Rogini Moorthi

I am a former journalist who is actively seeking job opportunities in the field of psychology. I chose to make a mid-career switch to psychology because I have always had a curious fascination with human behaviour and I am deeply passionate about supporting individuals in their journey. I strongly believe that this line of work would continue to challenge me and allow me to grow professionally.

In addition to my theoretical and research skills in psychology, I also possess good communication skills (verbal and written skills) honed during my training as a journalist in Australia. Even while studying journalism, I have always demonstrated a keen interest in spreading awareness of mental health. I won the Hunter Institute Response Ability Prize for Mental Health Reporting for my piece ‘More than just the University Blues’ – an investigative article that probed deeper into the issue of depression among young university students.

WMI Building Management Pte Ltd, Singapore  (April 2016 – Present)

Development Manager 

Change Management 

Co-ordinated change management process during the COVID-19 pandemic to help employees adapt to organisational changes.

• Communications: Identified and engaged impacted employees and clients via zoom meetings to articulate key changes and gather responses. Harnessing social media as a tool to communicate with stakeholders during the pandemic. 
• Training: Identified gaps through system review, sourced relevant instructional material and provided relevant training for employees. The focus was to equip employees with the tools they needed in order to work remotely from home. 
• Change implementation: Effected through business model adaptation (alignment of the business model to a changing environment) and innovation (digitalisation). 
• Change reinforcement: Ensured continued adoption of changes through the implementation of reward systems (e.g., positive reinforcement). This involved rewarding those employees who exhibited high quality work.
• After-action review: Devised measures to evaluate the performance of employees after the implementation of changes. Designed and administered surveys, conducted analysis (quantitative and qualitative). Proposed data-informed and evidence-based recommendations to senior management for consideration. 

General Management Organised public service announcements and other press materials; prepared business contracts and agreements; developed and updated content for the websites of both WMI Building Management and its parent company Sima Engineering; Handled complaints and appeals to the Ministry of Manpower; Negotiated service contracts with vendors; Managed candidate process and ensured that interviews are conducted in a professional manner; Engaged in event organisation: Duties included refreshment, venue sourcing and logistics management.

Bukit Batok Secondary School (January 2016 – March 2016)

Relief teacher (English and Literature)

• Set exam papers (English Language Common Test for the Normal Technical (NT) stream and English Language Mid-year paper 1 for the Normal Academic (NA) stream. 
• Internal Oral Examiner (English Language/ Secondary 5 Prelims)
• Prepared materials and worksheets (English Language and Literature)
• Delivered both English and Literature lessons for three classes (NT, NA and Express streams)
• Established schemes of work and curriculum for the subjects of English and Literature.

Full-time Home Tutor (April 2015 – November 2015)

• Taught English and Science to primary school students
• Taught English and General Paper (GP) to secondary and junior college students
• Tutored a total of 15 students concurrently. 

Science Network WA (Perth, WA, Australia) (June 2013 - January 2015)

Science Journalist

• Wrote articles on varied areas ranging from mental health to medical advancements.
• Innovatively communicated scientific news to engage and inform readers worldwide.
• Conducted and published interviews with experts in the field about their research and projects. 
• Interviewed renowned stroke physician and neurologist, Dr David Blacker from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth and documented a story about his team’s revolutionary stroke therapy approach.
• Wrote an original story from a conversation I had with a scientist about a new technique he was developing with his team from the California Institute of Technology to detect gravity wave signals.
• Engaged in responsible reporting of suicide and psychological disorders (e.g., Depression and Schizophrenia)
• Attended scientific conferences and used sound editorial judgement to articulate news that was of interest to readers. 
• Pitched news stories to editor(s). 
• Wrote several articles on Indigenous Australians that required extensive research and data analysis.
• Selected news articles have been chosen and republished in mainstream newspapers such as The West Australian and the Advertiser News.

Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) (November 2021 to October 2022)

James Cook University, Australia (Singapore Campus)

Achievements: Obtained a distinction for thesis

Awarded a Second Class (Upper) Honours

Bachelor of Psychological Science (March 2019 to October 2021)

James Cook University, Australia (Singapore Campus)

Achievements: Graduated with a distinction average

Master of International Journalism (February 2014 – March 2015)

The University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia)

Achievements: Completed core units with a distinction average

Bachelor of Communications (February 2009 - June 2013)

Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia)

Major: Journalism/ Minor: Politics

Achievements: Completed core units with a distinction average

Received invitation to be a member of the Golden Key Honour Society for being in the top 15 per cent of the university cohort.