Graduate Student
Thitirat Boonyanuphong
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: MA
Anticipated Degree Year: 2026
Committee Chair/Advisor: Magnus Fiskesjö
Discipline: Asian Studies
Research Countries: Thailand
Research Interests: The Political Role of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu’s Thought and Writings in Post-1932 Thai Modernity
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Sydney Johnston
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: MA
Anticipated Degree Year: 2027
Committee Chair/Advisor: Anne Blackburn
Discipline: Asian Studies
Research Countries: Thailand, Singapore
Research Interests: Interface of the economy, urbanization, global Hinduism, animism, and the commodification of religion in Thailand
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Philip Aquila Salvatore Tapan Dahal
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: MPH
Anticipated Degree Year: 2027
Committee Chair/Advisor: -
Discipline: Public Health
Research Countries: Indonesia, Timor-Leste
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Nicholas Kimble
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: MPA
Anticipated Degree Year: 2027
Committee Chair/Advisor: Laurie Miller
Discipline: Public Policy
Research Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
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Nor Anisa
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: MPS
Anticipated Degree Year: 2026
Committee Chair/Advisor: -
Discipline: Global Development
Research Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam
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Zhixia (Carrie) Mo
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: MA
Anticipated Degree Year: 2027
Committee Chair/Advisor: Shaoling Ma
Discipline: Asian Studies
Primary Countries: Cambodia, Las, Myanmar, Vietnam
Research Interests: Cultural capital flow, Chinese-Cambodian interaction, creative industries
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Wel Li Thian
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: PhD
Anticipated Degree Year: 2030
Committee Chair/Advisor: Eli Friedman
Discipline: Industrial & Labor Relations
Primary Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Research Interests: Labor and technology
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Valentina Guerrero Chala
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: PhD
Anticipated Degree Year: -
Committee Chair/Advisor: Juno Parreñas
Discipline: Anthropology
Primary Countries: Thailand
Research Interests: How Karen communities in Northern Thailand understand their socioecological entanglements and how they translate those understandings in their encounters with the state, NGOs and tourists
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Tsuguta Yamashita
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: PhD
Anticipated Degree Year: 2026
Committee Chair/Advisor: Chiara Formichi
Discipline: Asian Studies
Primary Countries: Indonesia, Japan
Research Interests: Urbanism, Architecture, Technology, Diplomacy, Japan–Southeast Asia Relations, Transpacific Studies
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IAD PhD Field Research Grant
Details
IAD offers research grants to enrolled Cornell PhD students to conduct field research in Africa.
Eligibility
Eligible candidates must have a substantive research focus on Africa and research must be conducted in Africa. Grants are not intended to cover international travel costs (flights from the U.S. to the country of study) but may supplement additional grants from the Einaudi Center Travel Grant. Awards range between $1,500 - $4,000. Students who have previously received an IAD Field Research grant may not apply again.
Criteria
- Research is directly related to African development; proposal and research plan are detailed, feasible, and can be done in the allotted time; research budget is reasonable, and field research is integral to the applicant’s dissertation