EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Policy analysis in the Global South/ Majority
- Planning, Governance
- Deliberative process
- Inclusive and empathetic policy design
- Urban food & agriculture
Our People
Assoc. Prof. Piyapong Boossabong, PhD
Acting Director, School of Public Policy
piyapong.b@cmu.ac.th
Asst. Prof. Pobsook Chamchong, PhD
Acting Deputy Director, School of Public Policy
pobsook.c@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Policy innovation
- Policy entrepreneurship
- Human-centred policy design
- Local and urban governance
- Collaborative governance
- Foresight for policy development
Asst. Prof. Thida Chaiyapa, PhD
Head of Degree Programs, School of Public Policy
warathida.c@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Energy transition and energy efficiency
- Sustainability and Sustainable development
Asst. Prof. Ora-orn Poocharoen, PhD
School of Public Policy
ora-orn.p@cmu.ac.th
Ora is currently the founding Director of the School of Public Policy at Chiang Mai University (2018-2025). In addition, she was appointed to the United Nation’s Committee of Experts on Public Administration (Jan 2018 – July 2021). Ora’s research expertise includes public administration theory, comparative public management, network management, human resource management, co-production and collaborative governance. She is currently working on the concept of Smart Sustainable Governance, where sustainability and justice is the focal point for governance outcomes.
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Public Policy
- Public Administration
- Public Organization
- Political Science
- International Relations
Prof. Vitul Lieorungruang, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
vitul.l@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architectural Heritage Management and Tourism
Assoc. Prof. Poon Thiengburanathum, PhD
Faculty of Engineering
poon@eng.cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Management
- Business Development
- Sustainable Infrastructure Development
- Climate Change and Disaster Management
Assoc. Prof. Amporn Jirattikorn, PhD
Faculty of Social Sciences
amporn.j@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- ethnic relations
- transnational migration
- border studies
- visual and popular culture
Assoc. Prof. Angunthip Srisuwan, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
angunthip.s@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Urban Development
- Environmental Management
Assoc. Prof. Apichoke Lekagul, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
apichoke.l@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Environmental Design and Planning
Assoc. Prof. Chirawan Chaisuwan, PhD
Faculty of Business Administration
chirawan.c@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Business
- Marketing
Assoc. Prof. Karuna Raksawin, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
karuna.r@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Urban Planning and Design
- Environmental Management
Assoc. Prof. Kasama Polakit, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
kasama.polakit@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture and Planning
- Urban Design
- Sustainable Development
- Built Environment
- Landscape Architecture
Assoc. Prof. Nawit Ongsavangchai, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
nawit.ong@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Innovation
- Environment
Assoc. Prof. Panom Gunawong, PhD
Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration
panom.gunawong@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- E-Government
- Social Media in Public Administration
- Local Governance
- Smart City
- Technology
Assoc. Prof. Piyadech Arkarapotiwong, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
piyadech.ar@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Lanna colonial
- Architectural History
- Conservation
- Social Network Analysis
Assoc. Prof. Prasit Wangpakapattanawong, PhD
Faculty of Science
prasit.wang@cmu.ac.th
Assoc. Prof. Sant Suwatcharapinun, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
sant.s@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Community development
- Architecture and Urban Planning
Assoc. Prof. Siriwut Buranapin, PhD
Faculty of Business Administration
siriwut.b@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Finance and Accounting
- Strategic Management
- Risk Management
- Politics and Governance
Assoc. Prof. Sumavalee Chindapol, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
sumavalee.ch@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Architecture and Planning
- Built Environment
Assoc. Prof. Tanut Waroonkun, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
tanut.w@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Construction
- Building
- Civil Engineering Technology
Assoc. Prof. Wongkot Wongsapai
Faculty of Engineering, Head of Energy Technology for Environment (ETE) Research Center
wongkot@eng.cmu.ac.th
Asst. Prof. Chaowalid Saicharoen, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
chaowalid.s@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Living Vernacular Architecture
Asst. Prof. Chiranthanin Kitika, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
chiranthanin.kitika@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture and Design
- Community Development
- Community Empowerment
Asst. Prof. Lee Kian Cheng, PhD
Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration
kiancheng.lee@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Southeast Asian Studies
- East Asian Studies
- Religions of Asia
- International Relations
- Political Economy of Asia Pacific and Seminar on Chinese in SEA
Asst. Prof. Malinee Khumsupa, PhD
Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration
malinee.k@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Political Science
- International Politics
- Philosophy
Asst. Prof. Narut Charoensri, PhD
Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration
narut.c@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- International Politics of International Transport in East Asia
- Economic Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
- Japanese Foreign Policy towards Southeast Asia
- International Political Economy of East Asia
- Comparative Regionalism
- Cities, Connectivity and Sustainable Development
Asst. Prof. Pandin Ounchanum, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
pandin.oun@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Vernacular Architecture
- Architectural Design
Asst. Prof. Pasoot Lasuka, PhD
Faculty of Humanities
pasoot.lasuka@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Screen media
- Cultural studies
- Planetary health humanities
Asst. Prof. Patamawadee Jongruck, PhD
Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration
patamawadee.j@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Organization Management
- Administrative Planning
