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Singapore

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Independent social sciences and digital health researcher | Expert in qualitative and mixed methods research

Profile Summary

I am a researcher and practitioner with a PhD in Social and Behavioral Sciences and over a decade of cross-sector experience spanning academia, mental health innovation, and applied research. My work sits at the intersection of digital health, psychology, gender, and social policy — with a focus on culturally-grounded, evidence-based interventions in Southeast Asia and conflict-affected regions. I specialize in: • Designing and evaluating digital mental health interventions (apps, EAPs, behavioral health tools) • Literature reviews and conceptual frameworks in gender, intersectionality, and structural inequality • Mixed-methods research design, implementation, and analysis • Translating academic research into real-world, user-facing tools • Academic writing, editing, and research consultation (qualitative and policy-heavy projects) My projects include gendered vulnerability mapping in Yemen, leading clinical research at a regional mental health startup, and developing postgraduate-level curricula in gender studies and digital wellbeing. I’ve worked with startups, humanitarian organizations, and universities, delivering both high-impact scholarship and practical strategy. Contact me if you’re looking to ground a digital health product in research, need support with literature synthesis or conceptual clarity, or require sharp, policy-informed insight into mental health and gender equity.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ★ Social Psychology
• ★ Gender Studies
• ☆ Organizational Studies
• ☆ Gender Equality
• ☆ Women's Studies
• ☆ Educational Sociology
• ☆ Political Sociology
• ☆ Psychiatry

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Work Experience

University of Malaya

- Present

Head of Counselling

ThoughtFull World Pte Ltd

February 2021 - Present

Education

PhD in Social and Behavioural Sciences

Universiti Malaya

January 2020 - September 2024

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ghaidaa Motahar, Suat Yan Lai, John Pinto (2025). Beyond gender: The complexities of women's access to humanitarian aid in Yemen . Women's Studies International Forum.

John Pinto, Suat Yan Lai, Wah Yun Low (2023). Sexual Fluidity in a Malaysian Sample: A Case for the Presence of Facilitative Environments within a Restrictive Sociocultural and Political Landscape . Journal of Homosexuality.

Chandramani Thuraisingham, Lim Tao Ran, John Pinto, Raveennath Julanjith Anusara, Puah Yi Xin, Sharifah Fadhlina binti Hisham (2022). Mental Health Status Based on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21, Brief Resilience Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale among Corporate Staff in International Medical University . Malaysian Journal Of Psychiatry.

Bahar Kalyon, Geok-Yuan A Tan, John M Pinto, Cheau-Yee Foo, Jutta Wiese, Johannes F Imhoff, Roderich D Süssmuth, Vikineswary Sabaratnam, Hans-Peter Fiedler (2013). Langkocyclines: novel angucycline antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. Acta 3034 . The Journal of Antibiotics.

Kathiravan Purmal, Shenyang Chin, John Pinto, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok Gan Chan (2010). Microbial Contamination of Orthodontic Buccal Tubes from Manufacturers . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

PREPRINT

Yizhe Yang, Palakorn Achananuparp, Heyan Huang, Jing Jiang, John Pinto, Jenny Giam, Kit Phey Leng, Nicholas Gabriel Lim, Cameron Tan Shi Ern, Ee-peng Lim(2025). Consistent Client Simulation for Motivational Interviewing-based Counseling . arXiv

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

(2022). Sexual fluidity in Malaysia: A qualitative study on facilitative environments and a case for a de-categorisation effect among sexual minority subgroups . 16th Congress of Asia-Oceania Federation for Sexology (AOFS).