Current Graduate Students :: Graduates
Students are listed upon request and updated each May. Actual enrollment for Fall 2009 is 54 M.A. and 25 Ph.D students.Doctoral Students
| Student Name |
Region of Specialization | Language of Specialization | Committee Chair | Honors and Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Züleyha Çolak zcolak@indiana.edu |
Turkish | Ottoman, Arabic | Kemal Silay | Certified Tester for ACTFL, Languages: Ottoman, Arabic, German |
| Robert William Dunbar rodunbar@indiana.edu |
Central Asia | Uzbek | Ron Sela | 2004-2008: Graduate Assistant, SRIFIAS. 2004 Summer: FLAS Fellowship, IAUNRC |
| Isik Kuscu ikuscu@indiana.edu |
Central Asia | Kazakh | William Fierman | |
| Tristra Newyear tnewyear@indiana.edu |
Mongolia | Mongolian | Chris Atwood | |
| Blake Puckett bkpucket@indiana.edu |
Central Asia | Russian | William Fierman | 2006-2007: FLAS Fellowship, Center for the Study of Global Change 2003-2004: FLAS Fellowship, IAUNRC |
| Kristoffer Rees kmrees@indiana.edu |
Central Asia | Kazakh, Kyrgyz | William Fierman | 2009-2010: Graduate Assistant: IAUNRC 2009 Summer: FLAS Fellowship (Uyghur) 2008-2009: FLAS Fellowship (Kazakh), IAUNRC 2008 Summer: FLAS Fellowship & Title VIII Fellowship (Kazakh) 2006-2008: Graduate Assistant, IAUNRC |
Eric T. Schluessel eschlues@indiana.edu |
Central Asia - Xinjiang | Uyghur | Gardner Bovingdon | 2005-2008 FLAS Fellowship, IAUNRC; 2006 Sinor Prize |
| Andrew Shimunek ashimune@indiana.edu |
Mongolia | Mongolian | György Kara | Nicole Willock nwillock@indiana.edu |
Tibet | Tibetan | Elliot Sperling | 2008 Calendar Year. Recipient of the Fulbright -Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship for research in China and India on Tibetan Monastic Scholars of modern China. |
| Jee-Hyeon Youn jyoun@indiana.edu |
Hungarian | Hungarian | Szegedy-Maszak | 2004-2006 Hungarian Fellowship, Department of Central Eurasian Studies |
MA Students
| Student Name |
Region of Specialization | Language of Specialization | Advisor | Honors and Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Beben |
Iran/Central Asia | Persian | Ron Sela | 2008-2009: David Boren NSEP Fellowship (Persian/Tajik) 2007-2008: Indiana University Iranian Studies Fellowship 2006-2007: FLAS Fellowship (Persian) 2005-2006: Central Eurasian Studies Department Recruitment Fellowship |
| Robin Charpentier rcharpen@indiana.edu |
Mongolia | Russian, Mongolian | Christopher Atwood | 2008: ACMS Fellowship, summer language training in Mongolia 2007: Assistant Instructor: The Great Wall of China 2005: National Academy of Sciences Travel Grant: Early Cities 2003: International Collaborative Network of Geographers: Travel Grant |
| Sara Marie Conrad conradsm@indiana.edu |
Tibet | Tibetan | Elliot Sperling | 2008-2009: FLAS Fellowship |
| Jennifer Dubeansky jdubeans@indiana.edu |
Persia | Persian | Jamsheed Choksy | |
| Benjamin Hahn xinhan@indiana.edu |
Mongolia (Inner Mongolia), China | Mandarin, Mongolian | Atwood, Kara, Sperling | FLAS Fellowship | Michael F Hancock miflhanc@indiana.edu |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan | Kazakh, Uzbek | William Fierman |
| Jacob Hunter hunter8@indiana.edu |
Iran | Persian | Jamsheed Choksy | Luke Menzies lmenzies@indiana.edu |
Central Asia | Persian | Devin DeWeese | 2006-2007: Central Eurasian Studies Department Recruitment Fellowship |
| David Straub dstraub@indiana.edu |
Central Asia | Tajik | Edward Lazzerini | Summer 2008: FLAS Fellowship, Center for the Study of Global Change |
| Jennifer Sweeny jmj11@indiana.edu |
Cenral Asia (Bukhara) | Russian, Turkmen | Ron Sela | Summer 2006, 2007: FLAS Fellowship |
| Wei-chieh Tsai weictsai@indiana.edu |
Mongolia, China | Mongolian, Manchu, Russian | György Kara | |
| Jessie Wallner jwallner@indiana.edu |
Tibet | Tibetan | Elliot Sperling |
2008-2009: FLAS Fellowship 2007-2008 Graduate Assistant, Sound and Video Analysis & Instruction Laboratory 2005-2007 Graduate Assistant, Archives of Traditional Music 2004-2005 IIE Fulbright Grant |
