Dr. Tamara Bhalla
tbhalla@umbc.edu
Assistant Professor, Department of American Studies (Asian American literatures and cultures, South Asian American and diasporic literature and culture)
Dr. Amy Bhatt
abhatt@umbc.edu
Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies (gender, labor, migration, family and South Asia)
Dr. William Brown
wbrown@umbc.edu
Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication (Chinese language, literature, and film)
Irene Chan
ichan@umbc.edu
Associate Professor, Department of Visual Arts (Ephemera, Environment, and Experience)
Dr. Jean Fernandez
jfernand@umbc.edu
Associate Professor, Department of English (Colonialism and Literature of Empire)
Dr. Theo Gonzalves
theo@umbc.edu
Associate Professor, Department of American Studies (U.S.-Philippine relations; Filipino American/Asian American studies; culture and the performing arts)
Dr. Brian Grodsky
bgrodsky@umbc.edu
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science (Central Asia; Comparative Politics; Human Rights; Democratization; Post-Communist Politics)
Dr. Devin Hagerty
dhagerty@umbc.edu
Professor, Department of Political Science (South Asian politics)
Dr. Preminda Jacob
premindajacob@umbc.edu
Associate Professor, Department of Visual Arts (Art History and Museum Studies)
Dr. David Mitch
mitch@umbc.edu
Professor, Department of Economics (Asian economics)
Dr. Meredith Oyen
oyen@umbc.edu
Assistant Professor, Department of History (US foreign policy with Asia; China; Asian immigration)
Dr. Michael Richards
emrichards@umbc.edu
Professor, Department of Music (Asian music)
Dr. Anna Shields
ashields@umbc.edu
Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication (Chinese literature, culture)
Dr. Manil Suri
suri@umbc.edu
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics (South Asian literature)
www.manilsuri.com
Dr. Wendy Takacs
wtakacs@umbc.edu
Professor, Department of Economics (International Economics, Economic Development)
Roye S. Templeton
rtemplet@umbc.edu
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy (Asian philosophy, martial arts)
Dr. Constantine Vaporis
vaporis@umbc.edu
Professor, Department of History (East Asian history; gender and women’s studies in Asia)
Dr. Ka-che Yip
yip@umbc.edu
Professor, Department of History (East Asian history; medicine and culture in East Asia)
Dr. Kyung-Eun Yoon
kyoon@umbc.edu
Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (Korean language and culture)
Instructors
Yeon K. Krippes
krippes@umbc.edu
Korean Language Instructor, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
Yasuko Nadayoshi-Walcott
walcott@umbc.edu
Japanese language Instructor, modern film, culture, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
Advisory Committee
The Director of Asian Studies is advised by a committee of Asian Studies faculty, currently consisting of the following members:
Dr. Amy Bhatt, Gender and Women's Studies
Dr. Meredith Oyen, History
Dr. Anna Shields, Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Administration Building 720-721
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone: 410-455-2092
Fax: 410-455-1045
E-mail: asianstudies@umbc.edu