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Dr Liangni Sally Liu BA, BA(Hons), MA, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Doctoral Supervisor School of Humanities Media and Creative CommDr. Liangni Sally Liu（刘良妮）is a Senior Lecturer (tenured) in the School of Humanities, Media, and Creative Communication, Massey University, New Zealand. Her primary research interest is in Chinese transnational migration. Her broader research interests include international migration, immigration policy, migratory mobility associated with migrant sexuality, and ethnic relations. Her research work has been published widely in the forms of book, book chapters and research articles in high-ranked peer-reviewed journals. Her most recent book entitled "New Chinese migrants in New Zealand and their multi-generational families - Floating families?" is included into the Routledge Series on Asian Migration. She has obtained a few prestigious research grants and visiting fellowships, including a 2-year funding from New Zealand Health Research Council (HRC) (2020-2022), a 3-year funding from the Marsden Fund (Fast-Start), Royal Society of New Zealand (2017-2020), a research funding from the Chinese Poll-Tax Heritage Trust, Department of Internal Affairs of New Zealand, and two visiting research fellowships from the New Zealand Centre at Peking University in 2017 and 2018. She has been on the editorial boards of Asia Pacific Viewpoint, Psyche and Journal of Chinese Overseas.
My research interests during the last 11 years have been largely in the areas of migrant transnationalism, especially Chinese/Asian migratory transnationalism and Asian community wellbeing in the New Zealand context. In a broader sense, however, I have a passion for research and theory in the area of human movement mobility, migrant integration issues, migrant sexuality and interaction with host country societies, and cultural diversity. I also have an ongoing interest in issues that relate to ethnic relations between migrant minorities and mainstream/or indigenous people and media influence on ethnic relations.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: extn 43699
Location: AT3.41, Artrium
Campus: Albany
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts - University of Auckland (2003)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - University of Auckland (2005)
- Master of Arts (First Class Honours) - University of Auckland (2006)
- Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2011)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
My research interests during the last eight years have been largely in the areas of migrant transnationalism, especially Chinese/Asian transnational migration. In a broader sense, however, I have a passion for research and theory in the area of human movement mobility, migrants’ integration issues and sexuality and interaction with host country societies. I also have an ongoing interest in issues that relate to ethnic relations between migrant minorities and mainstream/or indigenous people and media influence on ethnic relations.
Research Opportunities
- Marsden funded project: Floating families? New Chinese migrants in New Zealand and their multi-generational families ( 16-MAU-023) (15/01/2017) This project explores the transnational migratory mobility and trajectories associated with inter-generational family relation among new PRC migrant families in NZ for the first time.
- Migration, expatriation, sexuality and reality in a global city – Singapore (01/09/2015) This project aims to explore how and to what extent expatriation/migration and its associated mobility influence expatriates’ views and experience of sexual relationships in Singapore.
- HRC funded project: Social response to COVID-19 in New Zealand: Obligations and stigmatisation (20/985) (30/08/2020) The proposed research project will investigate the social response to the presence of COVID-19 in New Zealand, including the institutional as well as public response.
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Demography (160300):
Migration (160303):
Other Studies in Human Society (169900):
Population Trends and Policies (160305):
Race and Ethnic Relations (160803):
Sociology (160800):
Studies In Human Society (160000):
Studies of Asian Society (169903)
Keywords
Chinese migration, transnationalism, migratory mobility, new Chinese immigrants, New Zealand, ethnic relations, migration and sexuality
Research Projects
Summary of Research Projects
| Position | Current | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Project Leader | 0 | 8 |
Completed Projects
Project Title: Social response to COVID-19 in New Zealand: Obligations and stigmatisation
Date Range: 2020 - 2022
Funding Body: Health Research Council of New Zealand
Project Team:
- Dr Liangni Sally Liu - Project Leader
Project Title: Floating families? New Chinese migrants in NZ and their multi-generational families
Date Range: 2017 - 2020
Funding Body: Royal Society of New Zealand
Project Team:
- Dr Liangni Sally Liu - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: French, N., Johnston, D., Liu, L.
[Journal article]Authored by: French, N., Gong, Y., Johnston, D., Liu, L.
[Journal article]Authored by: French, N., Gong, Y., Johnston, D., Liu, L.
[Journal article]Authored by: French, N., Johnston, D., Liu, L.
[Journal article]Authored by: Liu, L.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Liu, L.
[Chapter]Authored by: Liu, L.
[Chapter]Authored by: Liu, L.
[Chapter]Authored by: Liu, L.
[Chapter]Authored by: Liu, L.
Consultancy and Languages
Languages
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English
Last used: English
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent -
Chinese
Last used: Chinese
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
| Position | Current | Completed |
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| Main Supervisor | 2 | 0 |
| Co-supervisor | 1 | 3 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Songming Yang
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Doctor of Philosophy
New Chinese migrant businesses in Auckland, New Zealand -
Liping Chen
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Doctor of Philosophy
How New Chinese Immigrant Families Adapt to New Zealand's Education System for Their Children
Co-supervisor of:
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Zhenxing Jiang
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Doctor of Philosophy
Re-mediated Theatre, Liberated Audience? Unravelling The Power Dynamic of Chinese Dance Drama and the Audience
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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2022
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Songmei Zhao
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Doctor of Philosophy
Looking for a disappearing voice： Place making, place-belongingness, and Naxi language vitality -
2021
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Guanyu Ran
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Doctor of Philosophy
Family Finds a Way: Experiences of Multigenerational Transnational New Chinese Immigrant Families in New Zealand -
2020
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Roosevelt Vilar Lobo De Souza
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Doctor of Philosophy
A cross-cultural investigation of the Functional Theory of Human Values: Examining its structure and prediction of external outcomes
Media and Links
Media
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08 May 2015 - Newspaper
Study reveals come-and-go migrants
a report on my research results in New Zealand Herald