She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Utah (USA) specializing in public economics, economics of gender and development, and quantitative methods. Her research interests are in public policy analysis related to local public finance, transportation, human resource development, and natural resource and environmental issues. She has been also appointed to be one of the management committees among other leading economists in Thailand for the Program in the Advanced Certificate Course in Public Economics Management for Executives at the King Prajadhipok's Institute.Dr. Lesley Doyle, School of Education, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom