University of Wisconsin-Madison

Faculty Member, Geography

Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin-Madison

About

Most of my research is focused on mainland Southeast Asia, especially Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and the peoples who come from there. My interests are varied and include, but are not limited to: political ecology, social and spatial (re)organization, upland-lowland relations in mainland Southeast Asia, indigenous studies, large hydroelectric dams, large-scale economic land concessions, land and resource tenure, protected areas, Hmong studies, Lao studies, Brao studies, 19th and 20th history in mainland Southeast Asia, border and boundaries studies, insurgencies and counter-insurgencies in mainland Southeast Asia, qualitative methods, Champasak, Mekong fish and fisheries, development studies, non-government organizations (NGOs), internal resettlement, Buddhism, Animism, identities and post-colonial studies.

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