The Institute has more than 45 Campus Affiliates, which include PSU faculty (with any appointment), emeritus faculty, visiting faculty and scholars, administrators, and staff whose work and/or interests supports Asian studies.
Affiliates fully participate in the Institute’s activities but are not eligible to vote, receive grants, or stand for election.
Jennifer Aengst (Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2011)
Adjunct Professor, Anthropology
Teaching interests: Gender in cross cultural perspective, medical anthropology, South Asia
Research Interests: Cultural and medical anthropology, reproduction, population, fertility politics, gender, the development of contraceptive technologies, Ladakh, Himalayas, and South Asia
Regional Specialization: South Asia
Randall Bluffstone (Ph.D. Economics, Boston University, 1993)
Professor of Economics
Director of the Institute for Economics and the Environment
Teaching Interest: Economics
Regional Specialization: Nepal
Amanda Byron (Portland State University, Ed.D.)
Core Faculty, Graduate Program in Conflict Resolution
Teaching & Research Interests: Peace Education and Violence Prevention
Regional interests: SE Asia, Indonesia
Sharon Carstens (Ph.D., Cornell University, 1980)
Emerita Professor of Anthropology and International Studies;
Teaching interests: Culture theory; research methods; symbolic anthropology; visual anthropology; Southeast Asia, China, Asian Americans
Research interests: Southeast Asian Chinese (especially Malaysia, Singapore); ethno history; ethnic identities; Hakka; Chinese folk religion; transnational media; Mandarin bilingual education; multi-lingual identities and politics
Regional specialization: Southeast Asia, China
Christine Chaille (Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles, 1997)
Professor and Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education.
Research interests: University roles in inspiring innovative practice
Regional interests: China and Japan
Susan Chan (D.M., Indiana University, 1994)
Associate Professor of Music.
Teaching interests: Piano.
Research interests Soloist and chamber musician who actively promotes music from Asia, especially music written by female composers.
Regional specialization: China
Alyse Collins (M.A., Portland State University, 2007)
Assistant Director & Advisor, Education Abroad — Asia & Latin America, Office of International Affairs.
Specialization: Advisor for study abroad programs in Asia, Latin America, and international internships.
Jiunn-Der Geoffrey Duh (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2004)
Associate Professor of Geography and Director of GIS Programs.
Teaching interests: GIS; digital compilation and database design; satellite digital image processing classification, and change detection; digital terrain analysis.
Research interests: geocomputational theory and techniques to integrate GIS and remote sensing technologies in spatial decision-making
Regional specialization: China
Linda George (Ph.D., Portland State University, 1991)
Professor of Environmental Sciences and Management.
Research interests: Atmospheric chemistry, monitoring and modeling of urban air pollutants, assessing human exposure to and perception of air pollutants and climate change, development of measurement techniques for quantifying atmospheric species, investigations of urban climate.
Regional specialization: South Asia
Mel Gurtov
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Regional specialization: East Asia, China, Korea
Akiko Hashimoto
Ph, D. Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburg
Visiting Scholar in the Department of Sociology at Portland State University
Research interests: Cultural Sociology, Global and Comparative Sociology, Qualitative Methods, Cultural Trauma, Memory, National Identity, Family, Aging, Media, Popular Culture, War and Peace.
Regional Specialization: Japan
Bin Jiang (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1999)
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics.
Research interests: Computational electromagnetism, numerical simulation in nanoscale optics.
Regional specialization: China
Jun Jiao (Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1997)
Professor of Physics.
Teaching & research interests: nanoscale materials and the application of analytical techniques of electron microscopy.
Regional specialization: China
Una Kim (M.F.A., Parsons School of Design, 1990)
Adjunct Painting Instructor, Department of Art.
Specialization: Professional painter, coordination of international art focused programs
Regional specialization: Korea
Jeffrey Kinkley (Ph.D., Harvard University, 1977)
Courtesy Professor of History and of World Languages and Literatures
Research interests: Modern Chinese history and literature
Regional specialization: China, East Asia
David Komito (Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Teaching interests: Asian philosophy, environmental philosophy
Regional specialization: Tibet
Nariyo Kono (Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2001)
Assistant Professor, Applied Linguistics and Native American Studies.
Teaching interests: Language maintenance and revitalization; language planning and policy; educational linguistics; bilingualism/multilingualism; sociolinguistics, research methods and ethics; discourse grammar; native American languages.
Research interests: Theory development in language planning and policy; second/heritage language acquisition/pedagogy; community-based language revitalization and language documentation methods; discourse grammar; grammaticization; language classroom cultures; use of technology.
Regional specialization: Japan, Native American languages
Thomas Larsen Professor Emeritus, PSU Library
Scholarly interests: Southeast Asian languages and librarianship, Chinese language, Manchu language
Julia Hwakyu Lee (DM., University of Wisconsin)
Adjunct Professor of Piano
Teaching interests: Piano
Research interests Soloist and chamber musician
Regional specialization: Korea
Marcus Ingle (Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1977)
Professor (Emeritus?) of Public Administration
Teaching interests: Public administration
Research interests: Institutional sustainability; shared-power leadership and management for sustainable prosperity in the 21st century context; project and program management; public policy implementation; internationalization of higher education
Regional specialization: China & Vietnam
Masumi Lint (M.A. TESOL, University of Idaho)
Program Manager, International Special Programs, Office of Global Engagement and Innovation
Specialization: International education, program management; China & Japan
Jenny Liu (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley)
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies & Planning.
