Elaine currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at GIFT.ed. Elaine was formerly Head of the largest private psychology department in Malaysia, leading a team of over 40 academic staff.
A social psychologist by training, she is passionate about making psychology practical and accessible to people of various backgrounds and devotes much of her time to helping people develop the psychological resources needed to cope with life’s challenges. She strongly advocates for an empirical approach to the application of psychology, particularly in diverse contexts.
She has published work on leadership and diversity in peer-reviewed publications, including Research on Emotions in Organizations and Political Psychology, and has conducted evidence-based behavioural psychology training and assessments for institutions across a variety of industries including finance, aviation, and manufacturing.