Educational Qualifications

2007
Doctor of Philosophy in Asian Studies (with Distinction), The University of Western Australia 


2003
Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies (First Class Honours), The University of Western Australia 


2003
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), The University of Western Australia


Academic and Professional Experience

Dec 2022 – June 2025
Professor of Anthropology, Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

July 2016 – Dec 2022
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

July 2017 June  2022
Director, Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

July 2008 June 2016
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University

June 2006 – June 2008
Lecturer, Asian Studies, School of Social and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia 

Visiting Positions

Mar 2025 Visiting Professor. Sciences Po Lyon, France
2024 – 2029 Visiting Professor. College of ASEAN Studies, Guangxi Minzu University, China
Jun – Dec 2024 Associate. Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
2023 – 2024 Visiting Senior Fellow. ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
May 2023 Guest Professor. Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
Apr 2023 Short-Term Visitor. South East Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong
Jun – Oct 2022 Visiting Professor. Fulbright University, Vietnam
2020 – 2021 Fellow. King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), Vienna, Austria
Oct–Nov 2017 Visiting Scholar. Centre for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries and Fudan Development Institute, Fudan University, People’s Republic of China
Jun – Jul 2017 Visiting Fellow. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies–Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
2010 Visiting Fellow. Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia
Oct 2008 Guest Researcher. Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fall 2008 Affiliated Fellow. Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), Leiden, The Netherlands
2004 Visiting Scholar. Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia

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