Paulin Tay Straughan (born 8 April 1963) is the dean of students at Singapore Management University (SMU), where she is also a professor of sociology (practice).
[2] Straughan was educated at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus and Catholic Junior College, before going on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and statistics at the National University of Singapore.
She then went on to the University of Virginia in the United States, where she earned a Master of Arts and a PhD in sociology.
[5] On 24 August 2018, Straughan was appointed as one of the 86 Justice of Peace by President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob.
[6] Straughan has researched on cancer and fatalism, marriage, parenthood and ageing population, and public cleanliness in Singapore.