CURRICULUM VITAE KATH KHANGPIBOON Office: Department of Social Work Faculty of Social Administration Thammasat University 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Tel: +66-89-519-3229 Email: [email protected]
1. Areas of Current Research and Interest
Human Rights Sex Gender and Sexuality Child Youth and Family Development Policy Advocacy Social Service and Social Welfare Civil Society Organization
2. Education
2009-2013 Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand Master of Social Work (Research)
2005-2008 Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand Bachelor of Social Work, Second Class Honors Major: Social Work Minor: Child, Youth and Family Development
2000-2005 Sriprathum Pitthayakran High School, Ubonratchathani, Thailand Major in Science and Mathematics.
3. Other Professional Training
2017 Professional Fellows Program The US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. USA.
2016 Security Training for Human Rights Defender International Protection, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2012 Community Research and Community Mobilization among Young MSM and TG in Asia and the Pacific, Pattaya, Thailand
2010 Core Sexuality and Social Change for Transgender Training Thai Transgender Alliance, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Policy Advocacy training Women and Health Advocacy Foundation & Thai Health Fund, Bangkok, Thailand
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2008 Women Research Training Program Women’s Study Center, Faculty of Social Science, Chiang-Mai University, Thailand
2008 Social Worker trainee (Community Work) Yad-Fon Association (NGO), Trang, Thailand
2007 Social Worker trainee (Case Management) Child Adoption Center, Department of Social Development and Welfare. Bangkok, Thailand
4. Awards and Recognitions
2017 Travel Scholarship Speaker The scaling up high quality and comprehensive HIV programs for key populations on the basis of the Key Populations Implementation Tools, The Global Fund, Geneva, Switzerland
2016 Travel Scholarship NGO Delegator United Nations High level meeting on HIV/AIDS. United Nations, New York, USA
2015 Travel Scholarship Panelist The first Global Alliance on Media and Gender General Assembly, the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
2014 Travel Scholarship Presenter World Pride Human Rights Conference, University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
2014 Travel Scholarship Participant Advocacy exchange with The Blue Diamond Society, amfAR, Kathmandu, Nepal
2013 Travel Scholarship Participant 7th International AIDS Soceity (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013), Kuala Lumper, Malaysia
2013 Travel Scholarship Participant The global CSO forum and outreach day of the High Level Panel Meeting on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda, Bali, Indonesia
2012 Travel Scholarship Participant HIV and Human Rights in Transgender Cross Country, Population Services World, Vientiane, Laos
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2012 Travel Scholarship Participant The United Nations Asia-Pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Assessment of Progress against Commitments in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals, UNAIDS, Bangkok, Thailand
2012 Travel Scholarship Participant Asia and Pacific Regional Consultation linkage HIV&SRH, United Nations Population Fund, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2011 Travel Scholarship Participant Pacific and Asia Trans and Intersex Regional Hui, Asia Pacific Outgames, Wellington, New Zealand
2011 Travel Scholarship Participant Southeast Asia and Pacific Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Youth Voice Consultations. Bangkok, Thailand
2011 Travel Scholarship National Delegator United Nations High level meeting on HIV/AIDS. United Nations, New York, USA
2011 Travel Scholarship National Delegator UNAIDS Youth Summit on HIV/AIDS.UNAIDS, Bamako, Mali
2010 Travel Scholarship Delegator The 1st International Congress on Gender Identity and Human Rights, Barcelona, Spain
2010 Travel Scholarship Participant World Social Work Conference, International Federation of Social Workers, Hong Kong, China
2007 Travel Scholarship Participant The XXIV UNIVERIADE Bangkok – Thailand. The International University Sport Federation, The University Sports Board of Thailand and the Organizing Committee.
2005 Award Recipient H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Royal Award for the Outstanding High School Student
5. Professional Experiences
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2018-Present Lecturer, Department of Social Work Faculty of Social Administration Thammasat University Bangkok, Thailand
2017-2018 Technical Officer Strategic Behavior Change Communication LINKGES Thailand FHI360 Family Health International Asia/Pacific Regional Office. Bangkok, Thailand
2016-2017 Advocacy and Communications Officer Raks Thai Foundation (Care International Affliated), Bangkok, Thailand
2014-2015 Assistant Researcher and Guest Lecturer Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 Community Programme Coordinator 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), Bangkok, Thailand
2008-2012 Research Coordinator Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
6. Community and Volunteer Experiences
2016-present Member Technical Expert Committee on Transgender Health and Rights (TEC-TG) Tangerine Clinic, The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
2015-present Expert Member Transgender Advisory Committee, Asia Catalyst
2014-present Board Member Asia and Pacific Transgender Network
2013 Trainer UNESCO and partners work with young people from key populations
2013 Member Committee of Scientific Programme (Tack C) at the 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), Bangkok, Thailand.
