East Asian Studies

People

Our people are leading scholars who produce innovative scholarship and teaching in a wide range of topics including literature, history, religion, art history, government, and linguistics.

People

Our people are leading scholars who produce innovative scholarship and teaching in a wide range of topics including literature, history, religion, art history, government, and linguistics.

Faculty

Kumiko Akama

Visiting Lecturer, Japanese

kumiko_akama@brown.edu

Gerard House 204

Office Hours Tuesdays 12:30-1:30pm & Thursdays 2:30-3:30pm
Beverly Bossler

Chair, East Asian Studies, Professor of East Asian Studies and History, Chen Family Professor of Chinese Studies

beverly_bossler@brown.edu

401-863-9764

Gerard House 205

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30
Cin-Hua Chen

Visiting Lecturer, Chinese

cin-hua_chen@brown.edu

Gerard House 119

Office Hours Thu 1:30-3:30pm
Kaijun Chen

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies

kaijun_chen@brown.edu

401-863-2775

Gerard House 112

Office Hours on leave AY 26/27
Wenhui Chen

Associate Teaching Professor, Chinese

wenhui_chen@brown.edu

401-863-2796

Gerard House 212

Office Hours 3-5pm on Fridays
Sachiko Hiramatsu

Assistant Teaching Professor, Japanese

sachiko_hiramatsu@brown.edu

401-863-2724

Gerard House 306

Office Hours Wed 12-1pm, Fri 1-2pm & by appointment
Jia-Lin Huang Hsieh

Visiting Lecturer, Chinese

jia-lin_huang@brown.edu

401-863-9505

Gerard House 119

Office Hours Tuesday 12-2pm
Liwei Jiao

Associate Teaching Professor, Chinese

liwei_jiao@brown.edu

401-863-2229

Gerard House 106

Office Hours Wednesdays 2-4 pm
Heeyeong Jung

Yoon Se Young Assistant Teaching Professor of Korean Language and Literature

heeyeong_jung@brown.edu

Gerard House 200

Office Hours 2-4pm on Tuesdays and by appointment
Hieyoon Kim

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies

hieyoon_kim@brown.edu

Gerard House 202

Office Hours Thursdays 1-2 pm & by appointment
Zhuqing Li

Head of Library Exploration and Research for East Asia

zhuqing_li@brown.edu

401-863-9505

Rock 319

Office Hours Tue 9am or by appointment
Kanta Maruko

Visiting Lecturer, Japanese

kanta_maruko@brown.edu

Gerard 119
Naemi Mcpherson

Assistant Teaching Professor, Japanese

naemi_mcpherson@brown.edu

401-863-2724

Gerard House 210

Office Hours Monday 3:30-4:30pm, Wednesday 3-4 pm & by appointment
Kyuwon Moon

Assistant Teaching Professor, Korean

kyuwon_moon@brown.edu

Gerard 300

Office Hours Wednesday and Friday, 1-2pm
Rebecca Nedostup

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Associate Professor of History

rebecca_nedostup@brown.edu

401-863-9030
Jeffrey Niedermaier

Mulberry Essence Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and East Asian Studies

jeffrey_niedermaier@brown.edu

401-863-3696

Prospect Room 306
Samuel Perry

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies

samuel_perry@brown.edu

401-863-9762

Gerard House 201

Office Hours M 2-3 and T 12-1 (pls confirm by email)
Janine Sawada

Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies

janine_sawada@brown.edu

401-863-3567

Shirley Miller House, 59 George Street, 107
Sueyon Seo

Visiting Lecturer, Japanese

sueyon_seo@Brown.edu

Gerard House 204

Office Hours Tue 10:00-11:00 Sayles 105, Thu 1:30-2:30pm Gerard House 204
Kerry Smith

Professor of History, Professor of East Asian Studies

kerry_smith@brown.edu

401-863-1246

Sharpe 308
Lulei Su

Assistant Teaching Professor, Chinese

lulei_su@brown.edu

401-863-2984

Gerard House 304

Office Hours Wednesdays 2-4pm, or by appointment
Atsuko Suga Borgmann

Associate Teaching Professor, Japanese

atsuko_borgmann@brown.edu

Gerard House 312

Office Hours Mon 2:00-3:00 pm, Wed 4:00-5:00 pm
Kyoko Tanoshima

Visiting Lecturer, Japanese

kyoko_tanoshima@brown.edu

Gerard 119
Trang Tran

Visiting Lecturer, Vietnamese

trang_tran@brown.edu

401-863-3640

Gerard 119

Office Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays: 2:00–5:00 pm, Wednesdays & Fridays: 3:00–5:00 pm
Hye-Sook Wang

