Sureeporn Punpuing
Mahidol University
prsureeporn@gmail.com
Sureeporn Punpuing, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR), Mahidol University, and Director of the Mahidol Migration Center. She served as Director of IPSR from 2008 to 2016, guiding its growth as a leading center for interdisciplinary population research. With over 30 years of academic and policy engagement, her work spans migration, ageing, health, urbanization, and the intersection of population dynamics with environmental change.
Dr. Punpuing has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Silpakorn University, a Certificate in Population Sciences from the International Institute for Population Sciences (India), a Master’s in Demography, and a Ph.D. in Resource Management and Environmental Sciences from the Australian National University. Her interdisciplinary training underpins her ability to link demographic research with health, environmental sustainability, and social policy.
- Punpuing S. Ingersoll-Dayton B., Tangchonlatip K. and Hutaphed W. 2020. Psychological functioning and living arrangements among older Thai people. Journal of Population Ageing. 15:193-216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12062-020-09282-7
- Punpuing S., Niyomsilpa S., Kanchanachitra M. and Chuenglertsiri P. 2019. Temporary migration in Thailand: Impacts, challenges and policy implications. In Temporary Migration, Transformation and Development: Evidence from Europe and Asia, edited by Pirkko Pitkänen, Tomoko Hayakawa, Kerstin Schmidt, Mustafa Aksakal and S. Irudaya Rajan. Routledge, Taylor &Francis Group Publishing, pp.78-98
- Ingersoll-Dayton B., Punpuing S., Tangchonlatip K., Yakas L . 2018. Migration and “skipped generation" households in Thailand. In Parenting From Afar and the Reconfiguration of Family Across Distance edited by Maria Rosario T. de Guzman, Jill Brown, and Carolyn Pope Edwards. Published to Oxford Scholarship, Oxford University Press, DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190265076.001.0001, pp. 1-43
- Kaikeaw S., Punpuing S., Chamchan C. and Prasartkul P. 2023. Socioeconomic inequalities in health outcomes among Thai older population in the era of Universal Health Coverage: trends and decomposition analysis. Int J Equity Health, 22 (144) . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01952-0
- Lwin K.Z. and Punpuing S. 2022. Determinants of institutional maternity services utilization in Myanmar. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266185. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266185
- 2024: Outstanding Teacher Award: Mahidol University, Thailand
- 2014-2017: Council member (elected-Asia representative): The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
- 2010-2016: Executive Secretary : the Asia Population Association (APA)
- 2008-2010, and 2014-2016: President: Thai Population Association (TPA)
- 2019-present: Editorial Board: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (Taylor & Francis publishing)
- 2017-present: Editorial Board: China Population and Development Studies Journal ( Springer publishing)
- 2014-present: Editorial Board: The Asian and Pacific Migration Journal (APMJ) (SAGE publishing)
- 2022-present: Editorial Board: Frontiers in Public Health (Switzerland, Frontiers Media S.A.)