Full CV

Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1994

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Practice Associate Professor, Singapore Management University (2002 – Present)

Director, Lee Kong Chian Scholars' Program

Associate Dean (Admissions/Undergraduates)

Editorial Activities

Writer, TIME Magazine Education Programme

Editorial Board, European Journal of International Management

Honors & Awards

Who’s Who In The World

Courses Taught in SMU

Management Communication

Intercultural Communication

Corporate Communication Practicum

Global and Regional Studies

Professional Membership

Association of Business Communication, USA

National Communication Association, USA

Selected Consulting Activities

Consultant in Communication Strategies. Clients included Singapore Technologies, Accountant-General’s Department, MINDEF Centre for Management Development, SAFTI Military Institute, Ascott International, Statoil

Research Grants

EU-ASEAN AUNP Research Grant, 2004-2005 “Cross-Cultural Learning Styles”

Research Areas

Intercultural Communication

Public Campaigns

Crisis Communication

Current Projects

Cross-Cultural Learning Styles

Political Campaigns

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

Ong Siow Heng, Gerhard Apfelthaler, Katrin Hansen, Nirundon Tapachai, eds. (2006), Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education and Management, Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Academic.

Ong Siow Heng and Nirmala Govindasamy-Ong (2006), Metaphor and Public Communication: Selected Speeches of Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong , 2nd edition. Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Academic, 2006.

Ong Siow Heng (2004) “Case Studies for Teaching Stylistics for Business Communication”, Education Review for Business Communication 1(1), 47-56. Senate Hall Academic Publishing.

Ong Siow Heng (2003) “Humane Resource: The Ethics of Hiring and Sales Practice”, Human Capital , March, 16-17.

Ong Siow Heng (2002) “An Honest Perspective on Ethics”, Today's Manager , October, 33-36.