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Voon Chin Phua

Professor (Sociology)
Sociology
Phone
717-337-6192
Campus Box

0412

Address
Glatfelter Hall
Room 111 D

My research is mostly about family processes and dynamics from a life-course perspective. My research examines the effects of the intersections of sexuality, race and immigration, and has a broad geographic coverage, including the US, Singapore, Korea, Iceland, Brazil and Romania. My works have appeared in journals such as Urban Geography, Current Issues in Tourism, Sociological Methods and Research, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Sex Roles, Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, and Men and Masculinities.

Academic Focus

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Sexualities, Identities, Immigration

Publications

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Shircliff, Jesse E. and Voon Chin Phua. 2026. "Iconic Urban Landscaping and National Identity in Marina Bay, Singapore.” Urban Geography 47(3): 630-651.

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Jailan Abdulkareem Musa, Mehmet ?eremet, Emine Cihangir, and Voon Chin Phua. “Mediated Encounters: Arab Tourists’ Identity and Consumption Practices in Istanbul.” Türk Co?rafya Dergisi (Turkish Geographical Review), 89: 185-194.


 

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Huang, Cheery and Voon Chin Phua. 2026. “The Markings of Argentine Chinatown: Stereotypes, Hybridization and Invasion.” Visual Studies 41(1): 73-79.

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Cheyney, F. G., & Phua, V. C. (2025). Featuring place in Singapore hotel quarantine vlogs. Geography, 110(2), 101–105.

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Cihangir, Emine, Mehmet Seremet, Voon Chin Phua and Ezgi Bayram-Öz. 2025. “Local and Non-Local Women’s Entrepreneurship in Rural Türkiye: Innovation, Collective Agency and Human Capital.” Women's Studies International Forum 111: 103121.

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Phua, V. C., & Seremet, M. (2025). Discourse on space and place in the Blue Lagoon reviews. Current Issues in Tourism, 1–8.