Ling Ling Tai (AB19-3A5A-D103)

Curriculum Vitae

Ling Ling Tai

Ling Ling is a PhD Candidate with CIS since 2023. Her research explores the psychological and socio-cultural adaptation of refugees with a project titled "Developing a comprehensive, evidence-based, multi-nationally validated scale of refugee psychological and sociocultural adaptation." She obtained a M.Sc Psychology in Intercultural Relations with Iscte-iul, M.Sc Psychology with the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and a B.Eng Electronics with Multimedia University in Malaysia.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ling Ling Tai

Citation names

Tai, Ling Ling
Tai, L.L

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: AB19-3A5A-D103
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-9737-7748

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
English (Mother tongue)
Malay (generic)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Chinese	Upper intermediate (B2)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023/10/20 - 2027/12/31 Ongoing	Phd in Psychology (Doutoramento) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal
2020/09/25 - 2022/12/13 Concluded	Masters of Psychology in Intercultural Relations (Mestrado) Major in Social Psychology ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal "Examining Zomi refugees’ psychological adaptation with the psychological antecedents of refugee integration model" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008/09/29 - 2009/11/09 Concluded	Master of Science in Psychology (Master) Major in Psychology University of Hertfordshire Department of Psychology, United Kingdom "Dance Improvisation and Self-Focused Attention" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1999/05/30 - 2004/06/03 Concluded	Bachelor of Engineer (Honours) Electronics (Bachelor) Multimedia University Faculty of Engineering, Malaysia "Web-based news archive database system: front-end implementation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/04/16 - 2020/07/03	Lecturer (University Teacher)	Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09/20 - Current	PhD Student	ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal

2021/10/01 - 2022/03/31	Intern	Psychosocial Innovation Network, Serbia

2021/03/01 - 2021/05/31	Intern	Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway

2018/01/02 - 2020/12/31	Special Projects Officer & Associate Instructor	Singapore Red Cross Society, Singapore

2015/02/17 - 2017/06/10	Regional Learning and Development Manager	Kuoni GTS Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore

2013/05/08 - 2015/10/21	Learning and Development & Employee Relations Assistant Manager	Samsung Asia Pte Ltd., Singapore

2011/05/23 - 2012/10/27	Technical Trainer	GTA Travel, United Kingdom

2011/03/28 - 2011/05/23	Facilitator	British Red Cross, United Kingdom

2004/06/01 - 2008/04/30	Training and Organisational Development Specialist	Intel Malaysia, Malaysia

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/09/20 - Current	Developing a comprehensive, evidence-based, multi-nationally validated scale of refugee psychological and sociocultural adaptation. 2023.02579.BDANA PhD Student Fellow ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Thesis / Dissertation	Tai, Ling Ling. "Examining Zomi refugees psychological adaptation with the psychological antecedents of refugee integration model". Master, ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/26720.
Website	Tai, Ling Ling. Are Refugees Truly Finding Well-Being and Hope in Portugal?. 2023. https://blog.speak.social/are-refugees-truly-finding-well-being-and-hope-in-portugal/. Tai, Ling Ling. A Long Journey Home: On the Road to Refugees Integration. 2023. https://blog.speak.social/long-journey-home-road-toward-refugees-integration/?ref=miss-elle-tea-writes.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/09/12	Psychological Adaptation of Zomi Refugees in Malaysia: The (In)Significant Role of Control.	Workshop on Southeast Asia Economic Development in the Post-Pandemic Era Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
2024/08/07	The Role of Host-Country Contexts for Refugee Subjective Well-Being and Perceptions of Discrimination.	The XXVII International Congress of The International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology The International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (Bali, Indonesia)
2024/07/23	Different Standards of Host Society’s Responses to Refugees	33rd International Congress of Psychology International Congress of Psychology (Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/07/20	Psychology and Democracy Reading Group Round Table	Psychology and Democracy Reading Group Round Table Discussion International Council of Psychologists (Prague, Czech Republic)
2024/07/20	The Host-Country’s Role In Refugee's Subjective Well-Being And Perceived Discrimination.	82nd Annual Conference of the International Council of Psychologists 2024 International Council of Psychologists (Prague, Czech Republic)
2023/04/06	How Zomi's Adapt to Life in Malaysia?	How Zomi's Adapt to Life in Malaysia? Children's Training Centre (Setapak, Malaysia)
2023/03/15	How Zomi Adapt to Life in Malaysia?	How Zomi Adapt to Life in Malaysia? Zomi Association of Malaysia (ZAM), (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
2023/03/12	Psychological Survey of Ahmadiyya in Malaysia 2022	Psychological Survey of Ahmadiyya in Malaysia 2022 Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyah Malaysia (Gombak, Malaysia)
2023/02/28	Examining Zomi Refugees Psychological Adaptation with the Psychological Antecedents of Refugee Integration Model	North South Initiative (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)
2022/12/09	Round table talks: Displaced People	ICP 2022 80th Annual Conference International Council of Psychologists (Online, United States)
2022/07/27	Examining Refugees Psychosocial Well-Being with the Psychological Antecedents Refugee Integration Model	PsyPAG Conference 2022 British Psychology Society (Online, United Kingdom)
2009/07/15	The Evolutionary Perspective of Sexual Aggression	Psychology of Women Conference 2009 British Psychology Society (Windsor, United Kingdom)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/10/19 - 2021/10/19	The round table presented the research results on the mental health of refugees and stressful traumatic experiences in transit, in cooperation between PIN and the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy University of Belgrade, with the support of the Open Society Foundations. Round table	Round Table: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Refugees & Asylum Seekers in Serbia Psychosocial Innovation Network, Serbia

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2023/05/22 - 2023/12/31	Nominations and Elections Committee Member Member	International Council of Psychologists, United States

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2018/04/16 - 2020/07/03	Introduction to Humanitarian Affairs	Diploma-Plus Certificate in Humanitarian Affairs (Diplôme d´études supérieures)	Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

Distinctions

Other distinction

2019	Advanced Intercultural Dialogue Facilitator Soliya, United States
2017	Advanced Cultural Intelligence Professional Cultural Intelligence Center, United States
2017	Certified Psychological First Aid Trainer Singapore Red Cross Society, Singapore
2006	Certified Training Professional University of Southern Mississippi, United States