M.A. Students’ Theses
Thai Studies, CU

Veronica Jane Humphery-Smith
  THAI-FARANG CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AS SEEN
  THROUGH MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIPS (1995)
Advisor Juree Vichit-vadakarn, Ph.D.
Jeffrey S. Bowers
  THAMMAKAYA MEDITATION IN THAI SOCIETY (1995)
Advisor Suwanna Satha-anond, Ph.D.
  Prapod Assavavirulhakarn, Ph.D.
Larry Lee Henderson
  THAI TEACHERS AND THE CONCEPT OF ALMS OF KNOWLEDGE (1996)
Advisor Pratoom Angurarohita, Ph.D.
Shiori Sato
  HISTORY EDUCATION AT SECONDARY SCHOOL
  LEVEL IN THAI SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT (1996)
Advisor Chatthip Nartsupha, Ph.D.
  Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
Eiko Kobori
  AIDS EPIDEMIC IN THAI SOCIETY: A STUDY OF PUBLIC AND
  GOVERNMENT RESPONSES (1996)
Advisor Montri Chenvidyakarn, Ph.D.
Kelly Davidson
  SPIRIT HOUSE WORSHIP IN BANGKOK’S MODERN CONTEXT (1996)
Advisor Srisakra Villibhotama, Ph.D.
  Dhida Saraya, Ph.D.
Gary John Risser
  THAI POLICY TOWARDS THE BURMESE DISPLACED PERSON 1988-1993 (1996)
Advisor Supang Chantavanich, Ph.D.
  Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
Martin Schalbruch
  FEATURES OF CONTEMPORARY THAI NARRATIVE TEXTS AND
  THEIR RELATION TO THAI CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS (1997)
Advisor Amara Prasithrathsint, Ph.D.
Henrunianti Edi
  DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUITY OF THE TAMNAK PHRA MAE
  KUAN-YIN CHOKCHAI 4 (1998)
Advisor Pratoom Angurarohita, Ph.D.
Angela Maria Wojcik
  EATING HABITS AND NUTRITION AWEARNESS AMONG OFFICE
  WORKERS IN BANGKOK (1998)
Advisor Bencha Yoddumnern-Attig, Ph.D.
Hisae Kawashima
  EUCALYPTUS PLANTATION IN THAILAND UNDER THE SUPPORT
  OF JICA: ITS IMPACT ON THE RURAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN
  CENTRAL NORTEAST (1998)
Advisor Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
  Assist. Prof. Yongyuth Chanyarak
Virginia Henderson
  THE SOCIAL PRODUCTION OF ART IN THAILAND: PATRONAGE
  AND COMMODITISATION, 1980-1998 (1998)
Advisor Apinan Poshyananda, Ph.D.
Jennifer Rose Takeuchi
  THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF
  DEMOCRACY IN THAILAND: POST-MAY 1992 STUDY (1999)
Advisor Mark Tamthai, Ph.D.
Yoko Kusaka
  JAPANESE CORPORATE CULTURE AND ITS DYNAMICS IN
  THAILAND: A CASE STUDY OF THANIYA AREA (1999)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Surichai Wun’ gaeo
Kanako Ueno
  TEMPLE OF THE EMERALD BHUDDHA: REFLECTIONS OF THE
  COMPLEXITY OF THE RELIGIOUS SYSTEM IN THAI SOCIETY (1999)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Siraporn Nathalang, Ph.D.
Yuki Tamura Maki
  FENG SHUI IN THAI SOCIETY: BANGKOK 1988-1996 (1999)
Advisor Assist. Prof. Soraj Hongladaom, Ph.D.
Ryoko Kaise
  TAI YAI MIGRATION IN THE THAI-BURMA BORDER AREA: THE
  SATTLEMENT AND ASSIMULATION PROCESS, 1962-1997 (1999)
Advisor Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
Yoshiko Yamamoto
  PICTURE OF THAILAND AS REFLECTED IN HAIKU WRITTEN BY
  JAPANESE IN THAILAND (1999)
Advisor Amara Prasithrathsint, Ph.D.
Teruki Ishida
  THE USE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE BY THE MIDDLE-CLASS
  BANGKOKIANS 1993-1998 (2000)
Advisor Prof. Chitr Sitthi-amorn, MD.
Co-Advisor Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
Ka Fai Wong