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies

hye-sook_wang@brown.edu

401-863-3869

Gerard House 302

Office Hours Tue. 2-3 pm, or by appointment
Lingzhen Wang

Professor of East Asian Studies

lingzhen_wang@brown.edu

401-863-7092

Gerard House 301

Office Hours Tuesday, 2:30-3:30PM, 5:30-6:30PM
Yang Wang

Teaching Professor, Chinese

yang_wang@brown.edu

401-863-9761

Gerard House 305
Jieyu Zhou

Assistant Teaching Professor, Chinese

jieyu_zhou@brown.edu

Gerard 310

Officers and Staff

Beverly Bossler

Chair, East Asian Studies, Professor of East Asian Studies and History, Chen Family Professor of Chinese Studies

beverly_bossler@brown.edu

401-863-9764

Gerard House 205

Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30
Hieyoon Kim

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies

hieyoon_kim@brown.edu

Gerard House 202

Office Hours Thursdays 1-2 pm & by appointment

Department Staff

Lauren Leslie

Academic Department Manager

lauren_leslie@brown.edu

(401) 863-2778

Office: Gerard House 102
Robin Diotte

Program & Outreach Coordinator

robin_diotte@brown.edu

(401) 863-2778

Office: Gerard House 102

Emeriti

Cynthia Brokaw

Professor Emerita of History and East Asian Studies, Chen Family Professor Emerita of Chinese Studies

cynthia_brokaw@brown.edu
Jerome Grieder

Professor Emeritus of History, East Asian Studies
Lung-Hua Hu

Associate Teaching Professor Emerita in East Asian Studies

lung-hua_hu@brown.edu
Yuko Jackson

Associate Teaching Professor Emerita in East Asian Studies
Robert Lee

Associate Professor Emeritus of American Studies

robert_lee@brown.edu
Chieh-feng Ou Lee

Senior Lecturer Emeritus in East Asian Studies
Steve Rabson

Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies
Hiroshi Tajima

Lecturer Emeritus in East Asian Studies
James Wrenn

Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies
Kikuko Yamashita

Associate Professor Emerita of East Asian Studies

kikuko_yamashita@brown.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Tamara Chin

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature

Tamara_Chin@brown.edu
Evelyn Hu-Dehart

Professor of History, Professor of American Studies

evelyn_hu-dehart@brown.edu
Daniel Kim

Professor of English, Professor of American Studies

daniel_kim@brown.edu
Brian Lander

Associate Professor of History and Environment and Society

brian_lander@brown.edu
Dore Levy

Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor of East Asian Studies

dore_levy@brown.edu
Katherine Mason

Associate Professor of Anthropology

katherine_mason@brown.edu
Jeffrey Moser

Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture

jeffrey_moser@brown.edu
Sawako Nakayasu

Associate Professor of Literary Arts

sawako_nakayasu@brown.edu
Jason Protass

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

jason_protass@brown.edu
Harold Roth

Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies

harold_roth@brown.edu
Elena Shih

Associate Professor of American Studies

elena_shih@brown.edu
Edward Steinfeld

Dean's Professor of China Studies, Professor of Political Science, Professor of International and Public Affairs

edward_steinfeld@brown.edu
Yoko Yamamoto

Visiting Associate Professor of Education

yoko_yamamoto@brown.edu

People

People

Faculty

Kumiko Akama

Cin-Hua Chen

Sachiko Hiramatsu

Jia-Lin Huang Hsieh

Heeyeong Jung

Zhuqing Li

Kanta Maruko

Naemi Mcpherson

Sueyon Seo

Atsuko Suga Borgmann

Kyoko Tanoshima

Trang Tran

Jieyu Zhou

Officers and Staff

Lauren Leslie

Robin Diotte

Emeriti

Jerome Grieder

Yuko Jackson

Chieh-feng Ou Lee

Steve Rabson

Hiroshi Tajima

James Wrenn

Affiliated Faculty