- Local Administration
- Network Governance
- Sustainable Development
Asst. Prof. Pitipong Yodmongkol, PhD
College of Arts, Media & Technology (CAMT), Vice President
pitipong.y@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- International Management
- Strategic Management
- Project Management
- Knowledge Management
- Technology
Asst. Prof. Pruk Aggarangsi, PhD
Energy Research and Development Institute (ERDI), Director
pruk.a@cmu.ac.th
Asst. Prof. Supanika Leurcharusmee, PhD
Faculty of Economics
supanika.l@cmu.ac.th
Asst. Prof. Tawee Chaipimonplin, PhD
Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences
tawee.c@cmu.ac.th
Asst. Prof. Titaya Sararit, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
titaya.s@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Disaster Recovery
- Disaster Management
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Disaster Studies
- Disaster Preparedness
Asst. Prof. Umpiga Shummadtayar, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
umpiga.sh@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Sustainable Development
- Urban Planning
- Urban Development
- Spatial Analysis
- Spatial Planning
- City Planning
- Housing
- Land Use Planning
Asst. Prof. Wannapa Leerasiri, PhD
Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Head of School of International Affairs
wannapa.l@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- International Relations
- US Foreign Policy
- International Law
- Gender Politics
Asst.Prof.Pairach Piboonrungroj, PhD
Faculty of Economics, Assistant to President
pairach.p@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Economics
- Social Science
- Logistics and Operations Management
- Business
Jaturong Pokharatsiri, PhD
Faculty of Architecture
jaturong.pokhara@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Architecture
- Urban Design and Planning
Ajaree Rayanakorn, PhD
Faculty of Public Health
ajaree.rayanakorn@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Evidence synthesis (systematic review, meta-analysis, network meta-analysis)
- Global Health (Health Systems)
William Patrick Kittredge
Affiliate lecturer
kittredge.william@cmu.ac.th
Colette Einfeld
Australian National University, Adjunct Faculty
colette.einfeld@anu.edu.au
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Knowledge, evidence, and empathy in policymaking
- Role of diverse epistemologies in policy development in the Global South
- Research methodologies in public policy
- Interpretive and critical approaches to policy research
- Practice and experience of qualitative and reflexive research methods
Download full CV: Colette Einfeld CV 2 pg
Yogendra B. Shakya
Senior Research Associate, Karen Environmental and Social Action Network
yshakya@gmail.com
Yogendra is an advocate scholar based in Toronto. He has over 15 years of rich experience doing evidence-based policy and social advocacy work on critical determinants such as immigrant/refugee health, systemic racism, income security, decent work and labor justice, equity/health equity planning. He is a recognized expert in Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR). Currently, his work focuses on decolonial/anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist worldmaking praxis centered on underclass constituents (Black, Indigenous, Dalit, Queer/Trans, stateless/occupied, landless/homeless etc) and grounded in reparations/reparative justice and abolition.
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Decolonial/Anti-Imperialist Praxis
- Anti-Capitalist Praxis
- Migrant Justice
- Labor Justice
- Community Based Participatory Action Research
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Noe John Sacramento
University of the Philippines Cebu, Adjunct Faculty
nesacramento@up.edu.ph
Assoc. Prof. Piyapong Boossabong, PhD
Acting Director, School of Public Policy
piyapong.b@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Policy analysis in the Global South/ Majority
- Planning, Governance
- Deliberative process
- Inclusive and empathetic policy design
- Urban food & agriculture
Asst. Prof. Pobsook Chamchong, PhD
Acting Deputy Director, School of Public Policy
pobsook.c@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Policy innovation
- Policy entrepreneurship
- Human-centred policy design
- Local and urban governance
- Collaborative governance
- Foresight for policy development
Asst. Prof. Thida Chaiyapa, PhD
Head of Degree Programs, School of Public Policy
warathida.c@cmu.ac.th
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Energy transition and energy efficiency
- Sustainability and Sustainable development
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Affiliated Researcher
leo@horn.net
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Sustainable Development Policy and Diplomacy
- Climate Change and Development
Narumit Hinshiranan, PhD
Affiliated Researcher
hinshiranan@yahoo.com
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- China issues & foreign affairs
- Foreign policy analysis
- Geopolitics
- Diplomacy
Patrick Phongsathorn
Senior Research Fellow
pphongsathorn@gmail.com
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Human Rights Advocacy
- Migration and Refugee Protection
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
- International Relations and Civil Society Engagement
- Strategic Communication and Political Analysis
Phuntsho Wangdi, PhD
Affiliated Researcher
mdeduplus@gmail.com
Phuntsho Wangdi, PhD
Phuntsho Wangdi completed his PhD in Public Policy from the School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University in Thailand. He has a Master’s in Public Administration from the National University of Singapore, a Master’s in Education Studies from the University of Canberra and a Master of Education from the Royal University of Bhutan. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in English Honours from Delhi University, India. Previously, he worked as an education administrator and policy maker in the Ministry of Education under the Royal Government of Bhutan. He also worked as a Project Manager for the Education Review Office to develop the Bhutan Education Blueprint 2014-2024, ten-year strategic roadmap for the Ministry of Education. Before his current role as the Founder and Managing Director of the EduPlus Training Institute, Bhutan, he worked as a Research Assistant at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia. He is also the Founder of Bhutan Insights - an Educational Journal. His research interests are equitable education policy and practice, innovative and enterprising education, public policy and administration and education for gross national happiness.
Pushpanathan Sundram, PhD
Affiliated Researcher
nathan@ppaa.com.sg
EXPERTISE/ INTEREST
- Global Executive Management
- Public Policy
- Government Affairs
- Market Access
- Trade Policy
- Strategic Consulting
- Policy Research
- Industry Association Management
- Business Leadership
- Business Development
