She is an ethnographer who enjoys doing research in her homeland, Malaysia. Her research is based on how symbolic activity constitutes and is constituted by cultural worldviews. Theoretically, her work is grounded in language and social interaction, and critical perspectives. She is also interested in postcolonial and queer theory. Her research has been published in journals such as Sexuality and Culture, Communication Quarterly, Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, Storytelling, Self & Society, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication and as book chapters in books such as, Queer Identities/Political Realities, Games, Leadership and Learning in Virtual Environments, and Critical Articulations of Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation.