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Current EALC Graduate Students:

Name Degree Study Area/
Research Interests
Advisor
Amanda Bates MA Japanese Modern Japanese Literature and Film Michiko Suzuki
Dongchoel Bin PhD Chinese (ABD) Chinese art and calligraphy Robert Eno
Christopher Blackburn MA East Asian Studies Contemporary China, International Relations, and East Asian political economy Scott O'Bryan
David Boyd PhD Chinese
(ABD)
Chinese thought and religion Robert Eno
Jonathan Bratt* MA East Asian Studies Chinese studies Sara Friedman
Jingjing Cai PhD Chinese Early Modern Chinese Literature Manling Luo
Hyo-Kyung Choi PhD Japanese (ABD) Early Modern Japanese History, Arai Hakuseki,  Early modern cross-cultural contacts Richard Rubinger
Chiao-Mei Chu MA Chinese Chinese Language Pedagogy Charles Lin
Laura Corser MA East Asian Studies Japan, North Korea, South Korea, sociopolitical relations, nationalism, bilateral tensions, defector issues Heon Joo Jung
Jude Coulter-Pultz* MA East Asian Studies Japanese mythology, folklore, minority studies Scott O'Bryan
Nicole Dabney MA Chinese Chinese Linguistics, Chinese Language Pedagogy Hyo Sang Lee
Allison Darmody MA Japanese Classical Japanese literature, folklore and setsuwa tales.
Edith Sarra
Michael Evans PhD Chinese Chinese Studies, disputed regions Gardner Bovingdon
Ali Frauman MA Japanese Classical Japanese literature and Japanese religion Edith Sarra
Susan Furukawa PhD Japanese (ABD) Japanese Historical Fiction Richard Rubinger
Kimberly Gaugler MA East Asian Studies Modern China, International Relations Scott Kennedy
Jaime Goldman* MA East Asian Studies Japanese History and Folklore Richard Rubinger
Jessica Harding MA Chinese Chinese Linguistics Charles Lin
Beth Holcombe MA East Asian Studies Modern China, Chinese Education Heidi Ross
Cynthia Jefferies MA East Asian Studies Chinese studies,journalism Scott Kennedy
David Kendall* MA East Asian Studies Korean government efforts to promote national image Heon Joo Jung
Kaleem Kheshgi MA East Asian Studies Japanese Studies, Japanese art and music Gregory Kasza
Amy Klouse* MA Japanese Japanese Pedagogy, Modern Japanese History and Literature Keiko Kuriyama
Stephan Kory PhD Chinese
(ABD)
Classical Chinese literature; East Asian religious traditions; divination and mantic culture Robert Eno/ Stephen Bokenkamp (ASU)
Yi-Lu Kuo

MA Chinese and
PhD in Literacy, Culture and Language Education

Chinese Pedagogy, TESOL, Language Testing, Critical Literacy Hyo Sang Lee
Meng Liu MA Chinese Chinese Language Pedagogy Charles Lin
Levko Luchuk MA Japanese Japanese Language, linguistics, anime Natsuko Tsujimura
Aaron Lundberg MA East Asian Studies Modern China Scott Kennedy
Vera Marinova MA East Asian Studies/MPA Modern China  
Kaitlin McCloughan MA East Asian Studies Chinese politics and international relations Scott Kennedy
Kellie Mendenhall* MA Japanese Japanese History Scott O'Bryan
Jim Nagler MA Chinese Flagship Chinese Flagship Program, Ancient and Modern China Scott O'Bryan
Fang Pan MA Chinese Chinese Language Pedagogy Keiko Kuriyama
Joannah Peterson PhD Japanese Japanese Literature, Tale of Genji Edith Sarra
Jonathan Pettit PhD Chinese and Religious Studies (ABD) Chinese thought and Religion Robert Eno
John Quarles MA Japanese Japanese orthography Richard Rubinger
Anthony Ross* MA East Asian Studies Korean Studies Michael Robinson
Sumiyo Shimada MA Japanese Japanese Language Pedagogy Keiko Kuriyama
Thomas Stock MA East Asian Studies North Korean history and thought Michael Robinson
Kimble Stohry MA East Asian Studies Korean Studies Michael Robinson
Alexander Wald* MA Chinese Flagship Chinese Flagship Program, Public Health Vivian Ling
Allessandra Watson MA East Asian Studies Japanese Studies Scott O'Bryan
Matthew Winter MA Chinese Chinese language pedagogy, Chinese cursive script, sociolinguistics, the Chinese language reform movement Charles Lin
Jihyeon Won MA East Asian Studies

