Current Members

Nguyen, N. Binh (PhD. McGill. 2020-).

Thesis: Weaving through lanes and change: The contested mobilities and livelihoods of motorbike taxi drivers in Hanoi, Vietnam. (prov. title).

Monnerat, Mélie (PhD. McGill. 2016-)

Thesis: Ethnic minority livelihoods in the Sino-Vietnamese borderlands: the case of spice commodity chains. (prov. title).

Lin, Kailin (MA. McGill. Sept 2025-).

Thesis: Female motorbike delivery drivers in Fuzhou, China and their everyday tactics.

Bird, Ethan (MA. Sept 2023-).

Thesis: Negotiating Childhood and Neighbourhood Environments in Kunming, China: A multi-generational study.

Lavoie-Lemieux, Mysaëlle (MA. Laval. 2025)
Thesis: Livelihoods among the Iban of Sarawak.


Lutard, Paul (MA, Laval. 2022-)
Thesis: La cueillette en milieu forestier avec les Hmong, dans les hautes terres du
Vietnam, district de Sa Pa

Tsung, Tung Yee (Cathy) (MA. McGill. Sept 2023-).

Thesis: Hmong (Miao) migration tactics and trails from villages to bright light cities in Yunnan, China.

Research Assistants

NGO Thuy Hanh – Hanoi, Vietnam.

CHAU Lien – Lao Cai, Vietnam