Asian Studies Faculty, Staff and Librarians



Coordinator of Asian Studies
Dr. Wing-kai To
(East Asian History, Asian American History)
Professor of History
Tillinghast Hall, Room 216
(508) 531-2401
wto@bridgew.edu

Faculty Members:
Dr. Richard Abers
(Aviation Science, China)
Assistant Professor of Aviation Science
Harrington Hall, Room 111C
(508) 531-2394
rabers@bridgew.edu

Dr. Jabbar Al-Obaidi
(Media and Communication Studies, Asia and Middle East)
Professor of Communication Studies
Maxwell Library, Room 215K
(508) 531-2187
jalobaidi@bridgew.edu

Dr. Bodi, John-Michael
Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Tinsley Center, Room 217
(508)531-2837
jbodi@bridgew.edu

Dr. Mark Brenner
(Mental Health and Buddhism, Hong Kong)
Associate Professor of Social Work
Burrill Office Complex, Room 102E
(508)531-2760
mark.brenner@bridgew.edu

Dr. Walter Carroll
(East Asian Societies, Japanese Food and Culture)
Professor of Sociology
Burrill Office Complex
(508) 531-2252
wcaroll@bridgew.edu

Dr. Benjamin Carson
(Asian American and Ethnic Literature, East Asian Literature)
Associate Professor and Chairperson of English
Tillinghast Hall, Room 339
(508) 531-1456
bcarson@bridgew.edu

Dr. Hang-Ling Chang
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Hart Hall, Room 241
(508)531-2232
hchang@bridgew.edu

Ms. Sheau-Hwang Chang
(Coordinator of Asian Collections)
Senior Librarian
Maxwell Library, Room 123
(508) 531-1766
schang@bridgew.edu

Dr. Kevin D. Curry
(Biological Environment of Asia, Cambodia)
Professor of Biological Sciences
Conant Science Building, Room 303
(508) 531-2082
kcurry@bridgew.edu

Dr. Matthew Dasti
(Philosophy of South Asia)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Tillinghast Hall, Room 335
(508)531-2857
matthew.dasti@bridgew.edu

Dr. Fang Deng
(East Asian Societies, China)
Associate Professor of Sociology
Burrill Office Complex
(508) 531-2911
fdeng@bridgew.edu

Dr. Roger Dunn
(East Asian and South Asian Art)
Professor of Art
Tillinghast Hall, Room 202
(508) 531-2185
rdunn@bridgew.edu

Dr. Martin Grossman
(Technology and Management, East and South Asia)
Assistant Professor of Management
Harrington Hall, Room 101B
(508) 531-2723
mgrossman@bridgew.edu

Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad
(Film and Media, Central Asia)
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Maxwell Library. Room 215L
(508)531-2802
bingvoldstad@bridgew.edu

Dr. Michael Kryzanek
(US-Asia Relations)
Director of Global Studies and Executive Director of International Engagement
Maxwell Library, Room 300
(508)531-2318
mkryzanek@bridgew.edu

Dr. Jonghyun Lee
(Social Work, Korea)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Burrill Office Complex, Room 102Z
(508)531-2689
jonghyun.lee@bridgew.edu

Dr. Joel Litvin
Professor of Communication Studies
Maxwell Library, Room 215F
(508) 531-2138
jlitvin@bridgew.edu

Dr. Xiangrong Liu
(Management, China)
Assistant Professor of Management
Harrington Hall, Room 110D
(508)531-1406
xiangrong.liu@bridgew.edu

Dr. T. C. Mattocks
(Educational Leadership)
Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Tinsley Center, Room 215
(508)531-1441
tmattocks@bridgew.edu

Dr. Nancy Moses
(Dance, India and Asia)
Professor of Theater and Dance
Rondileau Campus Center, Room 024C
(508)531-2046
nmoses@bridgew.edu

Dr. Deborah Nemko
(Music, East Asia)
Associate Professor of Music
Maxwell Library, Room 312C
(508)531-2042
dnemko@bridgew.edu

