The Expert (Ph.D.) is a research anthropologist specialising in religious nationalist movements, ethics, conflict and peace building. Amongst her former and current clients: the World Bank, WFP, UNICEF, UNDP, UNOPS, EU, FCDO, USAID, DANIDA, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and numerous International NGOs. The Expert's academic interests focus on Myanmar, the far right, and religious nationalism in Asia. She has also advised and/or overseen research in Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, South Sudan, Burundi, Ghana, and Guatemala.
Child soldiers, Coercive population control, Ethnic discrimination or persecution, Ex-combatant reintegration, Forced conscription, Forced marriage, Gang-related violence/non-state actors, Gender-based violence/domestic violence, Healthcare access/health systems capacity, Journalist persecution, Land tenure disputes, LGBTQ, Political persecution, Prison conditions, Religious discrimination or persecution, Government/state actor persecution, Risk of retaliation, Safe internal relocation, Sexual abuse/assault, Sufficiency of protection, Tribal discrimination or persecution, Cross-border money movement
Regularly advised foreign aid donor governments on their refugee and durable solutions programming.
-https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/20190829-pw_149-pw.pdf
-https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/330-silent-san…
-https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/290-buddhism-a…
-https://www.savethechildren.net/news/myanmar-youth-especially-vulnerabl…
- https://www.integrityglobal.com/2013/10/south-sudan-business-roundtable/
-https://www.sfcg.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SFCG_UNICEF-Conflict-Ba…