Kathleen Bailey
Political Science Department
Areas of concentration: ethnic and regional politics with a focus on the former Soviet space, especially Uzbekistan and Central Asia
Ali Banuazizi
Political Science Department
Areas of concentration: political cultures of the Middle East; comparative study of religion, ethnicity, and politics in the Middle East and Central Asia; conceptions of equality and social justice; politics of martyrdom
Sheila Blair
Fine Arts Department
Areas of concentration: Islamic art, especially the arts of Iran and Central Asia; the art and architecture produced under the Mongols; calligraphy and books
Jonathan Bloom
Fine Arts Department
Areas of concentration: Islamic art and architecture; the history of paper; art in the medieval Mediterranean world
Xu Guo Chan
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Chinese language
Sing-Chen Lydia Chiang
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Chinese literature and language; East Asian studies
Jeremy Clarke
History Department
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Areas of concentration: modern Chinese history with a particular focus on Catholic and Christian history
Catherine Cornille
Theology Department
Areas of concentration: theology of Religions; the theory of Interreligious Dialogue; concrete questions in the Hindu-Christian and Buddhist-Christian dialogues; and the phenomenon of inculturation and intercultural theology
Kenji Hayao
Political Science Department
Areas of concentration: Japanese domestic politics, with a particular interest in its prime ministership; comparative politics
Christina Klein
English Department
Areas of concentration: American studies, film studies, American literature, the literature and culture of America’s encounters with Asia
Ramsay Liem
Psychology Department
Areas of concentration: community psychology; Asian American / Korean American Studies (Asian American history and ethnic identity formation)
Fang Lu
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Chinese language
John Makransky
Theology Department
Areas of concentration: Indian Buddhist texts and how doctrines of enlightenment (buddhahood) have developed in connection with diverse forms of Buddhist meditation, philosophical analysis, and ritual practice; connections between transcendental insight, compassion and devotion in Tibetan and Indian Buddhist traditions; specific aspects of Buddhist and Christian anthropology and soteriology.
Rebecca Nedostup
History Department
Areas of concentration: Modern China; the relationship between mass politics, popular culture, and social power in the twentieth century; religion and the nation-state; and urban and spatial history
Kazuko Oliver
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Japanese language
Prasannan Parthasarathi
History Department
Areas of concentration: Modern South Asian history; British Empire; labor history; economic history
Robert S. Ross
Political Science Department
Areas of concentration: Chinese security policy, with a focus on Chinese use of force and deterrence in East Asia and U.S.-China relations
Franziska Seraphim
History Department
Areas of concentration: Modern and contemporary Japanese history: social, political, and cultural; historical memory; social movements; relations with Asia; global history
Kalpana Rahita Seshadri
English Department
Areas of concentration: post-colonial theory; Anglophone literatures of India and Africa; critical theory, with an emphasis in psychoanalysis and Marxism
Ce Shen
Graduate School of Social Work
Areas of concentration: Cross-National Studies on Social Development, Aging and Social Welfare Policy in International and Cross-Cultural Context, Consumer-Directed Care for People with Mental Illness Diagnoses, Various Quantitative Research Methods
Mari Takahashi Shiveley
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Japanese language
Ricco Siasoco
English Department
Areas of concentration: Asian American literature
Min Hyoung Song
English Department
Areas of concentration: Asian American, ethnic American, and twentieth-century American literature, with a special interest in cultural studies and literary theory
Francis Y. K. Soo
Philosophy Department
Areas of concentration: Eastern Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Thanh Tran
Graduate School of Social Work
Areas of concentration: Cross-Cultural Research Methodology, Evidenced-Based Research, Evaluation, Mental Health Services Research; Asian Americans
Ying Wang
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Chinese language
Qingwen Xu
Graduate School of Social Work
Areas of concentration: Policies and Programs Concerning Immigrant and Refugee Populations, International Social Work and Social Development (China), Community Practice and Community Organization
Hyang-sook Yoon
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Korean language
Xu Zhang
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Areas of concentration: Chinese language