcademicSky #PsychSky
More time to submit your abstract on #openscience and #bigteamscience to the 2025 Big Team Science conference @btscon.bsky.social ? YASSSSSS
Remember to submit it by 8th Aug, and here's the link!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Remember to submit it by 8th Aug, and here's the link!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
More time to submit your abstract on #openscience and #bigteamscience to the 2025 Big Team Science conference @btscon.bsky.social ? YASSSSSS
Remember to submit it by 8th Aug, and here's the link!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Remember to submit it by 8th Aug, and here's the link!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reposted by Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
KEYNOTE:
Dr. Christopher Stubbs, Harvard Physics and Astronomy
"Going Big: How it's different, the ways it challenges us, and why we (increasingly?) need to do it"
Tuesday, October 7 | 14:00-15:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
Dr. Christopher Stubbs, Harvard Physics and Astronomy
"Going Big: How it's different, the ways it challenges us, and why we (increasingly?) need to do it"
Tuesday, October 7 | 14:00-15:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
July 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
KEYNOTE:
Dr. Christopher Stubbs, Harvard Physics and Astronomy
"Going Big: How it's different, the ways it challenges us, and why we (increasingly?) need to do it"
Tuesday, October 7 | 14:00-15:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
Dr. Christopher Stubbs, Harvard Physics and Astronomy
"Going Big: How it's different, the ways it challenges us, and why we (increasingly?) need to do it"
Tuesday, October 7 | 14:00-15:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
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KEYNOTE:
Dr. Angela Duckworth, co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative
Megastudies: A new paradigm for field studies in social science
Monday, October 6 | 15:00-16:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
Dr. Angela Duckworth, co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative
Megastudies: A new paradigm for field studies in social science
Monday, October 6 | 15:00-16:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
July 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
KEYNOTE:
Dr. Angela Duckworth, co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative
Megastudies: A new paradigm for field studies in social science
Monday, October 6 | 15:00-16:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
Dr. Angela Duckworth, co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative
Megastudies: A new paradigm for field studies in social science
Monday, October 6 | 15:00-16:00 UTC
register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
Don't forget to submit your abstracts to the 2025 Big Team Science Conference by 31st July!
Register a spot and submit your abstract here:
bigteamscienceconference.github.io
Register a spot and submit your abstract here:
bigteamscienceconference.github.io
July 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Don't forget to submit your abstracts to the 2025 Big Team Science Conference by 31st July!
Register a spot and submit your abstract here:
bigteamscienceconference.github.io
Register a spot and submit your abstract here:
bigteamscienceconference.github.io
Earlier this week, I was invited to evaluate student research presentations at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus's second clinical psychology #symposium!
A huge thanks to the Master of Clinical Psychology team for having me and also A BIG CONGRATS to all students for a job well done! 👏🥳
A huge thanks to the Master of Clinical Psychology team for having me and also A BIG CONGRATS to all students for a job well done! 👏🥳
July 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Earlier this week, I was invited to evaluate student research presentations at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus's second clinical psychology #symposium!
A huge thanks to the Master of Clinical Psychology team for having me and also A BIG CONGRATS to all students for a job well done! 👏🥳
A huge thanks to the Master of Clinical Psychology team for having me and also A BIG CONGRATS to all students for a job well done! 👏🥳
Reposted by Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
Ha! Many thanks. The Université Paris-Cité (CLILLAC-ARP) and INIST (CNRS) deserve to be highlighted, even if the bilingual version of their institutional extranet website is pending. :)
altae.u-pariscite.fr
www.inist.fr
Only the project's platform has been working and workable.
loterre.istex.fr/en/
altae.u-pariscite.fr
www.inist.fr
Only the project's platform has been working and workable.
loterre.istex.fr/en/
Loterre
loterre.istex.fr
July 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ha! Many thanks. The Université Paris-Cité (CLILLAC-ARP) and INIST (CNRS) deserve to be highlighted, even if the bilingual version of their institutional extranet website is pending. :)
altae.u-pariscite.fr
www.inist.fr
Only the project's platform has been working and workable.
loterre.istex.fr/en/
altae.u-pariscite.fr
www.inist.fr
Only the project's platform has been working and workable.
loterre.istex.fr/en/
Reposted by Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
Participez à une expérience de post-édition !
Participez à une expérience de post-édition !
« Depuis 2023, l’équipe Istex participe au projet ANR MaTOS Traduction Automatique pour Ouvrir la Science, porté par F. Yvon (ISIR). Le projet a pour objectif de développer de nouvelles méthodes po…
lalist.inist.fr
July 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Participez à une expérience de post-édition !
Missed the conference at @ox.ac.uk ? No worries - the session recordings are now available!
Catch up on all the insights (and slides!) here: www.researchcghe.org/events/acces...
Catch up on all the insights (and slides!) here: www.researchcghe.org/events/acces...
July 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Missed the conference at @ox.ac.uk ? No worries - the session recordings are now available!
Catch up on all the insights (and slides!) here: www.researchcghe.org/events/acces...
Catch up on all the insights (and slides!) here: www.researchcghe.org/events/acces...
I feel so blessed to be a part of ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social that has recently received funding from @orca-open.bsky.social for the "Open Science for and from the Majority World" project that seeks to democratise open science practices & amplify voices from the Global South.
Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! 🌱🏆 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be.
Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
www.orcaopen.org
July 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I feel so blessed to be a part of ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social that has recently received funding from @orca-open.bsky.social for the "Open Science for and from the Majority World" project that seeks to democratise open science practices & amplify voices from the Global South.
Reposted by Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
🎉 After 2 years of work, our #OpenScience guide for researchers in developing countries is LIVE!
Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers.
*(1/4)*
Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers.
*(1/4)*
June 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎉 After 2 years of work, our #OpenScience guide for researchers in developing countries is LIVE!
Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers.
*(1/4)*
Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers.
*(1/4)*
Reposted by Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
Sometimes solitude is just you, the sky, and a jellyfish-shaped kite.
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
June 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sometimes solitude is just you, the sky, and a jellyfish-shaped kite.
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
Reposted by Brendan Ch'ng, PhD
We are still looking for collaborators, especially from Africa, Asia and South America for our project on how people from around the world correct their intuitive reasoning errors. More information below. Pls join and share!
psysciacc.org/projects/psa...
psysciacc.org/projects/psa...
PSA-JTF3: Error Correction – Psychological Science Accelerator
psysciacc.org
June 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We are still looking for collaborators, especially from Africa, Asia and South America for our project on how people from around the world correct their intuitive reasoning errors. More information below. Pls join and share!
psysciacc.org/projects/psa...
psysciacc.org/projects/psa...
🎤 Presented our work on "(Elite) Private Higher Education in Malaysia & Pakistan" at the Access and Geopolitics Research Conference hosted by WAHEN, CGHE, and SKOPE – @ox.ac.uk this past Tuesday! 🇲🇾🇵🇰
June 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🎤 Presented our work on "(Elite) Private Higher Education in Malaysia & Pakistan" at the Access and Geopolitics Research Conference hosted by WAHEN, CGHE, and SKOPE – @ox.ac.uk this past Tuesday! 🇲🇾🇵🇰
this week I found out that my students are not familiar with the 'forever alone' meme and this makes me feel very ⬇️:
May 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
this week I found out that my students are not familiar with the 'forever alone' meme and this makes me feel very ⬇️: