East Asian Studies at IU
Spotlight
Tim Rich
Ph.D. student in Political Science
Political science doctoral student Tim Rich exemplifies the high quality of scholarship and globally-directed service supported by the EASC. Tim, whose research focuses on Taiwanese politics, cross-strait relations, and U.S.–China relations, has acted as an observer at a Taiwanese mayoral election and met Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. In addition to building his own publication profile, he has helped form a peer group to encourage other graduate students in his department to present and publish early and often. Recently, Tim taught a continuing studies course sponsored by the EASC, “Emerging Issues in China,” which tracked the foreign and domestic policy implications of China’s rise as a political and economic superpower. Through Tim’s efforts with this course, the center was able to connect many nontraditional students in the local community to knowledge about contemporary East Asia.
Graduate Students
We serve as a hub of a campus-wide network of graduate students studying East Asia. There are approximately 140 students pursuing advanced degrees with a concentration on China, Japan, or Korea in more than 20 Indiana University Bloomington departments and professional schools.
- Current Students, A - I
- A - I | J - R | S - Z
Amanda Bates
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Contemporary Japanese literature, film, and media
Dongchoel Bin
Ph.D. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Early China with focus on the Warring States period; development of Chinese writing through oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, and bamboo manuscripts; Chinese calligraphy
Christopher Blackburn
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Contemporary China; international relations
Susan Blake
Ph.D. student, Philosophy
Research Interests: Chinese philosophy
David Boyd
Ph.D. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese thought and religion
Jonathan Bratt
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese history and anthropology
Alex Burch
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese language, modern China -
Jingjing Cai
Ph.D. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Classical Chinese literature
Yingqun Cao
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: China
Xiaohong Chen
Ph.D. student, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Research Interests: Chinese cultural tradition and identity; material culture
Yanfei Chen
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese language pedagogy
Hyo-Kyung Choi
Ph.D. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Early modern Japanese history; Arai; Hakuseki
Cheryl Cottine
Ph.D. student, Religious Studies
Research Interests: Early/proto Daoism; Zhuangzi; comparative ethics
Jude Coulter-Pultz
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Japanese folklore and mythology
Nicole Dabney
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese language pedagogy; Chinese linguistics
Allison Darmody
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Classical Japanese literature; folklore and gender studies; Noh theater
Tiphani Dixon
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Japanese studies
Michael Evans
Ph.D. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese/Uyghur issues
Xin Fan
Ph.D. student, History
Research Interests: Ancient world and modern Chinese historiography
Alexandria Frauman
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Japanese literature, culture, and religion in the Heian period
Shingo Hamada
Ph.D. student, Anthropology
Research Interests: Environmental anthropology, ecotourism, Japan, Ainu cultural revitalization, indigenous rights
Kunio Hara
Ph.D. student, Musicology
Research Interests: Development of Western music in East Asia
Jessica Harding
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese language pedagogy; Chinese linguistics; education reform
Misato Hiraga
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Japanese language pedagogy
Elizabeth Holcombe
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Modern China; Chinese education
Daniel Idziak
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: China, business
