Leong Chan-Hoong, PhD, is a Senior Fellow and Head of the Social Cohesion Research Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Prior to this, he has held senior appointments in various academic institutions, and in a global commercial advisory firm (Verian Group, formerly Kantar Public). He read a PhD (Psychology) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (2006), and M.Sc.'s on Statistics (2011) and Applied Geographic Information Systems (2019) from the NUS. His research focuses on immigration, inter-racial relations, national narratives, and human-environment interactions.

Chan-Hoong sits on the International Advisory Board of the Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is a Fellow and elected board member of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR), where he chairs the Rae and Dan Landis Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Committee.  He has served as Consulting Editor for the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (IJIR 2013-15), Asian Journal of Social Psychology (2018 - 2024), Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal (2024- now), and as Guest Editor for the IJIR 2013 and 2019 Special Issues “Multiculturalism: Beyond Ethnocultural Diversity & Contestations” and "Viewing intercultural adaptation & social inclusion through constructs of national identity", respectively.  According to a bibliometric analysis published by IJIR in May 2023, Chan-Hoong is listed as one of the most prolific and established authors for research in acculturation and intercultural relations  (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101785).    

An advocate for intercultural engagement, he serves as a Council member at the National Integration Council in the Ministry of Culture, Community, and Youth, and in the Community Advisory Panel at the Ministry of National Development.  Chan-Hoong has consulted widely for various government agencies (e.g., defence, education, population, urban planning), statutory boards (e.g., People’s Association), and international organisations including the Israel Science Foundation and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.  He is also the Singapore National Representative for the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), where he chairs the Janet A Harkness Best Paper Award committee, and as the elected Secretary-Treasurer for the WAPOR Asia Pacific Chapter.  

Chan-Hoong was a member of the Programme Advisory Committee (2023-2024) for Singapore University of Social Sciences' Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Social Sciences degrees.