Thapnakvatey Prak

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Adelaide Business School

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Investigating identity transition of hospitality graduate employees in Phnom Penh City, Cambodia: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

Date	Position	Institution name
2020 - ongoing	Academic Staff Member	University of Adelaide
2020 - ongoing	Adviser	Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
2018 - 2020	Vice President for Continuing Education	Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
2016 - 2018	Dean	Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
2014 - ongoing	Lecturer	Royal University of Phnom Penh
2014 - 2016	Dean	Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
2012 - 2014	Associate Dean	Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
2011 - 2012	Assistant Dean	Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
2011 - 2012	Lecturer of TESOL Graduate Program	Royal University of Phnom Penh
2011 - 2011	Lecturer	Pannasastra University of Cambodia
2007 - 2014	Lecturer	Royal University of Phnom Penh
2006 - 2008	Instructor	Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
2005 - 2005	Translator	Media Consulting and Development

Language Competencies

Language Competency
Central Khmer Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Language	Competency
Central Khmer	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2020	University of Adelaide	Australia	Ph.D in Business and Management
2010 - 2011	Victoria University	Australia	Master of Accounting
2008 - 2010	Portland State University	United States	Master of Science in Education: Policy, Foundations and Administration
2002 - 2006	Royal University of Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Bachelor of Education in English
2000 - 2004	National University of Management	Cambodia	Bachelor of Business Administation

Research Interests

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Educational Administration, Management and Leadership Food and Hospitality Services Higher Education Hospitality Management Human Resources Management Sociology Tourism Management

Year	Citation
2021	Prak, T., Sandiford, P., & Schuhrer, S. (2021). Cognitive development in the transition from higher education to work through the lens of Zone of Proximal Development: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2021) (pp. 637-653). Edith Cowan Univeristy: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.

Year

Citation

2021

2020-2022: Adelaide Scholarship International, University of Adelaide, Australia

2008-2010: Grant for International Teacher Education, Alpha Delta Kappa Organization, United States

2008-2010: Fulbright Scholarship, United States

2002-2006: Undergraduate Scholarship of Royal Government of Cambodia, Cambodia

2000-2004: Undergraduate Scholarship of Royal Government of Cambodia, Cambodia