I am a qualitative researcher, with expertise in the sociology of identity, citizenship and belonging, and race and ethnicity, particularly complex and mixed racial, ethnic and cultural identities. I have done significant work on race and ethnicity in Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on New Zealand and Singapore, and mixed racial/ethnic identities in these two contexts. I draw on qualitative and narrative analysis in my work, looking at how sociological research can be applied to make a difference in policy and to the lives of individuals. I recently completed a project looking at clinical sociology in New Zealand: how sociology can be applied in meaningful ways across sectors.

My current research explores the classifications and negotiations of complex racial and ethnic identities in Asia and the Pacific; looking at how governments classify mixedness, and how social and institutional structures affect people of mixed descent, or those with complex migration paths. I recently collaborated with the Asia Research Institute (ARI) in Singapore, producing a series of papers looking at Eurasian and Peranakan identities and mixed heritages in Singapore. I am currently working on a project on East African Asian identity, and developing a framework to explore mixed civic identities and dual citizenship in New Zealand.

I regularly review manuscripts for journals including:
• Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power
• The Journal of Intercultural Studies
• Ethnicities
• Journal of Population Research
• Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies
• Social Identities
I am a current member of the Sociological Association of Aotearoa/New Zealand (SAANZ), the International Sociological Association (ISA) and the Association of Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS).