My work uses the lens of migration and mobility to understand the circulations of people, capital, and aspirations in and through cities.

Current research

My current work focuses on these themes in Southeast Asia:

• Migration mobilities and inclusion/exclusion
• Urban capital and enabling agents
• China and Chinese worlds
• Youth, education and mobilities

Current projects

Complex Migration Flows and Multiple Drivers in Comparative Perspective (MEMO) (2022-28)

Women Migrants’ Health and Work after COVID-19: An Intersectional and Comparative Study in Malaysia and Thailand (2022-25)

Belt and Road Initiative and Student Mobilities in China-Southeast Asia (2021-25)

Korean educational and lifestyle migrants in Kuala Lumpur (2023-2024)

Education-to-work Transition of University Graduates in Brunei (2023)

Completed projects

Mobile Malaysians (2010-13)

Cities & the Super-Rich (2014-15)

Chinese Language in Brunei (2018-19)

Cross-Border 'Homes' (2016-18)

Expatriates in Brunei (2016-18)

Chinese University Branch Campus in Malaysia (2018-2020)

Lifestyle Im/mobilities in the Covid-19 Era (2021)

Projects in writing-up stage

Academic Expatriates in Malaysia (2018-19)

The Urban Spectre of Global China (2019-22)

Benchmarking Data for Housing Research (2021-22)

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