*Community-based Research: Focus group, survey, stake-holder and key informant interviews, household/network/community-based information collection.

*Monitoring and Evaluation: Needs assessment; Social impact; Evaluation plan development; Training local staff in participatory M&E strategies, approaches; Training community members to actively participate in M&E.

*Sustainable Livelihoods: Livelihoods assessments; Community-based research; Micro-enterprise;

*Emergency mitigation: Post-conflict assistance; Participatory disaster identification; Community mobilizing for disaster risk reduction; peace and sustainable livelihoods development.

*Training: Capacity-building local staff; Participatory training modules; Training of Trainers; Life skills; Low-literacy.

*Women’s participation: Gender-based violence/domestic violence, Reproductive health, Family health & welfare, Environmental safety/recycling/composting; Trafficking, Gender mainstreaming.

*Community Health & Safety: Disaster analysis and prevention; Water & sanitation/hygiene; Avian influenza.

*HIV/AIDS: Participatory research; Behavior change and prevention training; Life skills training; Prevention counseling; Promotion of HIV/sex education for children.

*Children and Youth: Homelessness; Reproductive health; Life skills & HIV/AIDS; Substance abuse; Violence; Livelihoods.

*Management style aimed at flexibility, participation, empowerment of local staff.

*Report-writing: Multi-media presentations; PSAs.

*Computer competence: Windows, XP, Vista, Office, PowerPoint, Excel, FrontPage, Photoshop, Outlook.

·        Native fluency in English

·        Near-native fluency in Indonesian

·        Functional ability in all levels of standard Javanese and Central Javanese street dialects

·        Able to conduct formal or informal seminars, teach, research, read, write, and communicate at all levels of society in any of the above languages.

 

TEACHING, TRAINING and MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Australian Red Cross

Aceh, Indonesia. 16 October – 28 February 2009. (100 days)

Programs Coordinator; Capacity-Building for Local Staff

• Facilitated weekly capacity building workshops for local staff and Indonesian Red Cross volunteers in: M&E, program design, strategic planning, exit strategies, report writing, beneficiary participation, gender mainstreaming, child and environmental protection, conflict resolution (in Indonesian).

• Facilitated Public Health, HIV, and Livelihoods staff to analyze their programs, implement community-based monitoring, and develop strategic action plans for insuring improved impacts and clarifying exit/sustainability strategies.

• Designed and trained all staff to implement beneficiary participation strategy.

• Wrote policy papers and facilitated the implementation of an exit strategy.

• Researched and provided policy papers on gender-based violence as a result of the disaster and the impact of the conflict on women and children.

• Trained local staff to recognize signs of gender and child abuse and link people into the existing referral system.

• Supported local staff to create community-based monitoring strategy to increase beneficiary responsibility/ownership of projects.

• Held workshop in conflict resolution and supported field staff in resolving actual conflicts with beneficiaries and with host communities.

• Provided support to all units as needed.

Right to Play/UNICEF

Aceh, Indonesia. 20 October – 5 December 2008. (35 days)

External Evaluator - Building Child Rights’ Awareness and Promoting Holistic Child and Youth Development in Aceh.

• Designed methodology, instrument, and managed process assessment that measured children’s knowledge/attitudes on health, education, safety, and other child protection-related topics in a post disaster/post conflict environment through RTP’s activities.

•  Trained 20 facilitators (Department of Social Services district-level social workers, UNICEF-supported Child Center staff, members of Child Protection Bodies (LPA)) in participatory process evaluation approach including facilitation skills with adults and children, data collection, interpretation of data, and analysis.

• In-field supervision of evaluation activities (Banda Aceh, Lamno, Sigli, Meulaboh)

• Facilitated Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews with school teachers, community leaders, parents, children, IDPs, and security personnel.

• Facilitated data compilation and analysis with enumerators.

• Wrote Final Report on Child Protection needs and how Right To Play is meeting them in post-disaster/conflict Aceh based on evaluation activities, results, and recommendations.