Research interests: Economics of alternative energy sources; linkages between transportation choices and environmental issues; the effects of physical infrastructure networks and social networks on the adoption of transportation technologies, and technology adoption
Regional specialization: China
Sally McWilliams (Ph.D., University of Washington, 1992)
Professor, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Teaching interests: feminist and queer theory; Asian diasporic literary and visual cultures; queer of color literature and memoirs Research interests: Asian diasporic literature and photography; Asian American graphic memoirs
Douglas Morgan (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1971)
Professor Emeritus and Program Manager, Executive Masters in Public Administration, Hatfield School of Government.
Regional specialization: China
David Moore (M.A. Portland State University, 1994; ABD, Simon Fraser University)
Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology and International Studies
Teaching interests: Cultural Anthropology, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Research interests: Southeast Asia; South Asia; nationalism; ethnicity; globalization; historical anthropology.
Regional specialization: Southeast Asia, South Asia
Sally Mudiamu (Ed.D. Portland State University, 2020)
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Global Engagement and Innovation; Director of Waseda Transnational Program
Regional specialization: Japan
Swapna Mukhopadhyay (Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1989)
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education.
Teaching interests: Critical mathematics education; Ethno mathematics
Regional specialization: South Asia, India
Connie Ozawa (Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
Professor of Urban Studies & Planning.
Teaching interests: Environmental policy and management; planning theory and practice; negotiation and dispute resolution.
Research interests: Public decision making; the role of the professional; public participation methods.
Regional specialization: China
YeRim Park
Adjunct Instructor, Korean Language Department
Jonathan Pease (Ph.D., University of Washington, 1986)
Professor Emeritus of Chinese
Teaching interests: Chinese language and literature
Regional specialization: China
Jennifer Ruth (Ph.D., Brown University, 1999)
Professor of Film Studies
Teaching interests: film history, theory, and genre.
Area of specialization: Cold War politics of and in film from the United States, the former Soviet bloc countries, and China.
Yuko Sakurauchi
Adjunct Instructor, International Studies Program.
Regional specialization: Japan
Vivek Shandas (Ph.D., University of Washington, 2005)
Associate Professor, Urban Studies & Planning.
Teaching interests: GIS; environmental planning methods; ecosystem services; global cities.
Research interests: Environmental change and human behavior.
Regional specialization: India, China
Shung Jae Shin (Ph.D., Texas A&M, 2003)
Associate Professor, School of Business.
Teaching interests: Organizational behavior.
Research interests: Creativity at workplace; leadership, human side of corporate, mergers and acquisition; cross-cultural studies teams and diversity.
Regional specialization: Korea
Lindsay Skog
(Ph.D. Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015)
Adjunct faculty, Dept. of Geography
Regional interests: India & Nepal
Renjeng Su (D.Sc., Chemical engineering, Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan)
Dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science.
Regional specialization: China
Barbara Tint (Ph.D., University of Melbourne, 2003)
Associate Professor, Conflict Resolution
Teaching interests: Conflict Resolution
Regional interest: South Asia
Yer Thao (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 2002)
Associate, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education
Regional specialization: Southeast Asia, Mong and Laotian cultures
Alma Trinidad (Ph.D., University of Washington, 2010)
Assistant Professor of Social Work.
Teaching interests: anti-oppressive, social justice & empowerment social work practice; policy analysis & advocacy; community, organizations and society; health & mental health promotion among youth & young adults; community participatory research
Research interests: sociopolitical development among youth & young adults; critical pedagogies of place & social justice work; indigenization of social movements; health & mental health promotion among Asian Pacific Islanders & other marginalized populations; culturally responsive programs; faith-based organizing
Regional specialization: Asian Americans
Baihetiyaer Tuerxun
Professor, Courtesy Appointment
Specialization: History of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
Linda Walton (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1978)
Professor Emerita of Chinese History
Teaching interests: Pre-modern Chinese history
Research interests: intellectual history and social history of China, 1000-1400
Regional specialization: China & Japan
Dilafruz Williams (Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1987)
Department Chair and Professor, Education Leadership and Policy, Graduate School of Education.
Research interests: Community-Higher Education-Schools Strategic Partnership Development; Civic Engagement/Service Learning; Professional Development Sustainability Education; Environmental Education Learning; Gardens-Based Education Curriculum Design; Research K-12 Public
Regional specialization: South Asia, India
Ron Witczak Executive Director
Office of Global Engagement and Innovation (OGEI)
Focus: Developing and maintaining meaningful partnerships between PSU and educational institutions in Asia and around the world.
Liu-Qin Yang (Ph.D., University of South Florida, 2009)
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Teaching areas: Motivation, Psychological Measurement, Occupational Health and Work Stress
Research interests: Workplace relationships and aggression prevention, work motivation, cross-cultural psychology, and quantitative methodology
Sung Yi (Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1992)
Associate Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Research interests: Electronic packaging; delamination and failure mechanisms of IC packages and composites; constitutive modeling and characterization of engineering materials; numerical modeling and simulation of manufacturing process of polymer matrix composites
Regional specialization: Korea
Xia Zhang
Professor, Department of Anthropology
Research interest: globalization, urbanization, migration, gender (esp. masculinity), new media, youth culture, and recently on family and mental health in China and East Asia