I am Professor of Political Science and International Relations and coordinator of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) specialisation (University of Canterbury), Principal Research Fellow and Founder (Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs), Honorary Professor (NZDF Command and Staff College), Associate Director (NZ Contemporary China Research Centre), Fellow (John G. Tower Center for Political Studies, USA), adjunct University Chair Professor of Political Science (National Chengchi University, Taiwan). In 2024, I was recognised as a Tūwhana for Ōtautahi Christchurch. In 2019, I was appointed to a 3-year term by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to be a member of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control. I have served in various administrative leadership positions in the universities that I have worked for in the past and currently. At UC, I have served in various administrative leadership positions including head of department (2005-08, 2017-22), associate head of school (2012-2013), acting associate dean for research (2020). I am recipient of teaching awards including the University Lecturer of the Year (2014), Arts Lecturer of the Year (2014, 2017), Arts Teaching Excellence Award (2015), Arts Lecturer of the Year finalist (2013, 2019). I completed my PhD (Political Science) from Texas A&M University, MA (Economics) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and AB (Economics) from the Ateneo de Manila. Before joining UC, I was tenured associate professor at the University of North Texas, postdoctoral fellow at Southern Methodist University, banker with HSBC, and researcher at Taiwan Institute of Economic Research. I have been visiting scholar at universities in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan and represented NZ in Track II security/economic dialogues. Currently I am editor of Frontiers in Political Economy and editorial board member of international academic journals such as Political Behavior, Asian Survey, Political Science, Politics and Governance, Issues and Studies, Journal of Asian Security & International Affairs, Politicka Misao: Croatian Political Science Review, Journal of Electoral Studies, Soochow Journal of Political Science, and Korean Journal of International Studies. I am author of books and journal articles in the research areas of parties & elections, political economy, Taiwan and Asian politics, and international relations of the Asia-Pacific.