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My interests are in the gaps, the margins, and the pinch-points of societies. These places are often unseen, making children and young people uniquely vulnerable to wide-ranging violence. Over the past ten years, I have worked with a network of child protection organizations in Southeast Asia as a social researcher and consultant on child and vulnerable person’s rights. A significant portion of my research has focused on the unique vulnerabilities of males to violence, particularly sexual violence, throughout a variety of contexts— a topic that has traditionally received little attention from researchers and programming for health and social welfare.

ECPAT International — Bangkok

Child Protection Consultant (2019-Present)

Led primary data gathering and initial analysis for the “Disrupting Harm” initiative on online sexual exploitation of children in Philippines and Malaysia, in collaboration with Interpol and Unicef.
Designed and piloted field research with frontline service providers in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Conducted quantitative analysis of findings from survey data.
Piloted peer-led research with Thai youth in services for sexual exploitation in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Pattaya in partnership with Meredith Dank (John Jay School of Law).
Co-developed ethical protocols and coordinated project submission for IRB Review in Thailand.

up! International - Global

Asia Research Consultant (2014 - Present)

Developed and implemented a series of research projects with street-involved children and youth in Philippines (Manila), Cambodia (Kampong Som, Phnom Penh, Poipet), and Thailand (Chiang Mai) in partnership with Senior research advisor, Dr. Glenn Miles.
Worked with a number of regional partners to develop new research on child vulnerability to exploitation and violence in SE Asia with a particular focus on boys, young men, and the LGBT Community

Nonviolence International — NYC

Research Analyst, Advocacy Track Manager (2019-Present)

Conducted secondary research on nonviolent actions and methodologies, published advocacy pieces in the form of blogs and research papers.
Represented Nonviolence International-NY at the 74th United Nations General Assembly and First Committee plenary sessions and numerous UN civil society side events.
Developed a “Practical Peace-building Initiative” to be implemented with UN Civil Society partners as part of the New York Graduate Plan under Nonviolence International.
Coordinated the work of the Advocacy team for fall semester 2019.

Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) — Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Research Coordinator (2018)

Designed and implemented a national situational analysis on Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) in Cambodia.
Lead a team of local and international researchers to gather primary qualitative and quantitative data from children and community leaders using human-centered tools.
Conducted a quantitative analysis of secondary referral and reporting data on child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) from local and international reporting mechanisms.
Engaged child-protection agents within government, building their capacity through conducting fieldwork, developing research tools, doing analysis, and developing recommendations and interventions.

Terre des Hommes - NL — Phnom Penh

Social Researcher / Program Development Consultant (2016 - 2018)

Developed and authored research on online commercial sexual exploitation of children (OCSE) in regions III and VI in the Philippines.
Designed a three-year, grass-roots learning and capacity building initiative for local Filipino social practitioners on OCSE.
Designed a three-year, three-year collaborative initiative on Child Trafficking and Migration (CTM). This included the development of a bilateral child reintegration and intelligence-gathering mechanism between Cambodia and Thailand to function at the grass-roots level.

Nexus Institute, LLC - Washington, DC

Data Analyst / Research Consultant (2017, 2019)

Conducted a systematic analysis of published and gray data/ literature on child labor and migration and human trafficking to inform the development of CTIP programming for the Greater Mekong Subregion
Provided analysis and insights to the senior researcher to inform the development of international program and policy recommendations for the CTIP program under USAID
Developed a compendium of existing screening tools and victim identification resources for human trafficking.

First-Step Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Data Analyst / Research Consultant (2015 - 2017)

Development and analysis of a database for in-depth monitoring and evaluation of harmful sexual behavior cases throughout Cambodia
Co-authoring and presenting comprehensive findings to key members of the development community and working to developing recommendations for further support
Assisting technical advisor and lead social worker in carrying out initial and in-depth assessments of children with Harmful Sexual Behaviors and identifying core issues, barriers, problems, limitations and also strengths and successes of their work
Capacity building and support of local (Khmer) social workers related to the monitoring of cases reported by partner NGOs

Love146 - SE Asia

Social Researcher / Research Consultant (2012 - 2015)

Conducted, led and authored various baseline studies on the sexual exploitation and surrounding vulnerabilities of young males and transgendered persons with various field partners throughout SE Asia.
Worked with regional partners to develop new research on Child vulnerability to exploitation and violence in SE Asia. Utilized existing data to provide insights into child vulnerability within the region.

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