Awards and Honors
2016
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student, Stony Brook University
Interview with the Graduate School on Award: “Michelle Ho Q&A: Turning Difference into Strength, Striking Balance”
Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Travel Award, Stony Brook University
Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) Professional Development Award
2015
Vivien Hartog Travel Award, Stony Brook University
Grants and Schemes
2020
Research Scholarship Block-Fund Post Doc Fellows (RSB-PDF) Scheme
2019
FASS-ARI (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences-Asia Research Institute) Book Manuscript Workshop Scheme
National University of Singapore (NUS) FASS Start-Up Grant
2016
AAS-in-ASIA Conference Travel Grant, Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) Travel Grant, ACLA
Fellowships and Scholarships
2019-2020 Academic Year
Martha LA McCain Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto (Offered, but not taken up)
2018-2020 Academic Years
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Communications and New Media (CNM), National University of Singapore (NUS) (Offered for two years but taken up for one)
2017-2018 Academic Year
Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship,
National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Travel Grant and Registration Scholarship, NWSA
2016-2017 Academic Year
Japanese Studies Fellowship, Japan Foundation
2012-2016 Academic Years
Teaching Assistantship, Stony Brook University
2011-2012 Academic Year
Merit-based Scholarship funded by NEC Corporation, University of Tokyo
2010-2011 Academic Year
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)/JENESYS Next Leaders Program Scholarship, University of Tokyo
Service to Profession
2017-
Manuscript Reviewer, Feminist Media Studies
Departmental & University Service
2020-
Steering Committee, Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster (GSRC), FASS, NUS
2019-
Area Coordinator for Cultural Studies, Communications and New Media (CNM), NUS
2018-
Organizer, CNM CRC Queer Studies Reading Group, CNM, NUS
2018-2019 Academic Year
Graduate Student Mentor, CNM, NUS
2014-2015 Academic Year
Graduate Student Representative for Women’s and Gender Studies, Cultural Analysis and Theory, Stony Brook University
Editorial Assistant, Kudos, Cultural Analysis and Theory Departmental Newsletter, Stony Brook University
2013-2014 Academic Year
Organizer, Cultural Analysis and Theory Colloquia, Stony Brook University
Extracurricular University Service
2010-2011 Academic Year
Vice President, Singapore Students’ Association (Japan)
Community Involvement and Outreach
2020-2021
Member, Films Consultative Panel (FCP), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
2017-2018 Academic Year
Volunteer, Rosie’s Place, a shelter for poor and homeless women in Boston
Volunteer, Boston Living Center, a non-profit organization (NPO) for the HIV/AIDS community
2016-2017 Academic Year
Volunteer, Hands On Tokyo, an NPO for community services, such as working with children and youths with visual and intellectual disabilities
Volunteer, AKTA, an NPO and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community center based in Tokyo