  VISIONS OF THE NATION: PUBLIC MONUMENT IN TWENTIETH-
  CENTURY THAILAND (2000)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Apinan Poshyananda, Ph.D.
Sumapa Phrombubpha
  CHANGE OF WOMEN COSTUME IN CHAING MAI SOCIETY,
  1879-1933 (2000)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Suwadee Thanaprasitpatana, Ph.D.
Parichat Phromyothi
  INFLUENCES OF HOLLIWOOD MOVIES ON CONTEMPORARY
  THAI FILMS (2000)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Patamavadee Charuworn
Naoko Iioka
  SIAMESE JUNK TRADE WITH JAPAN FROM THE 17TH TO THE
  EARLY 18TH CENTURY (2001)
Advisor Dhiravat na Pombejra, Ph.D.
Ami Moshe Zarchi
  CHANGES IN THAI CULTURAL AND SOCIAL VALUE AS REFLECTED
  IN THE USE OF THE ROYAL LANGUAGE IN THAI NEWSPAPERS
  FROM 1932 TO THE PRESENT TIME (2001)
Advisor Prof. Amara Prasithrathsint, Ph.D.
Robb Stewart
  CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLICY ADVOCACY IN THAILAND: THE ROLE
  OF ADVOCACY COALITIONS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
  THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 1990-2000 (2001)
Advisor Mr. Somchai Homlaor
Sannipha Chotikapanich
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-FORMAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE
  EDUCATION IN THAILAND: A CASE STUDY OF ENGLISH
  CONVERSATION SCHOOLS (2001)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Lae Dilokvidhyarat
Jumpie Ichinowasa
  BANGKOK GO-GO BARS: INTERPRETATION OF SOCIOCULTURAL
  WORLD OF THAI BARD GIRLS AND THEIR CUSTUMERS (2001)
Advisor Prof. Amara Prasithrathsint, Ph.D.
Anthony J. Stevenson
  THE ROLE OF THE THAI E-COMMERCE CENTER IN
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF E-COMMERCE IN THAILAND (2001)
Advisor Ram Piyaket, Ph.D.
Co-Advisor Montri Chenvidykarn, Ph.D.
Chigusa Ikeuchi
  THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND
  IN CONSTRUCTING AN NGO IN NORTHEASTERN THAILAND :
  A CASE STUDY OF PANMA (2002)
Advisor Assoc.Prof. Surichai Wun’gaeo
Marisa Kotani
  THE CHANGING ROLE OF CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOLS IN
  THAILAND BEFORE AND AFTER THE 1990S (2002)
Advisor Ajan Vorasak Mahattanoboon
Madeleine A.Thurston
  TRADITIONAL HEALING PRACTIVE AND ETHNIC IDENTITY
  AMONG MALAY MUSLIMS IN SOUTHERN THAILAND (2003)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Siraporn Na Thalang, Ph.D.
Li Qing
  THAILAND AND CHINA IN GREATER MEKONG SUBBREGIONAL (GMS)
  ECONOMIC COOPERATION (2003)
Advisor Ajan Vorasak Mahattanoboon
Jan Manond Apanich
  “DO IT YOURSELF MUSIC” ITS ROLE AS A SUBCULTURE IN
  THAI POPULAR MUSIC (2003)
Advisor Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
Hyunjung Yoon
  “THAI FILMS MADE IN THE 1970S AS SOCIAL COMMENTARY ON
  MIGRATION-RELATED SOCIAL ISSUES (2003)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Noppamat Veohong
Lois Ann Dort
  SPORT, TRADITION, AND WOMEN IN COMMPETITIVE MUAY THAI (2004)
Advisor Prof. Amara Pongsapitch, Ph.D.
Apisak Monthienvichienchai
  THE CHANGES IN THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF MUAY
  THAI 1920-2003 (2004)
Advisor Asst.Prof. Olan Wongbandu
Rosalind Yunibandhu
  PROBLEMS FACED BY THAI STUDENTS MAKING THE TRANSITION
  FROM THE THAI SCHOOL SYSTEM TO THE INTERNATIONAL
  SCHOOL SYSTEM (2004)
Advisor Prof. Amara Prasithrathsint, Ph.D.
Komiko Matsuura