Chinese Politics and East Asian Political Economy

Heon Joo Jung
Laura Woods MA Japanese Japanese language and linguistics Natsuko Tsujimura
Pei-Shan Yu MA Chinese Chinese Language Pedagogy Keiko Kuriyama

Recent EALC Alumni

Name

Degree/
Graduation Date

Thesis/Disseration/Final Project Title

Advisor
Jamie Burnett MA Chinese
June 2011
Discrimination, Personal Choice and Avalanche: Explanations for Women's Participation in the Chinese Legal Profession Ethan Michelson
Fan Fan

MA Chinese Pedagogy
June 2011

An Analysis of the Chinese Placement Test in the Chinese Program at Indiana University Jennifer Liu
Alicia Fehring MA East Asian Studies - China Focus
May 2010
Chinese Engagement in Africa: Patterns of the Past and Possibilities for the Future Klaus Mühlhahn
Xiaoqin Gu MA Chinese Pedagogy
July 2011
A Pragmatic-Focused Evaluation of First and Second Year Chinese Textbooks Jennifer Liu
Jian Guo MA Chinese Pedagogy
August 2010
A Course Design to Improve Chinese Pronunciation of Intermediate/Advanced Learners Jennifer Liu
Michelle Hertzfeld

MA East Asian Studies /SPEA MPA - China Focus
August 2010

Is Chinese Drylands Policy a Multi-Stakeholder Platform? Scott Kennedy
JaeYun Kim MA East Asian Studies - Korea Focus
May 2010
Tracing the History of Militarization of South Korea Michael Robinson
Seok Lee MA East Asian Studies Korea Focus
June 2010
Regionalism Between P'yŏngan and Kiho Michael Robinson
Yu Liu MA Chinese Pedaogy
August 2010
How do Heritage Learners' Motivation and Needs Influence Curriculum Design in Chinese Teaching at Indiana University Bloomington? Jennifer Liu
Emily Mathes MA Japanese
August 2011
Fiction and Reality in Tsushima Yuko's "Suifu" (The Water Kingdom): A Translation and Critical Essay Michiko Suzuki
Brandon Oland MA East Asian Studies - China Focus
August 2011
Discretionary Authority in China's Political Economy Scott Kennedy
Jennifer Pearl

MA East Asian Studies /SPEA MPA - China Focus
December 2010

Biogas Toilets and Public Health: Flush with Opportunity in China? Scott Kennedy
Joanne Quimby PhD Japanese
May 2010
Narratives of Sexuality and Embodiment: Performative Identities and Abject Agency in Contemporary Fiction and Prose by Japanese Women Writers Edith Sarra
Chris Rogers MA Japanese Pedagogy
June 2010
Characteristic Strengths and Weaknesses of Native and Non-Native Speaker Teachers of Japanese as Seen by Their Students Keiko Kuriyama
Liyan Shen PhD Chinese and Comparative Literature September 2011 The Poetics of Creative Emptiness David Hertz Eugene Eoyang
Irene Somyk MA Chinese Pedagogy
December 2010
Student and Teacher Perceptions of LinguaFolio: Alternative Assessment in the Secondary Foreign Language Classroom Jennifer Liu
Joohee Suh MA Chinese
August 2011
The Last Man of Loyalty in China: The Life and Controversy of Zhao Erfeng Klaus Mühlhahn
Laura Waiss

MA Japanese
June 2011

War and Woodblocks: Japan's Portrayal if the Enemy in Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese War Prints Richard Rubinger