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2018: Dr. phil. in Sociology, University of Hanover /
2007 - 2008: M. Sc. in Public Policy and Human Development, Maastricht University /
2004 - 2007: B.A. and Laurea Triennale (modern languages, cultural science, political science, and economics), Universities of Bonn and Florence

My research area focuses on anthropology of migration, in particular forced migration, gender studies and media studies. Area focus: Asia and Europe

Dr. Lucille Lok Sun NGAN is Associate Head and Associate Professor at the Department of Social Science, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on migration and transnationalism, ethnic identities, family processes, gender, aging, and the Chinese diaspora. She has examined issues related to the migration trajectories of Hong Kong transnational families, perceptions of social tensions among migrant groups, fatherhood among second-generation returnees, cross-border students, social inequalities in East Asia, and multi-generational ethnicity among Australian-born Chinese. She is currently researching transnational aging and family processes of older adults from Hong Kong. Her research papers have appeared in Critical Asian Studies, International Migration Review, Asian Studies Review and Children and Youth Services Review, among others.

Hien Thi Nguyen is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at ECU Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University. Her current research focuses on four areas: migration and diversity; ageing across the life course; social frailty and wellbeing; and gender and development. Hien uses social science perspectives and methodologies to support creative and caring professions. This approach is targeted at the development of a social care research agenda for the aged care sector to facilitate collaborative communities of care that extend people’s support networks at every age, with a particular focus on: (i) Social and Cultural Care; (ii) Diverse and Migrant Communities; (iii) Music and Arts Engagement; and (iv) Digital Ageing and Inclusion.

Hien is a member of the TRACS Migration Research Network at ECU to support an active program of national and international collaborations. Hien is also the Project Manager of The Decentering Migration Knowledge (DEMIKNOW) Project, which brings together four research entities in Canada, India, China and Australia.

Huyen Nguyen is an interdisciplinary researcher with primary research interests in natural language processing, applied econometrics, and the economics of discrimination. Her research combines natural language processing tools, survey experiments, and micro-econometric techniques to understand differences in competitive speech behavior and how they translate into varying perceptions of credibility across social groups.