A/P Lo Mun Hou holds a full appointment in the University Scholars Programme (USP), where he is an associate professor. His degrees are in English and American Literature, receiving his BA from Princeton University and his MA and PhD from Harvard University.

His research essays and reviews – including one that was awarded the 2011 MLA Crompton-Noll prize – have appeared in journals such as GLQ, Modern Fiction Studies, and Sojourn, and in various edited collections. At the USP, he has designed and taught modules at all three tiers, typically offering classes in Writing and Critical Thinking, and in Humanities and Social Sciences. This teaching has been recognized with awards at both programme and university levels, including the NUS Outstanding Educator Award 2012, and he was a member of the NUS Teaching Academy from 2012-2015.

He has also held several administrative appointments. He served as USP Deputy Director (Academic Matters) from 2012-2015, and also coordinated the USP Writing and Critical Thinking domain (for four years), and the USP Writing Centre (for nine years). He has also, at various times, been involved or chaired committees devoted to admissions reform; curriculum review; departmental evaluation; and faculty teaching excellence.