About me
Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata is a Senior Lecturer in Asian Cultures and Societies in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Murdoch University. Her primary research area focuses on the Sociology of work and employment including the gig economy and the future of work. She has written about gig economy, migration, poverty governance, urban marginality, housing and place-based disadvantage. She is a mixed-methods researcher with extensive experience in conducting and publishing qualitative, quantitative and digital research and working with multidisciplinary teams that include stakeholders from academia, industry and local, state and federal governments.
Dr Lata is a Fellow in the Melbourne Centre for Cities. She is also an Affiliate Fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre).
Dr Lata is the author of Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh (Routledge 2023). Her research has been published in a number of high-ranking international journals such as The Sociological Review, Current Sociology, Sociology Compass, Gender, Work & Organization, Cities, Geographical Research, Housing Policy Debate, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Government Information Quarterly.
Dr Lata is currently on the Editorial Board of Gender Issues and the Journal of Contemporary Asia.