Minh is a young person by age and also a young person at heart. Her 10-year journey from a small-town girl to an energetic volunteer, then a dedicated social worker in development organizations, has shaped her aspiration for inclusive development for all. She advocated for youth leadership and meaningful youth engagement across the Asia-Pacific region through her engagement with AIESEC and the Asian Development Bank’s Youth for Asia initiative.
Minh has got her Master’s of Public Policy (MPP) degree from Fulbright University Vietnam and her Bachelor of Industrial Management degree from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU, She is joining PRESILIENT as a doctoral candiate at Dublin City University. Her scope of research will cover economic resilience and informal economy in Viet Nam post-COVID-19 pandemic.
RESEARCH PROJECT
Informality and Innovation: Building Post-Pandemic Resilient Communities in Vietnam.
Platform Capitalism and Informal Sector in a Developmental State.
My thesis aims to bridge the gap by investigating the political landscapes of the platform economy for the informal sector and how informal businesses are drawn into and interact with the dynamic platform economy in urban environments.
PUBLICATIONS
Molina, J. L., Pulgar Corrotea, M., Polese, A., Fradejas-García, I., Ianole-Călin, R., Isaev, A., Mengato, S., Nguyen, M., Carracedo, D., De Lombaerde, G., Avesani, M., Sasikornwong, N., Gambardella, M., Andrias, B., Massera, M., Lima, J. P., Cisagara, B., Rahman, A., Kabaghe, W., & D'Urso, D. (2024). PRESILIENT Horizon Scanning Dataset [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14285318