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

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Current research

My current work focuses on these themes in Southeast Asia:


Current projects

Belt and Road Initiative and Student Mobilities in China-Southeast Asia (2021-24)

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)

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

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


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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