Bryan Bruns, Ph.D.

C-723 Lanna Condotown, T. Pa Tan, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50300 Thailand

Tel. 66-53 872-225 Fax 66-53 872-225 BryanBruns@BryanBruns.com

Consulting Sociologist, helping people and organizations to improve participation, communication and service provision.

Specializing in participatory learning and action for water resource management, including farmer-managed irrigation development, irrigation management turnover, water user association development, water supply and sanitation, water rights institutions and public participation in basin water management.

Skills include action research; market research; public consultation; participatory rural appraisal; rapid appraisal; sample surveys, case studies; project design and review; pilot project implementation; monitoring and evaluation; and management information system development.

Professional work experience in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Bangladesh, including consulting work for the Ford Foundation, World Bank, USAID, UN and Asian Development Bank. Independent consultant June 1992-present.

Education

Ph.D. Development Sociology, Cornell University. 1991.

Minor Fields: Agricultural Economics, Southeast Asian Studies.

M.S. Development Sociology, Cornell University. 1984.

B.A. Major in Anthropology, Beloit College. 1979.

Citizenship: USA. Born February 1, 1956 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Languages: English, Thai, Indonesian and Lao.

Memberships

International Association for Public Participation

International Association for the Study of Common Property

Telecommunications Association of Thailand

Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology

Foresight Foundation, Senior Associate

References and other information available upon request. Contact: BryanBruns@BryanBruns.com