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I am currently a doctoral researcher at the School of Public Health, University of Queensland (UQ). My PhD explores how sexual health literacy is practiced within the migrant networks of newly arrived Asian-born gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men in Queensland. My overall interest is to explore the determinants of health for people from migrant and asylum-seeking backgrounds. By undertaking interdisciplinary migration and health research, I aim to contribute to better understanding and health outcomes for people from migrant and asylum-seeking backgrounds.

Anna Joceline Dizon Ituriaga is a 3rd year Ph.D. candidate taking International Program in Asia-Pacific Studies at National Chengchi University whose main research interests focus on migration, immigrant communities, non-
traditional security issues, and Austronesian studies. Before pursuing a Ph.D., she has 6 years of work experience in foreign missions in the Philippines, including the Korean Embassy, the Italian Embassy, and the Taiwan Trade Center.

Current Chief Director for Demography and Population Statistics at Statistics South Africa where his main responsibilities include the publication of annual population estimates as well as research output related to mortality, fertility and migration. He is currently the co-chair of the UN expert group on international migration statistics and is also an adviser to the IOM-GMDAC. Mr Iturralde is a regular contributor to discussions with the Statistics Institute of the African Union (StatAfric) for issues related to migration.

My research interests lie in the areas of civil society, migration, and international education. My most recent publication is a monograph based on my PhD on local civil society groups supporting international students in Japan and my first postdoctoral project on the impact of the pandemic: www.routledge.com/9781032332086 My current project is a comparative study on loneliness and social engagement among international students in the UK and Japan. With Dr Lara Momesso, I co-edited a volume on refugees and asylum seekers in Japan and Taiwan to be published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024. In addition, I have participated in several collaborative projects in Japan, Australia, UK and US, published six peer-reviewed journal articles and have been an invited speaker at universities in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK, and Japan.

I am a sociologist and I hold a Ph.D. degree in Political and Social Sciences from Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium). I have several years of teaching and research experience, through which I developed expertise in migration studies (South-South migration, return migration, migration and development), particularly in South America, drawing on fieldwork experiences in Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.

Sociology