  SIGNIFICANCE OF HELL SCENES IN MURAL PAINTINGS DURING
  THE REIGN OF KING RAMA I (2004)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Siraporn Na Thalang, Ph.D.
Chinatsu Masuda
  THE ROLES OF THE EDUCATED YOUNG KAREN IN A CHANGING
  KAREN VILLAGE : A CASE STUDY OF NONG TAO VILLAGE,
  CHANGWAT CHIANG MAI (2004)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Siraporn Na Thalang, Ph.D.
Dion Oliver People
  A STUDY OF MORNING AND EVENING MONASTIC CHANTING
  EREMONY IN THAI BUDDHIST TEMPLES (2005)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Somparn Promta , Ph.D.
Jan Lee Yui Mai
  THE LOCALIZATION OF CHRISTIANITY IN BANGKOK PROTESTANT
  CHURCHES : A STUDY ON CHISTIAN MUSIC (2005)
Advisor Assist. Prof. Carina Chotirawee , Ph.D.
Co-Advisor Maneewan Pewnim, Ph.D.
Philip A Baechtold
  FROM SUBJECTS OF A KING TO CITIZENS OF A NATION :
  THE ATTEMPT OF FIELD MARSHAL P. PHIBULSONGKHRAM
  TO CHANGE THE MIND AND THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PEOPLE
  DURING HIS FIRST TERM,1938-1944 (2005)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead , Ph.D.
Tiwaree Kosittanakiat
  A ADAPTATION OF ANNAM-NIKAI IN BANGKOK (2005)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Suwanna Satha-anand, Ph.D.
Co-Advisor Assist. Prof. Prapod Assavavirulhakarn, Ph.D.
Mika Kodama
  THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COFFEE
  CULTURE IN THAILAND (2005)
Advisor Siriporn Phakdeephasook, Ph.D.
Co-Advisor Associate Professor Surichai Wun’ gaeo
Bee Malanee Untrakarn
  SERVITUDE OF THE LADIES OF THE ROYAL INNER COURT
  DURING THE REIGNS OF KING RAMA IV, V AND VI (2005)
Advisor Prof. Amara Prasithrathsint, Ph.D.
Co-Advisor Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
Mitsuko Yamashita
  THE SURVIVAL OF THE JOE LOUIS THEATER : THEATER
  MANAGEMENT (2005)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Pornrat Dumrung
Masahiro Haruki
  THE ROLE OF AMULET MAGAZINES IN PROMOTING BUDDHIST
  COMMERCIALISM IN THAI SOCIETY (2006)
Advisor Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.
Izumi Aoyama
  DORAEMON COMES TO THAILAND: THE PROCESS OF
  APPROPRIATING A FOREIGN CULTURAL PRODUCT (2006)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Thanavadee Boonlue, Ph.D.
Marc James Heat
  TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND THE EFFECTS ON LOCAL
  COMMUNITIES : A CASE STUDY OF KO CHANG (2006)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Narote Palakawongsa Na Ayudhya
Douglas O’Donnell Offenhartz
  STUDENT ACTIVISM IN THAILAND FROM 1973-2006 (2006)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Ubonrat Siriyuvasak, Ph.D.
Akiko Kuwajima
  THAI LABOR MIGRATION TO JAPAN AND ITS IMPACT :
  A CASE STUDY OF THAI IMMIGRANTS FORM A NORTHERN
VILLAGE (2006)
Advisor Supang Chantavanich, Ph.D.
Pattippa Saengpitak
  CHANGE IN THE PERCEPTION OF THE NAGA FIREBALLS :
  A CASE STUDY OF AMPHOE PHON PHISAI, CHANGWAT NONG
KHAI (2006)
Advisor Sunait Chutintaranond ,Ph.D.
Alexander Rother
  THE SIGN VALUE OF BEER AND THE CONSUMPTION OF BEER
  IN THAI SOCIETY (2006)
Advisor Assist. Prof. Carina Chotirawee , Ph.D.
Co-Advisor Siriporn Phakdeephasook, Ph.D.
Rassamee Maneenil
  CHANTING JINAPANJARA : A NEW PHENOMENON OF BUDDHIST
  CHANTING IN THAILAND (2006)
Advisor Assoc. Prof. Somparn Promta , Ph.D.
Yating Yang
 

 CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS PRACTICE IN CHINESE MAHAYANA TEMPLES IN BANGKOK (2009)

Advisor

 Assoc. Prof. Suwanna Satha-Anand, Ph.D

Co-Advisor

 Maneewan Phewnim, Ph.D

Nuttapon Sojthiraviroj
  PARTICIPATORY AQUATIC ANIMAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF FRESHWATER FISHING COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY OF HADPANA COMMUNITY, AMPHOE SISAWAT, CHANGWAT KANCHANABURI (2009)
   
Advisor Narumon Arunothai, Ph.D
Zar Zar Min Thaw

 

 MAHASI SAYADAW MEDITATION PRATICE IN THAI SOCIETY (2009)

Advisor

  Prof. Siraporn Nathalang, Ph.D

 

 

Hideki Yamamoto

 

 WAT PHRA BAT NAM PHU AND HIV/AIDS EDUCATION (2009)

Advisor

 Assoc. Prof. Kanoksak Keawthep, Ph.D

 

 

Dan Li

 

CHINESE OVERSEAS STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF THAI SOCIETY AND CULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF YUNNAN STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY IN THAILAND (2009)

Advisor

 Assoc. Prof. Prapin Manomaiwibul, Ph.D

 

 

Pattanadet Korwattana

 

 BELIEF IN THE FACE OF DISASTER: REFLECTION ON THAI TSUNAMI    
SONGS AND POEMS (2009)

Advisor

 Assoc. Prof. Suchitra Chongstitvatana, Ph.D

   
Soe Thuzar Myint

 

The A Study of Siam-Myanmar 18th Century Relations as Reflected in Yodayar Naing Mawgun by Letwe Nawrahta. (2010) 

Advisor

 Assoc. Prof. Suchitra Chongstitvatana, Ph.D

   
Mangala Pradhan

 

Bronze Statue Made from the Lost Wax Casting Technique and Their Meaning in Contemporary Thailand: A Case Study of the Bronze Foundry of the Fine Arts Department in Salaya, Nakhon Pathom. (2010)

Advisor

Assoc. Prof. Sunait Chutintaranond, Ph.D.

   

Hronn  Sturlaugsdottir

 

The Sense of Place in Kampoon Boontawee’s Novel “A Child of the Northeast. (2010)

Advisor

Namphueng Padamalangula, Ph.D.

   
Pattanadet Korwattana

 

 BELIEF IN THE FACE OF DISASTER: REFLECTION ON THAI TSUNAMI    
SONGS AND POEMS (2009)

Advisor

 Assoc. Prof. Suchitra Chongstitvatana, Ph.D

   
Joel Nathaniel  Akins

 

 BELIEF IN THE FACE OF DISASTER: REFLECTION ON THAI TSUNAMI    
SONGS AND POEMS (2009)

Advisor

 Assoc. Prof. Bussakorn Binson, Ph.D.

   
Chayanut Intudom   

 

Persistence and Transmission of Monness Beliefs and Rituals: A case study of Mons at Ko Kret, Changwat Nonthaburi. (2012)

Advisor

 Prof. Siraporn Nathalang, Ph.D.