CARDI: Consortium for Assistance and Recovery toward Development in Indonesia

Poso, Indonesia. 9 – 30 May 2008. (22 days)

External Evaluator - Project for Building Bridges for Conflict-affected Youth in Central Sulawesi.

• Made overall independent assessment about the past performance of a region-wide, post-conflict rehabilitation program, focusing on the projects’ contribution to inter-community reconciliation, its effect on the sustainability of youth centers after project closure.

• Provided in depth analysis of linked government agencies, program staff, peace-building, income generating, cohesion-building and various youth-focused vocational and empowerment training activities through participatory evaluation methods: SWOC, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, surveys, and participant observation of direct and indirect beneficiaries.

• Identified key lessons and proposed practical recommendations for follow-up actions.

• Prepared final report and presentation to communities, staff, leading agencies, and donors.

• Provided ‘expert’ input for MatahariFM Radio broadcast on adolescent reproductive health and HIV/AIDS and responded to listener call in. See http://mataharifm.multiply.com.

VSO: Voluntary Service Overseas.

Denpasar, Indonesia. September – October 2007. (50 days)

Consultancy for Developing Impact M&E Methodologies and Tools

·         Evaluated VSO’s way of working and current M&E processes and tools;

·         Analyzed employers’ and volunteers’ current M&E practices, through field visits (Sumba, Flores);

·         Assessed employers’ and volunteers’ support needs in impact monitoring through focus groups, individual discussion, participant observation;

·         Accompanied new volunteers/employers in establishing baselines, through participating in their field work;

·         Recommended additions and changes to VSO’s M&E processes, partnership canvassing processes, and communication systems with partners and volunteers;

·         Designed impact monitoring tools and support materials in manual format for both orientation training and for field use;

·         Field tested M&E materials with employers and volunteers.

Intel Corporation

Beaverton, Oregon, USA & Jogjakarta, Indonesia. May – June 2007 (25 days)

Project Manager for Home Care and Technology Care Ethnographic Research Project

·         Assisted Intel team of anthropologists to adapt research tools to Indonesian contexts;

·         Identified, hired, and trained local team to conduct participatory ethnographic research emphasizing role of women and children in home care and use of technology.

·         Oversaw all financial and field activities; led daily review and analysis discussions; provided further training for team as required; assisted in some home visits and translations (Javanese – Indonesian – English) as required.

·         Created powerpoint presentations of findings and translated participant photo albums into English.

Australia-Indonesia Partnership: Community-Based Assistance Program – AusAID: Jogjakarta, Indonesia. August 2006 – July 2007. (1 year)

Community Engagement (CE) Program Manager

·         Assisted in design and presentation of community-based disaster rehabilitation proposal to AusAID/TAP.

·         Created and implemented CE strategy for large, post-disaster rehabilitation program in school, clinic, and shelter reconstruction, livelihoods, and disaster mitigation.

·         Created procedure manual in Community Engagement.

·         Supported and trained program staff and implementing partners to ensure that CE principles and guidelines are integrated into all components of the program.

·         Promoted IASC Guidelines in child protection, HIV/AIDS and gender violence prevention in post-disaster conditions for aid workers and disaster survivors.

·         Designed guidelines, procedures and agreements, and managed small grants livelihoods program (QIL: Quick Impact Livelihoods) for the most vulnerable based on community selection of beneficiaries and capacity building to ensure transparency, sustainability and accountability.

·         Created Fraud Policy for all AIP programs.

·         Designed AIP’s signature MCA (Mobile Community Assistance) program document, means of implementation, participatory training, M&E, and CE strategy for large, cross-cutting training in disaster preparedness, family and school safety, livelihoods support, safe-building techniques, earth-quake-safe construction for worst hit areas of Bantul, Klaten. (MCA contracted to IOM, CHF, ASB, CARDI, IRD, GAIA, ACT, UGM)

·         Trained (ToT) Indonesian partners in sustainable livelihoods framework as an approach to community safety and community-based collaboration techniques and strategies for MCA implementers; Monitored/supported in field implementation; Trained in cooperative evaluation techniques.

