Carmen Choong (she/her)

Carmen Choong is a Ph.D. student in Sociology at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her current research interests explore how health-based technologies are reshaping social categories, ways of knowing, and governing processes. She is also interested in co-constructed research with community and public partners.

Prior to joining the program at UW, Carmen worked in public policy for Southeast Asia on the intersection of the gig economy, tech and labor. She was also involved in projects to expand access to education and mentoring opportunities for youths in Singapore and South Korea. She holds a B.A. in International Studies with a Northeast Asian political focus from Yonsei University (2019).