Marcus TL Teo
PhD Candidate
Profile
Marcus holds a BA (Hons) in Philosophy with Highest Distinction from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where he focused on applied ethics and moral psychology. Prior to this, he completed his Diploma in Psychology Studies in Temasek Polytechnic.
His interdisciplinary training has led him to clinch the Highly Commended Award in the Psychology category in the 2019 Global Undergraduate Awards for his work in reconciling Moral Sentimentalism and Moral Rationalism. He is also a recipient of the 2016/2017 Mdm Wong-Mah Jia Lan Confucian Scholarship for his contributions in Confucian moral psychology.
Before embarking on his postgraduate studies, Marcus was a Management Associate in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and also completed research stints in the Disaster Analytics for Society Lab in NTU and the NTU Institute of Science & Technology for Humanity.
At present, Marcus’ research interest range widely in applied and normative ethics, with more specific interests in reproductive ethics, death ethics, and psychiatric ethics. He is also a member of the Healthcare Ethics, Law and Professionalism (HeLP) team, developing and delivering undergraduate medical ethics lessons.