Site & project collaborator · Thailand

Malee Sunpuwan

Assistant Professor · CHEERS contact for Kanchanaburi

Institute for Population and Social Research · Mahidol University

DemographyMigration & healthAccess to health care

Portrait of Malee Sunpuwan — Portrait: NYCU Global Humanities Institutes ↗

Scientific background & experience

Biography

Demography, migration and health

Malee Sunpuwan is an Assistant Professor at Mahidol University’s Institute for Population and Social Research. Her research spans demography, migration and public health, including refugees, migrant workers and access to health care. Her work considers how mobility and social conditions shape people’s opportunities to obtain care. 1, 2

Training and earlier experience

Her published academic biography records a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in population and social research and a doctorate in demography. Before her academic role, she worked as a professional nurse and with local and international organisations on HIV prevention and migrant health. 3

Community health research

Her wider publications include research on antibiotic use and communication in Thai communities, as well as mental health among women serving long prison sentences. These studies bring population methods and attention to social context into community-health questions. 4, 5

Projects & research connections