Dr Chew completed her PhD at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is the youngest nursing PhD holder in Singapore. She is passionate about population health, digital health, and healthcare innovation, having received training in nutrition science, artificial intelligence, and advanced statistics. She is also the first nurse to receive training in the Stanford Biodesign methodology as a Singapore Biodesign Innovation Fellow FY23/24, which included training in regional and global centers such as Beijing and the United States.
Dr Chew’s research focuses on using innovative strategies to promote health behavior change, specifically for cardiometabolic diseases and the upstream problem of obesity. She has developed multiple self-regulation programs including an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted behavioral prediction and prevention system for personalized weight management. She is a recipient of the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) talent award and has been awarded the NMRC PHRG-NIG to support her research in obesity prevention and management.

Dr Chew has published over 60 internationally peer-reviewed articles of high impact factor and has been awarded more than SDG750,000 worth of research funding. She has presented her research in various conferences globally and has received multiple international awards over the years. Dr Chew also serves as an editor for Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Nutrition, and sits in the Department Ethics Review Committee.

As an educator, Dr Chew teaches research methods both at the undergraduate and PhD levels, emphasizing the importance of innovation. She is also a member of the Singapore Nurses Association Education Committee.