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
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Katherine Schramm
Ph.D. student, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Research Interests: Okinawan festivals
Liyan Shen
Ph.D. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese literature
Sumiyo Shimada
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Japanese language pedagogy
Andrea Smith-Rippeon
Ph.D. student, Political Science
Research Interests: Identity politics (including indigenous peoples and minority nationalities); regional ethnic autonomy; transnational activist networks, solidarity, and contention; the role of legal ambiguity, uncertainty, and China’s emerging civil society in policy outcomes
Thomas Stock
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: North Korean history and thought
Kimble Stohry
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Korean studies
Alexander Wald
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese language
Sheng-Yu Wang
Ph.D. student, Education
Research Interests: Literacy, culture, and language education
Allessandra Watson
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Japanese language
Edwin Way
Ph.D. student, Political Science
Research Interests: Chinese political economy
Julia Whyde
Ph.D. student, Comparative Literature
Research Interests: English, Chinese, and Spanish medieval religious literature
Matthew Winter
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese language pedagogy; Chinese cursive script; sociolinguistics; Chinese language reform movement
Jihyeon Won
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese politics; East Asian political economy
Laura Woods
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Japanese women’s language; role language (yakuwarigo); sociolinguistics
Pei-Shan Yu
M.A. student, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Chinese language pedagogy
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