Adisorn Juntrasook

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Thailand

Adisorn Juntrasook

Adisorn Juntrasook is an educator, researcher, writer, and advocate for social change, who serves as Dean of the Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education, Thammasat University.

The Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education is the youngest faculty at Thammasat University, and it aims to change society for the better and make a difference through education.

Adisorn’s fields of expertise include education, leadership, transformation, and creative arts, and over the course of his career, he has worked on projects relating to health equity, social inclusion, and social justice in Thai society. 

Adisorn is especially passionate about the health and well-being of LGBTQI+ students and young people. While serving as Vice President for Student Affairs at Thammasat University, he proposed a new, university-wide policy of zero tolerance for discrimination against individuals based on their gender or sexuality; he also set up a university committee to promote a safe environment for students of gender and sexual diversity.

At a national level, he led a survey on economic exclusion and discrimination against LGBTQI+ individuals funded by the World Bank and a study focusing on the needs for supporting service of the LGBTQI+ population and health service providers, funded by Thailand Health Promotion Foundation.