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Associate Professor Quah Ee Ling is a fire dragon feminist of Singaporean Chinese-Hokkien and Indonesian-Peranakan heritage at Western Sydney University's School of Humanities & Communication Arts. She serves as the Deputy Academic Lead of WSU Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and is a member of the Institute for Culture & Society, Writing & Society Research Centre, and Sexualities & Genders Research Centre. Previously, she was a senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wollongong (2016-2022), where she received the Vice-Chancellor's Rosemary Cooper Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award in 2020.
Quah earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of Sydney, along with an MSocSci and BA from the National University of Singapore. After completing her PhD in 2013, she held a postdoctoral fellowship and research fellowship with the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute.
Quah developed Fire Dragon Feminism as a framework to challenge coloniality and racial capitalism while building solidarities for more just and sustainable futures. Her research critically examines white supremacy, imperialism, racism, patriarchy and heteronormativity through the lenses of race, gender, sexuality and migration. She has published extensively in journals including the Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, Journal of Intercultural Studies, Gender, Work and Organisation, and Journal of Sociology. She serves on the editorial boards of Emotions and Society (Bristol University Press) and Journal of Sociology (Sage).
Her research has been presented through diverse creative and literary platforms including Queerstories, OzAsia, Melbourne Fringe, Casula Powerhouse, and Sydney Mardi Gras. She currently leads an Australian Research Council Linkage project on Place-based Employment and Enterprise of Newly-Arrived Young Migrant Women and recently completed a community engagement project on Forcibly Displaced Chinese LGBTIQA+ migrants in Australia.
- Vice-Chancellor's Rosemary Cooper Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award 2020 (University of Wollongong)
- Member, City of Parramatta Council's Social Sustainability and Inclusion Advisory Panel (2025-2028)
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Sociology (Sage)
- Editorial Board Member, Emotions and Society (Bristol University Press)
Quah actively mentors HDR candidates and has coordinated the first-year core Bachelor of Arts subject Diversity, Language and Culture at WSU. Her community-engaged research demonstrates strong connections between academic scholarship and practical interventions for marginalized communities, particularly focusing on migrant women and queer populations. She has developed innovative approaches to disseminate academic knowledge through creative platforms, expanding the reach and impact of sociological research beyond traditional academic channels.
Her current research activities include leading an Australian Research Council Linkage project on Place-based Employment and Enterprise of Newly-Arrived Young Migrant Women, and she maintains active collaborations through her visiting fellowship at the University of Auckland. Quah's work significantly contributes to multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to gender equality, reduced inequalities, and peaceful and inclusive societies.