2011-2013 Member Youth Voices Count (YVC)
2011-2012 Member The Global HIV Young Leaders Fund
2011 Member HIV Young Leaders Fund Community Review Panel Southeast Asia and the Pacific Grant Selection Meeting. Thailand.
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2010-present Board Member Thai Transgender Alliances
2012 Workshop participant, entitled “The Gender Agenda: Making HIV Responses Work for Key Affected Women and Girls,” in the Asia Pacific region. Unzip the lips project, UNwoman, Bangkok, Thailand.
7. Reports and Publications
2016 Report on ‘Department of Children and Youth Evaluation’ Ministry of Human Security and Social Development
2015 Report on ‘Transrespect versus Transphobia: The Experiences of trans people in Thailand’, Transgender Europe and Thai Transgender Alliance
2014 Research Report on ‘A guideline for parent and family member of Transgender people’ Supported by Thai Transgender Alliance and Women Health Advocacy Foundation
2013 Research Report on ‘International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: Bangkok IDAHOT 2013’, Foundation for SOGI and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
2012 Research Report on ‘Thai transgender health’ Woman Health Advocacy Foundation
2011 Research Repor ton ‘Advance techniques and skills for social worker: Dealing with child, youth and family’ report to The Social Workers Association of Thailand and Ministry of Human Security and Social Development
2008 Research Report on ‘Child and youth situation in Thailand’ Ministry of Human Security and Social Development
2008 Research report on ‘Desire activities for drug defense among youth’ Office of Narcotics Control Board
2008 Research Report on ‘Youth’s behavior: Empowerment through dramatic performance’ Ministry of Justice
2015 Unpublished report ‘Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558: Policy, Practice and Implementation’ UNDP, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 Report on ‘The Application of Anti-Oppressive in Social Work with Kathoeys (Transgender Woman)’ The 59th Social Work Conference, Faculty of Social Administration Thammasat University
2012 ‘The studies of Kathoei in Graduation Ceremony and Human Dignity’ Published in the 3th National Conference on Sexuality Syllabus, Thailand Sexuality Studies Association, Bangkok, Thailand
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2011 Khangpiboon, Kath (2011). Education for all ‘fails’ Transgender test: Barriers face those of a different gender identity’. Voices UNESCO, Asia and Pacific, 27 (July - September 2011) 17 -18
8. Invited Talks and Guest Lecturers
2017 State and Society Guest Lecturer Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
2017 Global Leadership Seminar on the subject of social media for social change. Guest Speaker The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center University of Montana, USA
2016 Thailand in Historical, Social and Cultural Perspective Guest Lecturer Faculty of Liberal Art, Thammasat University, Thailand
2016 Child Protection in ASEAN Guest Speaker Faculty of Social Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2015-2016 Social and Cultural Changes Guest Lecturer Faculty of Art, Silapakorn University, Thailand
2015 Thai Transgender Identities Guest Speaker Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakvin University, Thailand
2014- 2017 Gender and Development Guest Lecturer College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Thammasat University, Thailand
2014 Gender Recognition Law Guest Lecturer Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 2013-2016 Sex Gender and Sexuality Guest Lecturer Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, Thailand
2013-2016 Anthropology and Gender Guest Lecturer Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University, Thailand
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9. Meetings and Consultations
2017 The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations. Exchanging and developing litigation and advocacy strategies and practices to challenge discrimination against the transgender persons. Cape Town, South Africa.
2016 The Asia-Pacific Civil Society Forum and Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2015, United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand
2016 The International HIV/AIDS Alliance Annual Blue Sky Week, Hyderabad, India.
2015 The Global Fund: 5th Partnership Forum, Bangkok, Thailand
2015 The Asia-Pacific Civil Society Forum and Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2015, United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Regional Dialogue on LGBTI Rights and Health in Asia and the Pacific, Thailand
2015 The first “International Development Cooperation Meeting on Gender and Media” UNESCO in collaboration with the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG), the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
