Paul Victor Patinadan –
SPS Student Research Award 2020
Congratulations to Paul Victor Patinadan (PhD Student of Psychology) for taking home three national-level awards at the Singapore Psychological Society’s Student Research Awards, 2020. For his paper observing the food voices of terminally-ill Singaporeans; “I Am What I Ate: The ‘Food for Life and Palliation’ (FLiP) Model for Understanding the Lived Experience of Nutritional Assimilation among Singaporean Palliative Care Patients and their Families”, Paul was presented with ‘Best Qualitative Research Paper’, ‘Best Postgraduate Research Award ‘ and moved on to clinch the prestigious ‘Fred Long Award for Research Excellence’.
The inaugural Fred Long Award for Research Excellence honours the decades of service to our Singapore community by the Founder President and Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Psychological Society, Adj Assoc/P Fred Long Foo Yee. This singular distinction is granted to a deserving candidate selected from across all academic institutions in Singapore who has showcased an exceptionally high standard of research-related proficiency.
Paul’s reflection on the awards:
“Receiving these honours has been incredibly encouraging and motivating. I am elated to see such genuine interest and heartfelt support with regards to the work my team and I strive to accomplish within our community, especially for subject area often met with quizzical frowns or superstitious deflection. I would like to dedicate these awards wholly to the patients and families who allowed us to join them on their culminating journeys via the Family Dignity Intervention study. My deepest gratitude also to my mentor and supervisor Associate Professor Andy Ho Hau Yan, to my wonderful colleagues at the Action Research for Community Health (ARCH) Laboratory of SSS Psychology, and my amazing partner, all of whom continue to inspire and guide me through my own everyday adventures.”
(In the Photo) Paul is seen here with Research Chair of the SPS, Dr. Denise Dillon and Founder President of the SPS, Professor Long himself.