Dr Emilie Lam is a Senior Consultant at Principals Academy. Emilie is a speech and language therapist with over 20 years of clinical and research experience across Singaporean and Australian settings. As a Research Fellow at the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, she investigates responsive caregiving, pedagogical strategies for social-emotional/executive function development in children, and evidence-based interventions for reading/auditory processing disorders. Her work emphasises intervention effectiveness, how executive function mediates intervention outcomes, and the translation of evidence-based practices into the real-world setting, with findings published in international journals and a co-authored book chapter on Singapore English.

A dedicated educator, Dr Lam lectures on special education and speech-language pathology at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and the National University of Singapore (NUS) in postgraduate and undergraduate programs. She designs workshops for teachers and caregivers, translating research into practical strategies for classrooms and homes. Her clinical expertise spans lifespan disorders (from neonates to adults), multidisciplinary intervention models, and diverse service delivery systems, including early intervention centres, schools, and hospitals.