·         Created child focused disaster prevention materials including guidelines for adult support. Materials are highly participatory and culminate in family, school, and community based disaster preparedness action planning and implementing.

·         Designed and socialized to partners a participatory Disaster Mitigation strategy.

·         Designed and socialized to partners a participatory M&E strategy.

·         Identified needs and managed capacity building assistance for local organizations in community participation and facilitation skills, M&E, PRA, gender-sensitivity/mainstreaming, and strengths-based approaches.

·         Maintained network of local NGOs and government bodies to support community based empowerment; facilitated frequent workshops in capacity-building in response to local needs.

·         Trained (ToT) Indonesian partners in sustainable livelihoods framework and community-based collaboration techniques and strategies; Monitored/supported in field implementation;

·         Recruited and evaluated partnerships in CE activities.

·         Permanent advisor to proposal evaluation committee for all AIP projects.

Unicef – Child Protection unit: Jogjakarta, Indonesia. June – July 2006 (30 days)

Consultant on Emergency Psychosocial Support

• Created a participatory training module for community mobilizing in psychosocial support in post disaster emergency.
• Formed a psychosocial working group to enhance NGO cooperation in grass roots involvement in post-disaster support.
• Promoted Draft IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies adherence for cluster groups involved in coordinating emergency response.
• Created PSAs to encourage community action in psychosocial support.
• Researched international – local misunderstandings and wrote concept papers to assist efficient communications (published in Jakarta Post 26 July 2006).

Unifem – Programme on Women’s Leadership for Peace-Building and Gender Justice in East Timor: Dili, Timor-Leste. October – December 2005; February 2006

Consultant on Gender Equality and Domestic Violence (DV)

• Conducted research on gender issues and DV in post-conflict Timor Leste.
• Adapted definitions, visual aids, training materials and follow-up mobilization to meet the needs of a highly patriarchal, low-literate community.
• Wrote training manual for behavior change, intervention, and community mobilizing for gender equality and DV prevention for Community Leaders;
• Conducted a Training of Trainers (TOT) with trainers of the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) and other stakeholders on gender issues, DV, participatory training, and use of the manual;
• Held workshops and meetings with ministries, government, partners and community to explain these innovations and encourage broad participation in creation, implementation and follow-up programming;
• Designed national strategy for DV prevention with partner organizations;
• Monitored field trial of the manual (Baucau);
• Revised manual in accordance with participants, trainers, and stakeholder’s feedback.
• Wrote reports on activities, results, and recommendations on how to strengthen and involve the community in domestic violence prevention in Timor-Leste.

United Nations Development Project – Community Initiatives Unit, jakarta: Aceh Province, Indonesia. March – June 2005.

Expert on Mission: Team Leader for Capacity Building Needs Assessment of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Aceh

·         Designed and implemented a participatory training and assessment plan for CSOs (Lhokseumawe, Meulaboh, Banda Aceh).

·         Managed and collaborated with a team of 5.

·         Designed and implemented a survey on CSO capacity: leadership, networking, human resource management, programs.

·        Created training materials and held training workshops for tsunami victims and stakeholders to provide Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, community organizing, participatory methodologies, and capacity-building support in planning and implementing sustainable livelihoods program activities;

·         Monitored CSOs in community-based, livelihood assessments within their own constituencies;

·         Held review workshops to monitor and assist in evaluating CSO assessments and action-planning to result in proposal writing;

·         Facilitated constructive networking between NGOs, CBOs and government;

·         Developed training modules for sector-based capacity-building needs.

·         Wrote reports on activities, results, and recommendations on how to strengthen and involve civil society in livelihoods development in Aceh. Presented at UNDP offices in Aceh and Jakarta.

