ARCID Staff

Nichan Sighaputargun
Director

• Email: nichan.sin@mfu.ac.th
• Education:
  • Ph.D in Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
  • M.A. in Political Economy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
  • B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, Payap University, Thailand
• Areas of Expertise:
  • Asian Studies, ASEAN Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies,
    Brunei Studies and Conflict Transformation in Thailand

Yuki Miyake
Head of Disaster Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Program

• Email: yuki.miy@remove-thismfu.ac.th
• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Social Science, Chiang Mai University
  • M.A. in Sustainable Development, Chiang Mai University
• Areas of Expertise:
  • Rural Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia, Natural Resource Management and Gender

Simon Jones
Head of China Program

• Email: simon.jon@mfu.ac.th
• Education:
  • M.A. in Foreign Philosophy, Fudan University
  • B.A. in Business-Chinese, Mae Fah Luang Universit
• Areas of Expertise:
  • China - International Relations, Foreign Policy, and Geopolitics

Nichan Sighaputargun
Head of Peace and Conflict Studies of SEA Program

• Email: nichan.sin@mfu.ac.th
• Education:
  • Ph.D in Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
  • M.A. in Political Economy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
  • B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, Payap University, Thailand
• Areas of Expertise:
  • Asian Studies, ASEAN Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies,
    Brunei Studies and Conflict Transformation in Thailand

Dr. Sawang Meesaeng
Head of Mekong Program

• Email: sawang.mee@mfu.ac.th
• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Regional and Cultural Studies Course, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • M.A. in Regional and Cultural Studies Course, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • M.A. in Social Development, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
  • B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology - Social Development, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
  • B.A. in History, Chiang Mai University, Thailan
• Areas of Expertise:
  • Rural transformation and agrarian development in peri-urban and rural areas
  • Environmental conservation and resources management 
  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Community Development

Ms. Reni Juwitasari
Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)
Email: reni.juw@mfu.ac.th

Education:

• M.Ed., Mahasarakham University in Educational Administration
• B.Ed., Yogyakarta State University in German Language Education

Areas of Expertise:

• Disaster Resilience, Environmental Sustainability, Global Agenda in Risk and Resilience,
  Education for Sustainable Development and Sustainability,
  Well-Being and Development Science

Mr. Thurein Naing
Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)
Email: thurein@mfu.ac.th

Education:

• M.A. in Comparative History: From 1500 to Present Time, Central European University, Austria 
• Advanced Certificate in Political Thought, Central European University, Austria
• B.A. in Social Science (First Class Honors), Chiang Mai University, Thailand 

Areas of Expertise:

• Southeast Asian history, Burma/Myanmar studies, Migration and Trans-border Mobility in
  Greater-Mekong Subregion 

Ms. Myint Myat Thu
Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)
Email: myint@mfu.ac.th

Education:

• M.Sc. in Social Policy and Social Research (University College London, U.K)
• B.A in Social Sciences (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

Areas of Expertise:

• Ethnic and Minority Studies, Social Policy Research, Peace and Conflict Resolution

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เจ้าหน้าที่บริหาร ศูนย์วิจัยเอเชียเพื่อการพัฒนาระหว่างประเทศ (ARCID)

• อีเมล: jiraporn.sup@mfu.ac.th
• ติดต่อ: 0-5391-7137
• การศึกษา:
  • B.A., Mae Fah Luang University in Chinese Language and Culture