Hello!

I am an anthropologist and writer from Malaysia. I use ethnographic and historical tools to tell stories about science and technology, mostly in majority world contexts.

I am currently the Junior Professor of Science & Technology Studies of the Global South at the University of Bayreuth. I have previously written about perfume-making and olfaction in southern France, analyzed social media discussions of alternative therapies during the coronavirus pandemic in East Africa, and traced the story of British colonial pest control in Tanganyika. Currently, I am writing a book about various human-rodent encounters in zoological research, animal training, and pest management schemes in Tanzania, drawing from my doctoral research.

My research has been funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, British Institute in Eastern Africa, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. I work with doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows who are funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

I earned my Ph.D. from MIT’s program in History, Anthroplogy, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) and received a M.Phil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge as a Paul Williams Scholar at Emmanuel College. I graduated with the Harvard Class of 2012.

Photo Credits: Reesha Gandhi, Patrick Montero, Jia Hui Lee