Save the Children – UK: Jakarta, Indonesia. February 2005.

Consultant: Training of Trainers in Life Skills Methodology for HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health

·          Capacity-building for 16 local government officials, public school teachers, and NGO staff in life skills methodology (Pontianak).

·          Trained local staff in sexual health and HIV/AIDS/STI awareness and implications for youth.

·          Supported government organizations and local staff in promoting community acceptance and involvement for gender equality, HIV/AIDS and sexual health training for in-school youth.

·          Managed school-based trainings in SMP/SMU (junior/senior high schools) with 16 facilitators, Department of Education (DikNas).

·          Participatory evaluation of facilitators and curriculum impact in coordination with government bodies.

Save the Children – UK: Jakarta, Indonesia. January 2005.

Consultant: Development of the SCUK Indonesia HIV/AIDS programme

·          In cooperation with Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor, develop program concept note.

·          Train staff in HIV/AIDS, implications, issues, and program options.

Save the Children – UK: Jakarta, Indonesia. December 2004.

Consultant: Life Skills Curriculum Designer for HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health

·          Wrote facilitators’ handbook for life skills training.

·          Revised curriculum based on field-testing and SC staff input.

Parangtritis Street Workers’ Community: Parangtritis, Indonesia. October – November 2004.

Volunteer Trainer: Life Skills Methodology for HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health

·          Capacity-building local facilitators and peer educators in life skills methodology.

·          Trained high risk community in livelihoods and risk analysis, sexual health, IDU, HIV/AIDS/STI implications through Life Skills curriculum.

·          Supported community in promoting peer acceptance of HIV/AIDS, sexual health, IDU training and behavior change.

·          Evaluated facilitators, peer educators, and curriculum impact.

Save the Children – UK: Jakarta, Indonesia. July-August, 2004.

Consultant: Life Skills Curriculum Designer for HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health

·          Created life skills and sexual health training curriculum and handbook for youth based on previous research on community needs and gaps in current services available.

·          Created life skills materials in social protection for youth in IDP communities with focus on assertiveness, critical thinking, and responding to pressure, violence, and discrimination.

·          Curriculum emphasized sexuality from male and female perspectives, gender equality, personal risk analysis, protection from HIV/AIDS/STIs and unwanted pregnancies, community support, stigma, and care for persons with HIV/AIDS.

·          Provided detailed agenda and approach for obtaining parental and community support.

Saint Joseph Monestary and Forum Komunikasi Perempuan:Flores, Indonesia. June, 2004 – present.

Volunteer Community Health Facilitator: Life Skills Methodology for Adolescent Reproductive Health, Gender Equity, Violence Prevention (Ende, Bejawa, Bena)

·          Support community of Catholic leaders in Ende to provide life skills and reproductive health training to young women away from home for the first time;

·          Support community of women in Bejawa to form NGO and provide life skills, violence prevention, and reproductive health training to young women;

·          Provided curriculum and handbook based on previous and collaborative research on community needs and gaps in current services available;

·          Facilitate group discussions to assist communities devise their own action plans and support follow-up sustainability.

Peace Brigades International – Indonesia Program: Indonesia. May – June, 2004

External Program Evaluator – Indonesia Programs

·          Provided Indonesia country expertise to assist in improving PBI’s evaluation processes and more effectively measuring impact.

·          Interviewed, compiled, analyzed data from PBI volunteers, clients, supporters, observers (Aceh/Medan, Jakarta, and West Papua team).

·          Conducted interviews and research on the Peace Education program (Flores).

·          Cooperated with other evaluators to build a greater sense of coherence among PBI projects, by applying consistent methodology and criteria in their

      evaluation.

·          Helped PBI design its future work by offering interpretations, conclusions and recommendations.

·          Presented written report to teams, donors, and supporters.

