
Ms Florence Kayan Lapto
PhD Student 8.25, 8/F., The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial CampusBiography
Florence is a full-time PhD student at HKU Sociology. She received her bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Management, and Politics from the City University of Hong Kong and master’s degree in Criminology from HKU.
Before her PhD study, she worked as a research assistant in Public and Social Policy Research Centre of The Open University of Hong Kong. She participated various projects about housing and aging.
Her research interests include sex work, crime, informal settlement, inmate culture, and drugs.
Education
Master of Social Sciences in Criminology
The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy, Management, and Politics
City University of Hong Kong
Research interests
Sex work
Crime
Informal settlement
Inmate culture
drugs
Selected publications
Cheng, V. S., & Lapto, F. K. (2021). The social meaning of snitching in Chinese drug detention centers. Punishment & Society, 23(3), 355–375. https://doi.org/10.1177/1462474520949817