Matthew O’Lemmon is an associate professor and an anthropologist with experience throughout Southeast Asia. He has worked on projects related to post-war conflict, religious nationalism, and the role of technology in cultural change. His work delves into the consequences of innovation in the digital revolution, exploring potential negative impacts. Dr. O’Lemmon has also investigated international tourists in Vietnam, reviewed scholarly work, and explored various aspects of Cambodian society, such as Buddhist identity, spirit cults, and the 1973 Cambodian Buddhist Holy War.
Expertise:
Consequences of digital innovation; lessons from pandemic experiences; Buddhist practices and influence; natural disaster analysis and expert role; cultural and historical aspects of Southeast Asia.
Undergraduate:
GS103 Global Citizen and Network
GS202 Global Enquiry and Assessment
GS220 Philosophy and Religion for Global Citizenship
GS237 Cities and Globalization
GS270 Power, Strategy and Social Change
Graduate:
GS743 Introduction to Philosophy of Social Science
GS871 Prospectus Development
GS103 Global Citizen and Network
GS202 Global Enquiry and Assessment
GS220 Philosophy and Religion for Global Citizenship
GS237 Cities and Globalization
GS270 Power, Strategy and Social Change
Graduate:
GS743 Introduction to Philosophy of Social Science
GS871 Prospectus Development
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2022). The Worst Mistake 2.0? The Digital Revolution and the Consequences of Innovation. In, AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-022-01599-5.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2022). A Crude and Simple Calculus: Lessons for the CCP from Covid-19. In, Journal of Globalization Studies, vol. 13, no. 2. Uchitel Publishing House, Volgograd.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2022). Disease-Trap Diplomacy: China’s BRI and Southeast Asia. In, The Security Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, pp. 57-67. Republic of Austria / Federal Ministry of Defence, Vienna.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2020). The Technological Singularity as a Process and not an Event. Submitted to: Time and Mind, 03 February 2020.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2019). Eighth International Conference on Advancement of Development Administration—Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies (the 8th ICADA 2019—SSIS): “The Multidisciplinary Edge in the Disruptive World”, 23 May 2019, Bangkok, Thailand.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2018). Mapping Social Innovations through Social Network Theory. Southeast Asian Social Innovation Network (SEASIN), 09 Oct. 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2017). Analysis of the Legacy of Conflict among International Tourists in Vietnam. In, International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, vol. 6, no. 1, Inderscience Publishers, Olney, pp. 1-17.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2016). A Review of ‘Tides of Empire: Merit, Morality, and Development in Rural Cambodia’, by Courtney Work. In, Dissertation Reviews, pp. 1-2. http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/13517.
O’Lemmon, Matthew (2014). Merit-Making, Political Influence, and the Latent Ideal of the Buddhist Wat in Southwestern Cambodia. In, Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 27-57. German Institute of Global Affairs, Berlin.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2013). Spirit Cults and Practices in Kep Province, Cambodia. In, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 25-49. National University of Singapore, Singapore.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2013). Chaos Theory and the Role of Expert Analysis as a Periodic Attractor During the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. In, Science of Tsunami Hazards, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 176-194. International Tsunami Society, Honolulu.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2012). Buddhist Identity and the 1973 Cambodian Buddhist Holy War. In, Asian Anthropology, vol. 11, pp. 121-138. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
O’Lemmon, Matthew. (2018). Mapping Social Innovations through Social Network Theory. Southeast Asian Social Innovation Network (SEASIN), 09 Oct. 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Program
University
Year
PH.D. (SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY)
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UK
2010
M.A. (ANTHROPOLOGY)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA
2000
B.A. (HISTORY)
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, USA
1996