Save the Children – UK: Jakarta, Indonesia. March – April 2004

Consultant: to provide a Situation Analysis of HIV/AIDS in Indonesia and its Impact on Children

·          Provided written overview of HIV/AIDS situation in Indonesia: current and projected prevalence rates, trends and patterns, public perceptions and

      government and civil society responses.

·          Interviewed and observed relevant government agencies, INGOs, NGOs.

·          Participatory research with people with HIV/AIDS, people in high risk groups, parents, teachers, priests, pimps, school and street children (West

      Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara).

·          Identified ‘cultural’ barriers to life skills and sexual health training specific to each location.

·          Identified gaps in current responses to HIV/AIDS in relation to children and young people.

·          Identified sources of stigma and discrimination in the media, medical community and general population.

·          Identified priority issues, areas, partners, and opportunities for program engagement with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia.

Milas – drop-in center for street youths: Yogyakarta, Indonesia. February 2004 - continuous

Volunteer: Trainer in HIV/AIDS and sexual health: volunteer as requested by community.

·         Developed and presented participatory workshops for sexually active, mainstream and non-mainstream, children and youth aged 6 – 20.

·        Joint programs for males and females and for passive and active sexual behavior to teach alternative perspectives and gender values.

·         Evaluated reproductive health training materials for youths available through NGOs, GOs, and schools.

Oxfam Caa – Australia: Oecussi, East Timor

Research Coordinator in Sustainable Livelihoods: Short term contract. June – September 2003

·    Developed livelihoods research tool based on unique needs of an enclave community of subsistence farmers.

·    Gathered existing quantitative and qualitative information.

·    Trained local research team members in field research, analysis and report writing.

·    Wrote livelihoods research guide in Indonesian to support sustainability of research team.

·    Monitored team through participative research in communities (field visits).

·    Wrote report based on final analysis of data in relation to existing data.

·    Evaluated training programs for partner NGOs.

Department of Defense: Defense Language Institute. Monterey, CA.

Professor of Indonesian Languages. Short term contract. November 2002 – May 2003.

    ·    Created program for training in Indonesian and Javanese languages and cultures to assist bilateral communication and understanding.

    ·    Identified sources, materials, and designed format for training; produced training modules.

    ·    Wrote position papers.

    ·    Created module for suicide intervention and trained teachers to monitor their students. 

Freeport McMoRan: New Orleans, LA, USA and West Papua, Indonesia.

    Part time Intern, Evaluation, Translation and Communication. November 2001 – October 2002

    ·    Research and evaluation in human rights and extractive industries;

    ·    Wrote report on the resettlement of women and children; cultural advisor to New Orleans office

    ·    Field work in data acquisition and evaluation, qualitative information collection and analysis

    ·    Research/survey design and evaluation for specific and cross cultural purposes.

    ·    Cooperate with, and study from local public health staff on West Papuan gender projects.

Institute of International Education: Fulbright Program: Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.

Orientation Assistant. June – July 2002

    ·    Orientation training and support for foreign students in the US.

Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector Center (IRIS): University of Maryland.

Consultant: Proposal Evaluator.  2001

    ·   Evaluated USAID proposal and offered recommendations for civil society project in Indonesia.

University of Hawaii: Department of Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures. Honolulu, USA.

Visiting Professor: Head of Indonesian Program, August 2000 – July 2001.

    ·   Taught and designed new materials/syllabus for 3 levels of Indonesian language; created Indonesian-based links with other departments;

    ·   Designed marketing materials and recruited students; promoted active student involvement through target language projects; acquired funding for in-country study for all intermediate language students

    ·   Research advisor for Master and PhD level students.

University of Hawaii Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (UHMAT): Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Program.

Principal Consultant, Research Scientist. October 2000 – July 2001.

    ·   Internally Displaced Persons program narrative-collection and emergent culture in exile  

    (Madurese – Dayak conflict in Kalimantan, Indonesia).

    ·   Cultural adviser, liaison with host community.

    ·   Presentations on social, cultural, historical, and political structures, and violence in Indonesia.

