Faculty and Staff

Sepideh Bajracharya

Assistant Professor of Anthropology with Term
JR Howard 345
503-768-7659
Office Hours:

Mon/Wed/Fri by appointment only

Andrew Bernstein

Professor of History
Japanese History, Environmental History
Miller Center 427
503-768-7453
Office Hours:

Spring 2025: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30-1 & by appointment

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Maryann Bylander

Associate Professor of Sociology, SOAN Department Chair
Migration, Development, Debt/Indebtedness, Microfinance
JR Howard 365
503-768-7617
Office Hours:

Mon: 2:00-3:00pm / Wed: 10:00-11:30am  / and by appointment

David Campion

Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Associate Professor of History
Modern Britain & Ireland, British Empire, South Asia
Miller Center 409
503-768-7435
Office Hours:

Spring 2025: Mondays & Wednesdays 12-3pm, and by appointment.

Keith Dede

Professor of Chinese, Chinese Section Head
Miller Center for the Humanities 307
503-768-7445
Office Hours:

Tuesday 10:00-12:00pm and Wednesday 3:00-4:00pm or by appointment (dede@lclark.edu)

Martin Hart-Landsberg

Professor Emeritus of Economics
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Kabir Mansingh Heimsath

Assistant Professor with Term of Anthropology, Director of Asian Studies
Tibet and Himalayan studies; space/place and visual theory; borderlands; experiential learning
JR Howard 371
503-768-7662
Office Hours:

Mon: 3:00-4:00pm, Thu: 10-11:00am, and by appointment 

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Jennifer Hubbert

Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies
China
JR Howard 364
503-768-7672
Office Hours:

Monday 10 - 11:15am, Wednesday 4:45 - 5:45pm, or by appointment 

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Sidra Kamran

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Gender and Sexuality, Labor, Social Class, Feminist Theory, Digital Culture, Pakistan, South Asia
JRH 350
503-768-7722
Office Hours:

Wed: 11:15am-12:15pm & 1:45-2:45pm / and by appointment 

Kaley Mason, Assistant Professor of Music

Kaley Mason

Assistant Professor of Music
Music and Politics, Social Movements, South Asia, Francophonie, Creative Economies, Mobility, Ritual, Film
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Liu Meiru

Instructor of Chinese
Miller Center for the Humanities 321
503-768-7438
Office Hours:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 3:00-4:00pm and by appointment 

Students have the option of meeting with me in person during my office hours in my office at Miller 321 or via zoom 

Students are also welcome to schedule appointments with me if the office hours conflict with their schedules

Satomi Newsom

Instructor of Japanese, Japanese Section Head
Miller Center 318
503-768-7799
Office Hours:

Wednesdays 2:30-4:30pm and Thursdays 9:30-10:30am  

Dawn Odell

Professor of Art History
Fields Center 307
503-768-7761
Office Hours:

Monday-4:30-5:30pm
Thursday- 3:30-4:30pm

Jeongsu Shin

Jeongsu Shin

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Korean Studies
JRHH 308

Jessica Starling

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Japanese Religions
John R. Howard Hall 233
503-768-7741
Office Hours:

Tuesdsays 2PM - 3:30PM or by Google Calendar appointment.

Bruce Suttmeier

Dean of the College, Associate Professor of Japanese
Postwar Japanese Fiction
Albany Quadrangle 201
503-768-7100
Office Hours:

Tuesday, 9-10 am (in Dovecote Cafe) or by appt.

Jan Waldmann

Visiting Instructor of Asian Studies
Miller Center
503-768-7427

Alison Walcott

Director, Pamplin Society of Fellows, Administrative Coordinator for Art and Asian Studies
503-768-7390

Faculty Emeriti
Susan Glosser 
Associate Professor of History
China, Asian American History, Food
History