Asian Area Studies Faculty
Ananda Abeysekara, Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Culture (Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1999). Asian Religions.
Deborah J. Milly, Associate Professor of Political Science (Ph.D., Yale University, 1990). Politics of Japan and Comparative Politics of Asia.
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Professor of Economics (Ph.D., Harvard University, 1977). Economy of the Middle East.
Zhange Ni, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Religion and Culture (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2009). Asian Religions
Suchitra Samanta, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Religion and Culture (Ph.D., University of Virginia,1990). Asian American Studies, Asian Religions, and Women's Studies.
Peter L. Schmitthenner, Coordinator of Asian Area Studies, Associate Professor, Departments of History and Religion and Culture (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1991). History of South Asia (India, etc.); Asian Cultures.
Helen Schneider, Assistant Professor of History (Ph.D., University of Washington, 2004). History of China and Japan.
Rachel Scott, Assistant Professor, Department of Religion and Culture (Ph.D., School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2004). Islamic Studies.
Randolph W. Ward, Professor of Theater Arts (M.F.A., University of Hawaii, 1968). Japanese Theater.