CARE Indonesia: Jakarta.

Consultant: Program Designer. June 2000.

    ·   Designed active, participatory research project for sustainable corruption monitoring. Project included training kampung residents and officials in good governance and accountability.

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research: New York.

Proposal Evaluator. 1999.

    ·   Evaluated proposals for research grants submitted to the Foundation in the areas of Linguistic Anthropology in Southeast Asia; identity, violence, social relations, narrative..

Crisis Relief for Indonesian Women: Canberra and Yogyakarta.

Member: Board of Directors. March 1999 – 2000.

    ·   Liaison officer, advisor to NGOs needing assistance in Indonesia, fund-raising, public relations,  

    conference organization.

Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia-Perjuangan: Jakarta.

Advisor, negotiator, translator. June 1999.

    ·   Assisted the Indonesian Journalists Union in settling communication problems with the United Nations Development Project.

Indonesian Election Committee: Soragan Village, Yogyakarta.

Volunteer: Election monitor. June 1999.

    ·   Assisted local authorities in assuring legal process, vote tallying; trained local monitors.

Queensland Art Gallery: Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. Brisbane, Australia.

Member: Advisory Committee;

Chair: Indonesian Section. 1999.

    ·   Committee member and co-curator in Indonesian art.

    ·   Conference Speaker: Indonesian Street Art.

    ·   Facilitator: Indonesian Art section.

Australian National University: The Centre for Cross-Cultural Research. Canberra, Australia.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Jan – Dec 1999.

    ·   “Street Art: Contemporary art and political communication in Indonesia”.

    ·   Wrote, edited and evaluated articles for academic journals, magazines, and newspapers.

    ·   Wrote, edited and evaluated proposals, research, and project reports.

Suara Ibu Peduli/Kaliyanamitra: Jakarta, Indonesia.

Volunteer. May, November, 1998.

    ·   Prepared and distributed emergency food aid and medical packets.

Inside Indonesia: Scholarly magazine/journal. Australia/Indonesia.

Member: Editorial Committee. 1996-2003.

    ·   Edited submissions on popular culture

    ·   Frequent contributions on popular culture.

Deakin University: School of Languages, Melbourne, Australia.

Head of Indonesian Program. Apr. 1996 – Dec. 1998. 

    ·   Indonesian Coordinator – designed and partially implemented new language curriculum, coordinated large, multi-campus program, arranged time-tabling, implemented syllabi and study guides, hired and coordinated full and part-time staff, designed and wrote brochure for program marketing, set up Honours, extra-curricular activities, guest speakers, and lectured in Asian Studies.

    ·   Intensive Language Program In-Country Coordinator – identified an appropriate site and negotiated for the expansion of In-Country program; wrote and negotiated the implementation of the contractual agreement of responsibilities; wrote an orientation handbook for Indonesia; accompanied students on their In-Country program to two sites: Yogyakarta, Bandung; cooperated with Indonesian staff in syllabus design, program design, assessment, and evaluation.

    ·    Advised student research (Honors, Masters and PhD) and evaluated results.

Humana Foundation: Homeless children’s cooperative. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Volunteer: Advisor, Researcher, Street Trainer. 1992-1998.

·         Assisted developing literacy and empowerment programs (self-sustaining since 1992).

·         Created, assessed and implemented HIV/sexual health training;

·         Researched on street culture formation, violence, sexual practices, substance abuse.

·      Advised Indonesian government and international NGO community in all areas of child intervention and street culture.  

·         Member Steering Committee, Presenter, and Facilitator in communicating with street children at International Conference on Street Children, 1996.

·       Cutting edge approaches in participatory elicitation and narrative analysis with natural community networks, marginal or victimized communities (see publications and reviews).

International Trade Information Service: Indonesia Trade Project. Lovettsville, VA.

Indonesian Consultant. 1995.

