Alethea is currently pursuing her PhD in cognitive and behavioral science at Kyoto University. She was a graduate from NUS and had a great time working with Dr Jia Lile as his research assistant. Her mind is constantly barraged by questions about why people feel or act the way they do, and how to better understand and help people too. Pursuing psychology became a means for her to find answers to these internal questions and her research interests lies in emotions and positive psychology with a focus on improving people's well-being.