Current Roles
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Head of Department, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Pelita Harapan
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Editor in Chief, Jurnal Psikologi Ulayat
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Deputy Editor, Mental Health, Religion, and Culture
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Clinical Psychologist & Center Director, Breakthrough For Life Center
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Experiencing Life Foundation
Education
2016 - 2020 Ph.D in Clinical Psychology
The University of Queensland, AU
2012 - 2014 Masters in Adult Clinical Psychology
Universitas Tarumanagara, ID
2007 - 2011 Bachelor in Psychology
Universitas Pelita Harapan, ID
Grants & Awards
2026 - International Travel Bursary, The University of
Leeds, UK
2025 - International Travel grant, Society for Personality
and Social Psychology, Denver, US
2022-2025 - Decentralization Research Grant, Indonesian
Ministry of Education & Culture, ID.
Research Interests
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Singleness
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Marriage and gender norms
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Religiosity
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Well-being
Recent Publication
Book Chapter
2026. The Shifting Dynamics of Singlehood in Asia.
2023. Shifting the Privilege of Marriage: Empowering
Voluntary Agency of the Individual’s Marriage Decision in Indonesia.
Media Interview
2026. Perluas akses layanan kesehatan mental. TVRI.
2021. Is happiness digital? SBS Radio Australia.
Selected Peer-Reviewed Journals
2026. Solo spirituality and the ambivalent role of
religion in navigating singlehood in Indonesia.
2026. Development and Initial Validation of Tes
SELARAS: A culturally-grounded premarital
assessment tool in Indonesia.
2025. Single but not singular: Exploring the diverse realities of singleness in Indonesia.
2025. Born to be tough: Traditional masculinity
ideology and help seeking attitude in Chinese-
Indonesian men.
2024. Man in romance: A scoping review to explore
men's experience in romantic relationships in
the patriarchal cultural context.
2023. In the absence of marriage: social and
religious-based relationships as alternatives to
marriage for never-married adults in
Indonesia.
2023. When love hurts: The role of adult romantic
attachment as a predictor of domestic
violence among married women in Jakarta.
2022. Religion and well-being in Indonesia: Exploring the role of religion in a society where being
atheist is not an option.
2022. The sociocultural barriers of work-from-home
arrangement due to COVID-19 pandemic in
Asia: Implications and future implementation.
2021. Motivations and reactions to social
undervaluation of single people in married
society: an Indonesian perspective.
2021. Being single when marriage is the norm:
Internet use and the well being of never
married adults in Indonesia.
Newspaper
2022. Generation Invisible: Psikologi jelaskan
mengapa banyak pelajar mematikan kamera
saat kuliah daring. The Conversation.
2020. Analisis: Lajang bukan berarti tidak mau
menikah, menikah juga bukan berarti karena
tidak mau melajang. The Conversation.