    ·   Identified grass-roots issues behind American-Indonesian trade activity;

    ·   Wrote segments on poverty, children’s and workers’ rights, state violence, means of and reasons for protests.

Human Rights Watch/Asia: New York.

Intern, Volunteer. 1994.

    ·   Investigated and wrote reports on human rights abuses in Jakarta prior to the APEC conference.

Universitas Sanata Dharma: Yogyakarta.

Lecturer, Research Advisor. 1992-1993.

    ·   Lecturer in Sociolinguistics (Indonesian and Javanese Languages); English as a Second/Foreign Language and Culture; Teacher-Training; Social Science Methodology; Cross Cultural Communication.

    ·    Assisted in creating an Indonesian language program for Australian students. Played female roles in video and audio tapes.

"White is Might", in The Jakarta Post. 8 March 2009. (http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/03/08/by-way-if-white-might-stop-watching-your-tv.html)

Why 12 year olds use drugs: a cultural-political perspective. Forthcoming, the Journal of Anthropology. University of Indonesia. 2008

“Deals and denials: Who is responsible for Indonesia’s drug epidemic?” Inside Indonesia. Issue #91 Jan - Mar 2008. ( http://insideindonesia.org/content/view/1043/47/)

“Elvis Remembered: Rockabali pays tribute to the king”, in The Jakarta Post. 14 September 2007. (http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/08/14/elvis-remembered-rockabali-pays-tribute-king.html)

Trauma or stress? The case of Yogyakarta”, in The Jakarta Post. 26 July 2006.  

Post-Disaster Basic Psychosocial Support: a workbook for community mobilizing. UNICEF. 2006.

“How to talk to your children about sex”, in The Jakarta Post – Supplement. 2 April 2006.

“Life skills education for young people” in The Jakarta Post. 13 March 2006:6.

Final Report on Programme on Women’s Leadership for Peace-Building and Gender Justice in East Timor: Consultancy on Domestic Violence. Dili: UNIFEM. 2006

Memperkuat Peranan Konseilho de Suco untuk Mencegah Violensia Domestika: sebuah panduan pelatihan untuk Timor-Leste. (Strengthening Roles for Village Leaders in Preventing Domesuic Violence: a Training Manual for Timor Leste) Dili: UNIFEM. 2006

“Surat Terbuka Kepada Wakil Rakyat”. OPINI. Kedaulatan Rakyat. 27 Augustus 2005: hal. 12

Civil Society in Aceh: an Assessment of Needs to Build Capacity to Support Community Recovery. Jakarta : UNDP. July 2005. (report published at http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/sumatra/reference/assessments/doc/livelihood/UNDP-CivilSocietyCapacityBuildingReport.pdf)

“Comic's Golden Age'. Inside Indonesia: Special Edition on the Arts. Issue: # 83:Pp. 10-11. 2005.

Kesehatan Seksual Kita (Our Sexual Health – life skills training handbook and accompanying facilitator's guide in sex education, gender sensitivity, and HIV prevention for teenagers written in Indonesian). Jakarta: Save the Children UK. 2004.

Peace Brigades International – Indonesia Project: Evaluation Report. Co-authored with Liam Mahoney. 2004.

Children and HIV/AIDS in Indonesia: a situation analysis. Jakarta: Save the Children UK. 2004.

The Politics of Street Art: authority, resistance, and compliance in the public realm. under submission.

Sustainable Livelihoods in Oecussi, Timor Leste: A Participatory Research Approach. Oxfam CAA: Dili. 2003.

Pedoman Penelitian Mata Pencaharian – Wilayah Oecussi. (written in Indonesian as a guide for livelihoods research for local staff) Oxfam CAA: Dili. 2003

“From Jungkies to Jihad: drug use in Indonesia”. In Inside Indonesia No. 75, 2003. Selected by World Press Review.

The Rock and the Hard Place: Freeport Mining and its impact on the Indigenous Kamoro of Mimika Regency, Papua. Freeport McMoRan: New Orleans. 2002.

