Dr. Yukongdi has held academic appointments in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. She relocated to Australia in 1993 and since 1998, she was teaching overseas, initially in New Zealand and subsequently in Australia where she remained until 2012. She has held full-time, tenure-track academic appointments at Assumption University, Central Queensland University, Griffith University, Massey University, University of Melbourne, University of Newcastle, University of Southern Queensland and as adjunct DBA supervisor at University of South Australia.