Dr. Karen Hor Kar Lin is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of the University Research Office at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). An educator, researcher and recipient of the SUSS Teaching Excellence Award, she has extensive experience in teaching, educational research and academic leadership.
Her research interests include creativity in education, sociocultural perspectives on creativity, youth development and innovative pedagogical approaches. Her work explores how creativity can be nurtured through open-ended mathematical problem-solving, cultural experiences and meaningful learning environments. She is currently conducting research on the creative experiences of Singaporean professionals and the relationship between cultural heritage and creativity.
Passionate about preparing children for an uncertain future, Dr Hor advocates recognising creativity as an essential life skill and empowering educators to nurture creativity by drawing upon their own cultural contexts.