Chi Meng Chu

A clinical and forensic psychologist by training, Chi Meng is a registered psychologist with the Singapore Register of Psychologists and also the Australian Health and Practitioner Regulation Agency. In addition, he is registered with the British Psychological Society as a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist, and Associate Fellow. Presently, Chi Meng is the Director, and the Senior Principal Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at the Translational Social Research Division, the National Council of Social Service (NCSS). He is concurrently the Director (Special Projects) at the Policy Research Office, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). Chi Meng currently oversees several large longitudinal and multi-birth-cohort studies in Singapore. Chi Meng also had previous stints in forensic mental health and policy settings.

Research Interests:

• Offender assessment and rehabilitation issues
• Cross-cultural applications of risk assessment measures
• Child protection and welfare issues

Education

• Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) National University of Singapore (1998 — 2001)
• Specialist Certificate in Implementation Science University of Melbourne (2018 — 2018)
• Doctor of Psychology Monash University (2007 — 2010)

Recent/Representative Publications:

Chng, G. S., Chu, C. M., Zeng, G., Li, D., & Ting, M. H. (2016). A latent class analysis of family characteristics linked to youth offending outcomes. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 53, 765-787.

Chu, C. M., Lee, Y., Zeng, G., Yim, G., Tan, C. Y., Ang, Y., Chin, S., & Ruby, K. (2015). Assessing youth offenders in a non-Western context: The predictive validity of the YLS/CMI ratings. Psychological Assessment, 27, 1013-1021.

Li, D., Chu, C. M., Ng, W. C., & Leong, W. (2014). Predictors of re-entry into the child protection system in Singapore: A cumulative ecological-transactional risk model. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38, 1801-1812.