Phoebe Tay, PhD

Researcher | Educator | Sign Language Linguist

Welcome to my site.

Since defending my PhD dissertation in March, I have been working on a research project at the National Library titled “In the Public Eye: Media Narratives of Deaf Identities and Sign Language(s) in Singapore.” I was awarded the National Library Digital Fellowship to undertake this project, which builds on and complements the themes explored in my PhD research.

As part of the project, I will be presenting some of my findings and sharing how this research connects with my earlier PhD work at 11am on Saturday 12 September 2026.

Registration link: https://nlb.libcal.com/calendar/public/rr12sep?utm_source=chatgpt.com

"You discover yourself through the research of your work". ~ Carine Roitfeld

Featured Blog Posts...

Behind the Scenes Insights from The Way We Talk Post-Show Panel

I had the honour of being a panellist alongside Angeline, a deaf illustrator, and Lisa, a deafblind advocate for the post-show discussion...

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Aug 3, 20254 min read

The Bethel University Interpreter Training Program in Singapore

On Sunday, 13 July, the day following the conclusion of the interpreter training by the Bethel University team that took place from 7 to...

Phoebe Tay

Aug 3, 20255 min read

A Shared Victory: Co-Won Best Poster Award at the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

I was honoured to co-win the Best Poster Award at the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Multilingualism and Multiculturalism, held on September 5-6 at NTU. This recognition, sponsored by Languages MDPI, was a delightful surprise—I hadn’t anticipated winning, and I owe much of it to my amazing Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) for their invaluable guidance and feedback on an earlier draft of my poster. A special thank you to Prof Ng Bee Chin, Prof Patrick Williams, and Prof Annelies

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Sep 8, 20242 min read

Rediscovering the joy of writing and more

17th April. That day was the last of eight sessions of the online Creative Non-Fiction I course run by Lasalle College Of the Arts. Truth...

Phoebe Tay

May 1, 20243 min read

Refining and Reframing our Thought Processes

I was surprised to receive the following message from Marge (pseudonym), a hearing academic from another country, yesterday afternoon. She had gotten in touch via the contact form on my website. This was my response to her: "Hi Marge, Thanks for your message. :) I have attached the blog post in PDF for you. Yes I made the site private as it is an old blog. I completely forgot about this post but it is nice to know that it was shared many years ago and it is remembered. :) I m

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Jul 25, 20236 min read