2012 UNwoman Global Youth Forum on UNiTE, Bangkok, Thailand.
10. Conference Presentations
2018 Panellist ‘Trans Health’ The Rights for Health International Conference. The Australia AID, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2018 Speaker ‘The challenge for Thai society to see past personal gender identity choices’ the Moving Trans History Forward 2018 conference. Chair in Transgender Studies Transgender Archives University of Victoria. British Columbia, Canada 2017 Speaker ‘Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asia: Young Leaders Tackling Education, Human Rights, and Conservation’ The Professional Fellows Program, Mansfield Center, University of Montana, USA
2016 Speaker ‘From Freire to Feminism: A Transformative Approach to Social (Work) Research’, Social Work Research Center, Faculty of Social Administration Thammasat University, Thailand
2015 Speaker ‘Using Information and Media technologies to enhance gender justice including effective communication on LGBTI’ The first Global Alliance on Media and Gender General Assembly, the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
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2015 Speaker ‘Gender Sensitivities in Social Work Practice’ The IFSW-Asia and APASWE 23rd Joint Asia-Pacific Social Work's Pre-conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Presenter ‘Life and roles of women in establishing groups in communities: The case study of Kok- Ork woman group Hatsamran District, Trang Province’ The 61st Social Work Conference, Faculty of Social Administration Thammasat University
2014 Presenter ‘Social group work in focus group discussion on capacity development by transgender women’ The World Pride Human Rights Conference, Toronto, Canada
2014 Presenter ‘Social Welfare: The Goal of Change to Thailand's Social Welfare Society Creation’ The 3rd National Social Work Graduated Conference, Thammasat University and Thailand Association of Social Work and Social Welfare Education
2013 Panelist ‘Where does Social Science methodology take the Key Affected Population’ AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific Symposium on Dennis Altman – the Importance of Social and Political Science in the Response to HIV in the Asia Pacific Region in 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific –ICAAP11
2013 Panelist AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific Symposium on Dennis Altman – the Importance of Social and Political Science in the Response to HIV in the Asia Pacific Region in 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific –ICAAP11 Bangkok, Thailand
2012 Panelist Youth Voices UNiTE to End Violence against Women and Girls on Asia Pacific Regional Commemoration, 2012 International Women’s Day Chulalongkorn University, UNwoman, Bangkok,Thailand.
2011 Presenter 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames Human Rights Conference title is “Kathoei: Implications for the Pursuit of Knowledge, Basic Assumptions and Methodological Practices’. Wellington, New Zealand.
2011 Presenter ‘Kathoei: Implications for the Pursuit of Knowledge, Basic Assumptions and Methodological Practices’ , paper presented at the 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames Human Rights Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
2011 Kangpiboon, Kath (2011), Kathoei (Thai Transgender woman) Studies, Paper presented at the 1st National conference on Ubon-Culture on Title Man Merchant and Maize in Mekong Proceeding. Faculty of Art Ubonratchathani University, Thailand.
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11. Broadcast Interviews
2017 The National Assembly Radio and Television Broadcasting Station http://www.radioparliament.net/parliament/viewVideo.php?vId=5137#.WhZ2UUq WaUk
2017 Nation TV https://goo.gl/kcgJTq
2015 Pachatai TV https://prachatai.com/journal/2015/02/57706
2014 VOICE TV - Divas Café https://www.voicetv.co.th/watch/130832
2014 NOW26 TV https://goo.gl/7LFcee
12. Text Interviews
2017 One World https://www.oneworld.nl/overig/more-lady-boy/
2016 Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/archive/activists-welcome- transgender-jails/1032005 Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/archive/it-that-time-of-year/546611 Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/archive/small-step-for- lgbt/1033697 Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/archive/the-pac-man-gets-the-sack- man/876060
2016 POZ https://www.poz.com/article/excluded-un-aids-meeting-hold-forum
2016 The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/an-lgbti-oasis-discrimination-in- thailand/
2015 CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/16/world/third-gender-thailand/
2015 The Global Fund https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2015-06-24-voices-at- the-partnership-forum-2015/
2015 Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/archive/trapped-beneath-the- transgender-glass-ceiling/584465 Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/archive/the-rainbow-round- up/795008
2015 UNAIDS https://unaids-ap.org/2015/09/09/gender-equality-act-comes-into-effect- in-thailand/
2015 Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender- discrimination-thailand_us_5661b9eae4b072e9d1c5cd78
2015 Prachatai English online https://prachatai.com/english/node/5065 Prachatai English online https://prachatai.com/english/node/5145
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2015 BK-Asia http://bk.asia-city.com/city-living/news/transgender-lecturer-thammasat
2015 The Nation http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/The-bitter-truth-behind- Thailands-gay-friendly-ima-30252466.html
2011 UNESCO http://www.unescobkk.org/education/news/article/education-for-all- fails-transgender-test-barriers-face-those-of-a-different-gender-identity/
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