College of Arts & Sciences

Our faculty offer internationally recognized research and teaching programs. The names, terminal degrees and titles of all full-time faculty in the department are listed below.

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Deborah A. Brown, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Asian Studies

Deborah Brown's research focus is national politics, international relations, and democratic development in East Asia.
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Dong-dongChen

DongDong Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Asian Studies, Director of Graduate Studies

Fascinated by human languages, Dr. Dongdong Chen enjoys learning, teaching, and studying languages.
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Edwin Pak-wah Leung, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of Asian Studies

Dr. Leung specializes in modern Chinese history, with a focus on Sino-American and Sino-Japanese relations.
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Linderman

Michael C. Linderman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Asian Studies

Dr. Linderman's dissertation research dealt with the construction and patronage of pilgrim resthouses in colonial India.
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Osuka

Shigeru Osuka, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Asian Studies

Dr. Osuka specializes in Japanese language education, Japanese intellectual history, and Asian Regions.
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Affiliated Faculty

  • Issam Aburaiya
    PhD, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
    Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Adjunct Faculty

  • Fen-Dow Chu
    PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Claire Diab
    MA, Seton Hall University
  • Marcelline Jenny
    MA, Seton Hall University
  • Ghassan Khaireldin
    MA, Seton Hall University
  • Hwa-Soon Meyer
    EdD, Columbia University
  • Hiroko Ogino
    BA, Tsuda Woman's College
  • Mei Zhao
    PhD, Suzhou University

Graduate/Teaching Assistants

  • Kristin Wingate
    BA, Fairfield University
  • Paul Capobianco
    BA, State University of New York at Potsdam
  • Hsiu-Ting Yu
    BA, National Tsing Hua University
  • Yuan Yuan
    BA, China West Normal University
    MA, Sichuan International Studies University
 

Director of Graduate Studies
Edwin Pak-wah Leung, Ph.D.

(973) 761-2714
edwin.leung@shu.edu