About RCSD

Staff

teaching staff

Amporn Jirattikorn

PhD (Anthropology), University of Texas at Austin, USA
Research interest: ethnic relations, transnational migration, border studies, and visual and popular culture.

Aratee Ayuthkorn

PhD (Social Science), Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Research interest: Resource management, cultural economicy, Indian studies

Chayan Vaddhanaphuti

PhD (International Education Development). Stanford University, USA
PhD Honorary (Social Anthropology), Goteborg University, Sweden
Research interest: ethnicity & multiculturalism, regionalization of development in the Mekong sub-region, health social science, resource mangeement and border issues.

Malee Sitthikriengkrai

PhD (Medical and Health Social Science), Mahidol University, Thailand
Research interest: ethnic wisdom and development, refugees, community-based participatory research, Mekong river and food soverienty

Mukdawan Sakboon

PhD (Anthropology), Macquarie University, Australia
Research interest: ethnic minority in Northern Thailand, nationalism, citizenshop, cross-border impacts of development in Southeast Asia

Prasit Leepreecha

PhD (Anthropology), University of Washington, USA
Research interest: ethnicity, indigeneity, development, religion and tourism

Rangsima Wiwatwongwana

PhD (Social Work). Sydney University
Research interest: Family welfare, social problems, and social action

Siya Uthai

PhD (Southeast Asia Studies), Humboldt University of Berlin
Research interest: globalization, political economy, social movement and food security.

Ta Wei Chu

PhD (East Asian Studies), University of Leeds, UK
Research interest: hydro-politics, politics in Cambodia and Myanmar, transdiciplinarity, human security, ASEAN

Apinya Fuengfusakul

PhD (Sociology), University of Bielefeld, Germany
Research interest: religion and gender, in particular the anthropology of religion with an emphasis on religious movements in Thailand

Kwanchewan Buadaeng

PhD (Anthropology), University of Sydney, Australia
Research interest: ethno-religious identities of the Karen and other ethnic groups in Thailand, religious movements, migrant workers, national state policy and minorities

Wattana Sugunasil

PhD (Sociology), University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Research interest: Ethnic and Cultural Identity, Ethnic Group’s Religion Movement, Globalization, Modernity and State Policy on Minority Groups

Ekamol Saichan

Chusak Wittayapak

Aranya Siriphon