Research Grants & Awards

  • 2021-2023: PI/Lead researcher on ‘Civic Participation through the Arts’ (Cambodia focus) in collaboration with Cambodian Living Arts, funded by SIDA (Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency). USD 36,000 direct to Swansea.
  • 2022: PI on AHRC-GCRF follow on grant ‘Developing Mobile Apps for Young Audience Participation in Cambodia’ funded through the Changing the Story Programme £17,847.90
  • 2020-2021: ‘Contemporary Arts Making and Creative Expression Among Young Cambodians’ AHRC-GCRF main grant funded through the Changing the Story Programme £65,000.
  • 2021-2022: Costed extension to Leverhulme Fellowship £11,821.80 
  • 2020-2021: Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship. ‘Dance in Contemporary Cambodia: Nation, geopolitics, identity’ £54,998.
  • 2017: British Academy-Leverhulme Trust Small Grant ‘Geopolitics, Performance and the 1990 Cambodian National Dance Company Tour’ £8,729.
  • 2017: Dillwyn Medal for Outstanding Early Career Research in the Creative Arts and Humanties (Learned Society of Wales).
  • 2017: Welsh Crucible grant ‘Year of the Sea: assessing changes in marine ecosystems through literature, arts and law’ £9,862.
  • 2017: Selected to be a participant for the Welsh Crucible
  • 2017: Leverhulme Trust Artist in Residence Award with Bridget Keehan (Papertrail Theatre Company) ‘Our Place…..’ £13,776
  • 2014: ASEASUK-British Academy-ECAF Fellowship ‘Geopolitics and Performance: The role of NGOs in contemporary Cambodian dance’ £3,500
  • 2009-2012: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship ‘Geographies of Transnational Theatrical Creativity’ (PDF.2009/429) £259, 953
  • 2009: Office for World Austronesian Studies, Taiwan. Approx. £1000
  • 2008-2009: ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PTA 026-27-1668) £90,887.45
  • 2003-2006: +3  ESRC Doctoral research studentship.