Dr. Thanh Nguyen
(Educational Technology, Vietnam)
Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Tinsley Center, Room 209
(508) 531-2938
tnguyen@bridgew.edu

Dr. Madhu Rao
(Geography, South Asian Studies, Asian American Studies)
Professor of Earth Sciences & Geography
Conant Science Building, Room 219
(508) 531-2120
mrao@bridgew.edu

Dr. Salil Sachdev
(music, South and Southeast Asia)
Associate Professor of Music
Maxwell Library, Room 313A
(508) 531-1377
ssachdev@bridgew.edu

Prof. Preston Saunders
(Ceramics, Japan and Korea)
Associate Professor of Art
Tillinghast Hall, Room 201
(508) 531-2179
psaunders@bridgew.edu

Dr. Minae Savas
(Japanese Language, Literature, Theater, and Film)
Assistant Professor of Japanese
Tillinghast Hall, Room 317
(508) 531-2511
minae.savas@bridgew.edu

Dr. Uma Shama
(Mathematics, South Asia)
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Hart Hall, Room 237
(508)531-2248
ushama@bridgew.edu

Ms. Nasreen Shibl
(Social Work, South Asia and Asian American Studies)
Field Education Specialist, Social Work
Burrill Office Complex, Room 102F
(508)531-1459
nasreen.shibli@bridgew.edu

Dr. Yongjun Shin
(Communication Studies, Korea)
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Maxwell Library, Room 215R
(508)531-6698
yongjun.shin@bridgew.edu

Rev. Chang-Hee Son
Protestant Minister
Christian Fellowship Center
Rondileau Campus Center, Room 014
(508) 531-1721
cson@bridgew.edu

Dr. Julia Stakhnevich
(Linguistics, ESL, East Asian culture)
Associate Professor of English
Tillinghast Hall, Room 307
(508)531-2805
jstakhnevich@bridgew.edu

Dr. Nancy Street
(Chinese Media and Education)
Professor of Communication Studies
Maxwell Library, Room 215C
(508) 531-2110
nstreet@bridgew.edu

Dr. Jing Tan
(Social Work, China, Asian American Studies)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Burrill Office Complex, Room 102N
(508)531-6170
jing.tan@bridgew.edu

Professor Donald Tarallo
(graphic design, Asian art)
Assistant Professor of Art
Tillinghast Hall, Room 212
(508)531-1469
donald.tarallo@bridgew.edu

Professor Robin Tierney
(East Asian Literature and Film, Japan)
Visiting Lecturer in English
Tillinghast Hall
(508)531-1258
robin.tierney@bridgew.edu

Dr. Susan Todd
(Asian Theories of Personality)
Professor of Psychology
Hart Hall, Room 326
(508)531-2244
stodd@bridgew.edu

Dr. Tong-Ching Tom Wu
(Movement Arts, Health Promotion)
Assistant Professor
Tinsley Center, Room 236
(508)531-2524
twu@bridgew.edu

Dr. Chien-wen Yu
(Management, China)
Assistant Professor of Management
Harrington Hall, Room 101J
(508)531-1469
chien.yu@bridgew.edu

Professor Dong Zhao
(Chinese Language)
Visiting Lecturer of Foreign Languages
Tillinghast Hall
(508)531-1248
dong.zhao@bridgew.edu

Emeriti

  • Dr. Joan Hausrath (Art)
  • Dr. Edward James (Philosophy)
  • Ms. Martha Jones (International Studies)
  • Dr. Thomas Knudson (Movement Arts)
  • Dr. Louis Schippers (Psychology)
  • Dr. Robert Sutherland (Mathematics)
  • Dr. Abraham Thomas (Sociology)
  • Ms. Shu-chen Tu (Library)
  • Dr. Alfred Wolff (History)
Visiting Scholars (fall 2011):
Yan Chen (Sophia) from Beijing Jiaotong University chen.yan@bridgew.edu
Limin Wang (Crystal) from Shanghai Normal University lemin.wang@bridgew.edu

Last Modified: July 2, 2012