Khathaleeya Liamdee

Meet Ajarn Khathaleeya Liamdee, a dedicated member of the PGS teaching team, with whom students will have the opportunity to explore critical questions on borders, societies, and regional histories in Southeast Asia.

Ajarn Khathaleeya teaches and researches at the intersection of sociocultural anthropology, border studies, and Southeast Asian politics. Her academic interests include the Thailand–Cambodia borderlands, migration and refugee histories, Cold War legacies in Southeast Asia, and issues of health and everyday life in border areas. She received her doctoral and master’s training from the University of Washington and is also a graduate of Chulalongkorn University.

Her research engages deeply with lived experiences in border zones, combining historical analysis with anthropological insight. Ajarn Khathaleeya has contributed to international research projects and scholarly publications that examine migration, memory, and governance in politically sensitive border spaces. Her work helps students understand how global politics, state policies, and human experiences intersect on the ground.

At PGS, Ajarn Khathaleeya brings a perspective that connects international relations with social history and anthropology. With her, students do not only study borders as lines on a map, but as dynamic spaces shaped by people, power, and everyday practices.

If you join PGS, Ajarn Khathaleeya is one of the lecturers who will encourage you to think critically, look beyond the surface, and appreciate the human dimensions of global affairs