Asian Studies Faculty
Members of the Asian studies faculty are well-versed and highly knowledgeable. They exemplify the interdisciplinary nature of our Asian Studies major as they represent seven different disciplines: Business and Accounting, Economics, History, Modern Languages and Literature, Religion, Political Science, English, and Philosophy. Several have received prestigious Fulbright fellowships to study in India, and others have been invited to visit and lecture in China and Japan. All have traveled extensively or lived in Asia and are able to include first-hand accounts and personal illustrations in their classroom discussions.

China Specialists

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Kate Kaup
Assistant Professor
Political Science
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Harry Kuoshu
Associate Professor
Modern Languages & Literatures
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Sean Chen
Associate Professor
Business & Accounting

 

 

 
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Sheng Xiao
Visiting Assistant Professor
Economics
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Dongming Zhang
Assistant Professor
Modern Languages & Literatures and Asian Studies
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Assistant Professor
Philosophy and Asian Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan Specialist

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Professor
Philosophy
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Izumi Tokunaga
Lecturer
Modern Languages & Literatures
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Professor
Modern Languages & Literatures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jim Leavell
Herring Professor, Emeritus
Asian Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Asia Specialists

Karni Bhati
Assistant Professor
English

Sam Britt
Associate Professor
Religion

Kailash Khandke
Associate Professor
Economics

Lisa Knight
Assistant Professor
Religion

Savita Nair
Associate Professor
History

Ed Yazijian
Lecturer
Asian Studies
 
Language House Assistants

New assistants coming in the Fall!

 
Staff

Becky Duckett
Programs Coordinator
 

Missy Hammer
Department Assistant