- MAP Role: International Advisory Board member
- Institution: Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
- Position: Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Social Work
- Location: Indonesia
- Senior lecturer and researcher in Psychology and Social work (Atma Jaya Catholic University and Universitas Indonesia – both in Jakarta, Indonesia)
- MS Psychology (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta- Indonesia, 1982)
- MS and PhD. Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University – West Lafayette, USA (1990; 1992)
- Fulbrights-Hays scholarship Recipient 1988-1992
- Founder and Board member of a number of rights-based NGOs
- For many years has been appointed as a (temporary) advisor to a number of UN bodies (UNICEF, UNESCO, UNAIDS) and Government of Indonesia (Bappenas, MoEC, MoSA, MoWECP, MoH)
- One of the Founders of the National Commission on Child Protection (1998-2001)
- The Culture of Peace and reconcilliation facilitator for UNESCO and UNICEF 1998-2004.
- WHO Trained facilitator on Life-skill Education and lead facilitator and manual writer on Life-skill for UNICEF (2000-2003)
- Lead facilitator on child protection in arm conflict and disaster areas (UNICEF & IRC)
- Peace negotiator in Surakarta and North Maluku (incl. Ambon)
- Ministry of Education Award on inclusive education 2014
- Ministry of Health Award “Ksatria Bakti Husada Arutala” Award on pioneering home-based care for children with HIV in Jakarta
- Asia Pacific of Social Work Education (APASWE) 2007 Award for outstanding contribution to social work education.
- National Narcotic Board Award for outreaching injecting drug users in Jakarta 2005
- Researcher and activists on health related stigma reduction (Leprosy, HIV, and Schizophrenia)
- Researcher in spaces for national reconcilliation and resillient community