“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
Most Promising Teacher Award, 2024, Singapore Management University
Core Curriculum Teaching Excellence Awards
AY2021 - 2022
AY2023 - 2024
AY2024 - 2025
Featured in SMU's Undergraduate Admissions' #myfavouriteprof entries by students, 2021
Faculty Reviewer (Social Sciences) for SMU Centre for Teaching Excellence, 2025
Awards and Recognition
Courses
Coordinator, Global Asia Second Major Programme, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University
Assistant Professor of Sociology (Education), School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University
Current Appointments
Malcolm X
Teaching Philosophy
What Students Say
Urban Sociology and Urban Political Ecology Related
Anthropocene Asia
Urban Sociology
Living Sociology
Science, Technology, and Society
Learnable Moments that Cultivate Relatability and Purpose
Learnable moments are are encounters designed to utilize cognitive, affective and hands-on approaches to guide students’ learning through relatable experiences, contemplative insights, and memorable praxis that are impactful to how they engage the learning content. This connects purpose with proficiency, promoting a sustainable habit towards life-long learning.
Inclusive learning is designed to respond to students' learning needs and bring out the best of them from a diverse set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences and expectations. This is achieved through combining best practices in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with the latest teaching tools for inclusive and collaborative learning, along with cultivating a classroom environment that allows students to thrive through being who they are.
Universal Design Learning for Diversity and Inclusivity
Interdisciplinary Insights for a Polycrisis World
Addressing contemporary challenges means learning cannot simply be confined to a single discipline or the classroom. Having trained in interdisciplinary approaches for pedagogical, andrological and heutagogical settings, I am invested in creating learners who are comfortable in traversing different strands of knowledge while possessing their unique capabilities in developing new solutions to address today's challenges for tomorrow's needs.
Previous Appointments
Course Lead, Singapore Society, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Course Lead, Urban Sociology, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Associate Faculty, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Associate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Core Curriculum, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Teaching Associate, School of Social Sciences (Sociology), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Sociology and Social Sciences Related
Understanding Societies
Social Stratification
The Social Self
Social Science Research Methods
Social Science Practicum (Placemaking with Impact)
Persons and Society - Introduction to Sociology
Gender and Sexuality
Media and Society
Contemporary Social Theory
Classical Sociological Theory
Sociology of Tourism
Culture, Self and Society
Big Questions
Ethics and Civics for a Multicultural World
Global Asia and Singapore Studies Related
Southeast Asia Past and Present
Southeast Asian Societies
Deconstructing Singapore Society
Singapore Society in Transition
Singapore Society
Exploring Asian Identities
Popular Culture in Asia
"Professor George is an excellent educator. I am glad to have been through his class as it was really engaging and I had a great time participating in class. Additionally, he dedicates his time in helping students by providing ample consultation sessions. His dedication to his craft is nothing short of inspiring, and I will definitely miss his teachings.
I’m fortunate to have been through his class and highly recommend Professor George."
"The most friendly and approachable professor I know, George was one of the few tutors that really emphasized on creating a safe space that promotes respect, diplomacy, and participation. He understood the different approaches to learning that each student may have, and implemented that in his classes to create an environment that made me feel comfortable in voicing out my ideas and exchanging thoughts with my peers!"
I had the great privilege to be taught by Prof George this semester for the module SOC205: Singapore Society at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He offers refreshing insights and takes over a myriad of issues with differing perspectives, never constrained by one viewpoint alone. What adds more vibrancy to the classroom seminars is the pedagogy style he adopts whereby he allows and in fact encourages active discussions and debates to take place during lessons in order to liven the mood, complement our learning and to cater to a wider diversity of views to be heard.
"During my exchange semester at Singapore Management University, I was fortunate to attend Professor George's class on "Big Questions on Wealth and Poverty". As an exchange student, I always felt integrated in the class, both by the professor and my colleagues, and successfully expanded my horizons when learning more about the Singaporean and Southeast Asian history and political contexts. Classes with Professor George were always extremely interactive and insightful, and our personal opinions were never shut down but instead used as fuel for enriching discussions. I want to thank Professor George for this memorable academic experience, which I will take with me for life. I strongly recommend him as a lecturer, teacher and mentor!"
I was taught by Professor George during my first term at SMU, and his lessons were always the ones I looked forward to every week. I found his class to be incredibly engaging. As someone who had never studied sociology before, his class made the subject very appealing. Overall, I found his lessons both interesting and helpful, and he always had a unique way of making the class lively!
Samuel, SMU
Feline, NTU
Rajiv, SUSS
Maria, SMU
Fiona, SMU