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:

Current projects

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

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

School-to-Work Transitions of Korean Students with International Student Mobility Experience in Brunei (2026)

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)

Benchmarking Data for Housing Research (2021-22)

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

The Urban Spectre of Global China (2019-22)

Projects in writing-up stage

Academic Expatriates in Malaysia (2018-19)

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

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

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

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