“Style and Lifestyle in Indonesian Tattoos.” In Latitudes Magazine. Jan. 2002.

“Comics as social commentary in Java, Indonesia.” In J. Lent (ed.) Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humor Magazines, and Picture Books. Pp. 13-34. London: Curzon Press. 2001.

“Indonesia is definitely OK: Independence and idealism through comics”, in Inside Indonesia No 62. July-September 2000. **Dutch translation appears in Stripschrift. Jaargang 32 - nummer 10 (327)

“Dignity in tragedy: How Javanese women speak of emotion.” In G. Palmer and D. Occhi (eds.) Languages of Sentiment. Pp. 65-105. London: John Benjamins. 2000.

“Surviving on the streets of Java: Homeless children’s narratives of violence.” In Discourse & Society. 11(2):149-174. 2000.

“The art of street politics in Indonesia.” In T. Lindsey and H. O’Neill (eds.) Awas! Recent art from Indonesia. Pp. 75-84. Melbourne: Indonesian Arts Society. 1999.

“On the mend: In Jakarta and Yogyakarta, the election brought renewing hope.” In Inside Indonesia No. 60. Oct-Dec. 1999.

“Oaths of Freedom: Indonesian Contemporary Art.” In Amida. Pp. 8-9. 1999.

“Strategies of positioning in ‘national’ discourses.” In L. van Langenhove and R. Harré (eds.) Positioning Theory: Moral Contexts of Intentional Action. Pp. 138-159. Oxford: Blackwell. 1999.

“Interactions between street children, the state, and society.” In Proceedings for the International Conference on Street Children. Pp. 114-119. UNICEF and the Indonesian Council on Social Welfare: Yogyakarta. September 1996.

“The Javanese conversational narrative in pattern and practice.” In M. Tickoo (ed.) Language and culture in multilingual societies. Pp. 153-175. Regional Language Centre: Singapore. 1995.

“Frame analysis and the urban-rural rift in Javanese society.” In P. Silberman & J. Loftin (eds.) Proceedings for the symposium about language and society - Austin. Pp. 64-74. Austin: University of Texas Press. 1995.

“Empowering the powerless: The repetition of experience in Javanese women’s narratives.” In Bucholtz, M., A. Liang, L. Sutton, & C. Hines (eds.) Cultural Performances. Pp. 28-37. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1994

“Tightening up in Indonesia before the APEC Summit.” with Sidney Jones. New York: Human Rights Watch/Asia. Vol.6, No.12, October 1994.

“First person identities in Indonesian conversational narratives.” Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. Vol.3, No.1:3-14,1992

• Education, Research and Travel Grant. Freeport McMoRan 2001 and 2002

• Exhibition and Publication Grant for Seni Tatto. Yogyakarta Arts Council 2000

• Nomination for Speaking through the Silence, Benda Prize Asian Studies Association, USA, 2000

• Research/Travel Grant, Australian National University 1999

• Research Award, Deakin University 1998

• Project Grant, Deakin University 1998: Communication Strategies among Street Children in Java

• Research/Travel Grant, Deakin University 1997

• Research/Travel Grant, Deakin University 1996

• Award for Community Service (street children) Department of Social Welfare, Indonesia, 1996

• Award for Service in Human Rights, (street children, Indonesia), Peace Church Holland, 1995

• Title VI Foreign Languages and Area Studies Fellowship, Cornell University, 1991

• Title VI Foreign Languages and Area Studies Fellowship, Cornell University, 1990

• Department Honors Award, Queens College, CUNY, 1985

• Outstanding Research Award, Queens College, CUNY, 1985

• Indonesia                -   25 years                   

• East Timor              -   1 year

• the United States     -   8 years

• Australia                 -   4 years 

• United Kingdom      -   3 years

• New Zealand          -   2 years

• Bahrain                   -   2 years                   

• Thailand                  -   4 months