Lucy Jordan

My research focuses on how societal transformation impacts on intimate family life and wellbeing. My primary field of research is migration studies. Within the field of migration studies, my most significant research explores and analyzes the long-term impact of parental migration on the health and well-being of families and children who remain in countries of origin, more specifically within the Southeast Asian Region. My scholarship further develops the key themes of social transformation and family life more broadly beyond the key area of migration and transnational families, focusing on topics of social vulnerability including intergenerational family relationships, social integration of migrants, commercial sexual exploitation of children, and risk behavior in developing global urban contexts. I have published extensively in social work and interdisciplinary social science journals. My research has been funded by competitive research funders in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore. Additionally I am active in a wide range of knowledge exchange, consulting with diverse organizations including International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNICEF, Terres d’Hommes and the Geneva Global/Freedom Fund. I have been invited to speak at diverse international organizations including OECD (Paris), Administration for Children and Families (USA), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Companies

• Associate Dean (Undergraduate) Faculty of Social Sciences The University of Hong Kong (2019)
• Associate Professor The University of Hong Kong (2018)
• Assistant Professor The University of Hong Kong (2013 — 2018)
• Lecturer University of Southampton (2010 — 2013)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of St. Andrews (2007 — 2010)

Education

• Master of Social Work - MSW University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Bachelor of Arts - BA, Visual and Performing Arts; French Language and Francophone Cultures The Evergreen State College
• Master of Social Work - MSW University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD University of Washington School of Social Work
• Vassar College