معرفی
Amanda R. Cheong is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology. Her research interrogates how legal status and documentation shape life chances, centering on stateless, undocumented, and refugee communities in Southeast Asia and North America.
Education
- Ph.D. Sociology & Social Policy, Princeton University (2019)
- M.A. Sociology & Social Policy, Princeton University (2016)
- B.A. (Hons) Sociology, University of British Columbia (2012)
Research Interests
Dr. Cheong’s work sits at the intersection of migration studies, citizenship theory, statelessness, and socio-legal inquiry. Her ongoing book project, Vital Omissions: Citizenship, Statelessness, and the Politics of Civil Registration in Malaysia, combines ethnographic methods with critical theory to reveal how bureaucratic omission becomes a tool of ethnoracial exclusion and national boundary-making.
Selected Scientific Awards & Fellowships
- American Sociological Association Award
- Association for Asian Studies Award
- United Nations Refugee Agency Award
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
- International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Fellowship
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Grants
- Southeast Asia Research Group Grants
Research Leadership & Affiliations
Dr. Cheong holds leadership roles in several UBC centres:
- Executive committee member, UBC Centre for Migration Studies
- Faculty affiliate & advisory committee member, UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies
- Steering committee member, UBC Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement
She is actively recruiting MA and PhD students for thesis-based programs in Sociology and welcomes interdisciplinary collaborations and undergraduate research assistants.
