Community
The Myanmar Research Network community brings together academics, practitioners and students who are working on and/or interested in Myanmar. Meet some of our members!
MEMBERS
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Dr. Anne Décobert
Anne Décobert is a development studies scholar and anthropologist whose research focuses broadly on the intersections between conflict, development, aid systems, processes of state formation, and the rights of and struggles for self-determination of Indigenous and marginalised peoples. Strongly committed to ethically engaged research, Anne is particularly interested in approaches to addressing inequities and injustices faced by Indigenous and marginalised …
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Aung Kyaw Kyaw
Aung Kyaw Kyaw started his career as a development worker in 2003. He has more than 17 years’ experience in working with donor agencies, UN organisation, and international non-governmental organization within the area of humanitarian and development. Previously, he worked for Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), a multi-donor Livelihoods and Food Security (LIFT) fund, Department of Foreign Affairs …
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Dr. Aung Zaw Zaw Phyo
Dr. Aung Zaw Zaw Phyo is a Ph.D. scholar at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia. He has a background in epidemiology and dentistry. He completed his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at Mahidol University, Thailand in 2013; and his MSc in Epidemiology (with Distinction) at the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2017. His …
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Aye Min Soe
Aye Min Soe was a journalist and human rights activist in Myanmar. Currently, he has resettled with humanitarian visa granted by Australian government. He has finished the Master of International Relations from the Melbourne University and Bachelor of Arts. B.A (Politics and international Relations) from the Swinburne University and, also, finished Diploma of Interpreting and Graduate Certificate of Interpreting and …
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Bethia Burgress
Bethia Burgress is interested in trans-sectoral collaborations for social change that challenge Eurocentric and colonial structures. Her work aims to build long-term engagements and solidarities across geographic borders, combining with indigenous, subaltern, and decolonial theories to challenge dominant and unilinear narratives. Her PhD explores contested conceptions of sovereignty, justice and belonging in Eastern Myanmar. She also undertakes value-aligned consulting and …
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Dr. Christoph Sperfeldt
Christoph Sperfeldt is a Senior Research Fellow at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, the Academic Convenor of the Statelessness Hallmark Research Initiative, and an Associate of the Asian Law Centre. Christoph brings to his academic roles more than ten years of experience in working on human rights, statelessness and transitional justice, predominantly in Southeast Asia. He was Deputy Director …
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Mr. Christopher Lamb
Mr. Christopher Lamb worked with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia for 32 years. He had two postings in Burma/Myanmar. He was Australia’s Ambassador from 1986 until 1989. He also worked with the Red Cross in Geneva from 2000-2010 on humanitarian diplomacy. Member Australia Myanmar Institute | President Myanmar Politics - Development - Social & Cultural Issues - Human rights - …
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Htet Yamone Aung
Born and raised in Mandalay, Myanmar, Htet Yamone Aung @ Mary studied at Paung Daw Oo Monastic Education High school where she also worked as a volunteer staff/teacher. With a passion for youth capacity building, Mary participated in youth leadership programs and traveled around the world which enabled her to widen her horizons with unique experiences. Because of her achievements …
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Prof. Joseph Lo Bianco
Professor Emeritus Joseph (Joe) Lo Bianco was appointed chair of language and literacy education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne in February 2004 and retired on 30 June 2020, when he was appointed Professor Emeritus. He is a specialist in minority language rights, literacy and social opportunity, language policy and planning with a specific interest in …
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Kyi Min Tun
Kyi Min Tun began his undergraduate study at University of Melbourne in 2018. He was part of different student organizations throughout his study career. Throughout his high school years, he was a member of Model United Nations and Student Council. The recent one was a member of Unimelb Myanmar Student Association focusing mainly on design and photography. He has been …
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Dr. Michael G Breen
Michael’s research focuses on federalism in Asia, and the management of ethnic diversity. He is the author of ‘The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Finding the Middle Ground’ (2018, Routledge) and has contributed to Nepal’s constitution-making process that established it as a federal democratic republic. Michael’s research also explores the role of deliberative democracy and the …
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Nyein Aye Soe
Nyein Aye Soe graduated with Bachelor of Science, majoring in Human Nutrition (1st Batch) in 2020 from the University of Melbourne and will began master of Dietetics at Monash University in 2021. She is enthusiastic in conducting research projects. Her aim is to become a researcher in nutrition. She was born and raised in Mandalay, Myanmar. Throughout her studies, she …
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Pan Ei Ei Kyaw
Pan Ei Ei Kyaw graduated Bachelor of Agricultural Science in 2006 and Master of Agricultural Science in 2012 from Yezin Agricultural University (YAU), Myanmar. While in YAU, she earned awards for her academic performance. Those awards are Minister's outstanding students, Mitsubishi scholarship and Myanma Awba scholarship. Since 2008, she has been working as a teaching staff in YAU, Ministry of …
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Soe Soe Htway
Soe Soe Htway is a PhD student under School of Geography in the University of Melbourne since June 2018. Her PhD research examines the impacts of foreign investment in farmland on rural livelihoods of Myanmar, the broader implications for rural development. She gained her master’s degree majoring in Natural Resources Management from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) of Thailand in …
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Dr. Tamas Wells
Tamas Wells is a Research Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences. His research focuses on meanings of democracy, governance and accountability in Southeast Asia and the role of international aid agencies and “civil society. His doctoral dissertation examined the Burmese opposition movement in the lead up to the historic 2015 elections in Myanmar and diverging narratives of …
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Dr. Vanessa Lamb
Dr. Vanessa Lamb is a Geographer at the University of Melbourne. As a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, she focuses research and teaching on human-environment geographies and political ecology of Southeast Asia, including Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, and Thailand. Dr. Lamb completed her dissertation, Ecologies of Rule and Resistance, focused on the politics of ecological knowledge and development of the …
MEMBERSHIP
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