FACULTY MEMBERS

DR. PRAPAPORN TIVAYANOND MONGKHONVANIT, DPHIL.

DR. PRAPAPORN TIVAYANOND MONGKHONVANIT, DPHIL.

Asst. Prof. Prapaporn is faculty member of the School of Global Studies at Thammasat University. She was a Board Member of the National Council on Social Welfare of Thailand and the Founding Director of the Social Policy and Development (SPD) International Programme at Thammasat University.
She conducts research in areas of social protection and has researched the connection between Thailand’s welfare scheme and the informal sector, paying particular attention to OTOP producers and Thailand’s social entrepreneurship. She has also conducted studies of Thailand’s early childhood care and education, as well as a study for UNRISD on Thailand’s universal health scheme.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION & CONCENTRATION

TEACHING AREAS
– Social Policy & Development
– Developmental Welfare
– Comparative Welfare
– Social Entrepreneurship
– Systems Thinking

RESEARCH INTERESTS
– Welfare & Informal Sector
– Shared Values
– Asian Fair Trade
– Social Policy Innovation
– Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) & Education

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate Program:
GS100 Foundations of Global Studies and Sustainability
TU102 Social Life Skills
SPD202 Social Problems and Social Changes
SPD207 Social Policy
Theories and Practices
SPD307 Theories of Social Policy and Development
SPD312 Comparative Welfare States
SPD416 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
SPD418 Development and Social Welfare Project
นบส802 Theory and Process of Social Policy.

Graduate Program:
GS601 Sustainability and the Global Political Economy
GS812 Advanced Theories in Sustainability
GS871 Prospectus Development
SPD 312 Comparative Welfare States
SPD 416 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
SPD 418 Development and Social Welfare Project
นบส 802 Theory and Process of Social Policy

PUBLICATIONS

Publication :
(Forthcoming) Mongkhonvanit Tivayanond, P. An Alternative Narrative of Thailand’s Sustainable Development, Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Innovation (MHESI)
(Forthcoming) Mongkhonvanit Tivayanond, P. Mapping of Social Protection of Impact of Climate Change in Thailand in the book Understanding Human Security and Climate Change https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/understanding-human-security-and-climate-change-9781035322817.html
(Forthcoming) Mongkhonvanit Tivayanond, P., Regional Study on Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on Marginalized and Disadvantaged Groups (Asian Foundation / ASEAN SOMSWD) (Official Publication )
(2023) Mongkhonvanit, P. T. Managing Disaster Risk and Enabling Social Protection in Thailand: Some Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic, From the book Populations and Precarity during the COVID-19 Pandemic, ISEAS Yusof Ishak Publication 7 Managing Disaster Risk and Enabling Social Protection in Thailand: Some Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (degruyter.com)
(2022) Mongkhonvanit, P. T. การศึกษาเรื่อง Gig Economy และกิจการเจ้าของคนเดียว (Sole Proprietorship) กับนโยบายการส่งเสริมของรัฐบาล, ทุนจาก สานักงานส่งเสริมวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม (The Office of SMEs Promotion: OSMEP
ประภาภรณ์ ติวยานนท์ มงคลวนิช และคณะ (2018) การวิจัยประเมินผลกระบวนการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา พศ 2561 (ทุนวิจัยจากคณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)
March 2017, Mongkhonvanit Tivayanond, P. and Hanvoravongchai, The Impact of Universalization: A Case Study on Thailand’s Social Protection and Universal Health Coverage (Chapter 5) in Yi, I. (Ed.) Towards Universal Health Care in Emerging Economies,” Palgrave.
ประภาภรณ์ ติวยานนท์ และคณะ (2015) การวิจัยโครงการด้านอาชีวศึกษาและแนวทางความร่วมมือด้านการศึกษา: ระหว่างประเทศไทยและประเทศสหพันธ์สาธารณรัฐเยอรมันนี (ทุนวิจัยจากสำนักงานคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมการศึกษาเอกชน สำนักงานปลัดกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)
December 2014, Unicef Report: A Mapping of the Role of Social Protection in Managing Disaster Risk and Climate Change Adaptation in East Asia and the Pacific, “Protecting Children From Natural Disaster Impact”, Unicef EAPRO
November 2014, UNRISD Working Paper: The Impacts of Universalization - A Case Study on Thailand Social Protection and Universal Health Coverage (co-author: Dr. Piya Hanvoravongchai) 2010, “Social Protection of the Informal Sector: Challenges of the Industrial Relations in Thailand” ISBN: 978-979-96638-9-4, Bali: 7th Asian Regional Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA), Conference.
2007, Crossover Leadership in Asia: Staying Whole in Two Halves, Manila: INCITEGov.
Conference Paper & Research articles :
2017 Paper Presenter • Third International Conference on Social Protection, Migration, Development and Social Welfare: Implications and New Insights (ICSP 2017) • University of Malaya & Social Security Research Centre & Unicef & KWSP EPF, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

PROJECTS & AWARDS

2021-2024 Circular Innovation Challenge 2021 to present (Advisor) • In collaboration with Indorama Ventures PCL. & UNDP Thailand (Youth CoLab), SEAMEO SEPS Thailand, Unicef
2023 Doing Good Index 2024 (Thailand Country Index)
2022 ThaiBev Creative Young Designer Season 2 (Advisor) • In collaboration with the Faculty of Fine Arts of Thammasat University
2021 Doing Good Index 2022 (Thailand Country Index) (Advisor)
2021 โครงการฝึกอบรมหลักสูตรนักบริหารงานพัฒนาชุมชนระดับสูง (นพส) รุ่น 38 (Advisor & Lead Coordinator) • Online training for alleviating poverty through social innovation
2021 Design Thinking & ICT for Social Innovation (Tech for Good Worskhop) for Girls in ICT 2021 Celebration • International Telecommunication Union (Lead Consultant)
2020 Human Development Report 2021 Launch (Co-Sponsor with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Thailand
2020 SDG Lab of the School of Global Studies of Thammasat University (Founder)
2019 Research Award, Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University
2014 Asia 21 Young Leadership Award

EDUCATION

Program
University
Year
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Policy
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK
2012
Master of Arts in International Relations
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
2002
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (First Class Honors)
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
2000
Bachelor of Arts (Triple Majors: Public Policy, Economic History, and Political Science) EXTERNAL
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
1999
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