Director of Asian Studies
STEVEN LINDQUIST, Ph.D.
Southern Methodist University
PO Box 750202
Dallas, TX 75275-0202
Web; Email:slindqui@smu.edu
Asian Studies Faculty
SMU's Asian Studies consists of faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized experts in the histories, languages, politics, and literatures of Asia. Many of our faculty have received prestigious awards in research and teaching, coordinate national conferences, are leaders in professional societies, and serve as experts to the media and the DFW area. All have significant experience living, researching, or working in Asia.
Please see web links for more information on individual faculty and course offerings.
CHEN, Guangyan
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Areas: Chinese language and literature
Web; Email: guangyanc@smu.edu
ELVERSKOG, Johan
Department of Religious Studies
Areas: Buddhism; Chinese and Tibetan religions, culture, and languages; Mongolia
Web; Email: johan@smu.edu
HABITO, Ruben
Perkins School of Theology
Areas: Buddhism; inter-religious dialogue; Christianity in Asia
Web; Email: rhabito@smu.edu
LINDQUIST, Steven
Department of Religious Studies
Areas: South Asian religions; classical India; Sanskrit
Web; Email: slindqui@smu.edu
MOIN, A. Azfar
Department of History
Areas: South Asia; Islam
Web; Email: amoin@smu.edu
SHIAO, Ling
Department of History
Areas: China; Modern East Asia
Web; Email: lshiao@smu.edu
SCHNEIDER, Keiko
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Areas: Japanese language and literature
Web; Email: kschneid@smu.edu
SUDAN, Rajani
Department of English
Areas: British imperial literature; colonial and postcolonial studies
Web; Email: rsudan@smu.edu
TAKEUCHI, Hiroki
Department of Political Science
Areas: Chinese and Japanese politics; international relations
Web; Email: htakeuch@smu.edu
TSUTSUI, William
Department of History; Dean of Dedman College
Areas: Modern Japan; modern East Asia; environmental history
Web; Email: dedmandean@smu.edu
WALLACE, Ben
Department of Anthropology
Areas: Southeast Asia
Web; Email: bwallace@smu.edu
WAN, Sze-Kar
Perkins Schools of Theology
Areas: neo-Confucianism; Christianity in East Asia; postcolonial studies
Web; Email: swan@smu.edu
XIA, Yan
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Areas: Chinese language and literature
Web; Email: yxia@smu.edu
XUE, Yang
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Areas: Chinese language and literature
Web; Email: yxue@smu.edu