Institute Team

Jeffner Allen
Professor of Philosophy, Ph.D. 1973, Duquesne University: Transcultural and feminist theory, post-colonial studies, lesbian studies, experimental writing.
Phone: (607) 777-2672
Office: LT 1304
E-mail: jeffn@binghamton.edu

Bat-Ami Bar On
Professor of Philosophy, Ph.D. 1981, Ohio State University: Theories of violence and trauma, social and political philosophy, feminist ethico-political theory.
Phone: (607) 777-6198
Office: LT 1208
E-mail: ami@binghamton.edu

Herbert Bix
Professor of History and Sociology, Ph.D., 1972, Harvard University: Modern Japan, East Asia, war crimes and human rights.
Phone: (607) 777-3417
Office: LT 814
E-mail: hbix@binghamton.edu

James Burns
Assistant Professor of Music, Ph.D. 2004, School of Oriental and African Studies, London: Ethnomusicology in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and China.
Phone: (607) 777-2595
Office: FA 116
E-mail: jburns@binghamton.edu
 
Elisa Camiscioli
Associate Professor of History, Ph.D. 2000, University of Chicago: 19th and 20th century Europe, France, comparative and gender history, European representations of South and Southeast Asia.
Phone: (607) 777-2386
Office: LT803
E-mail: ecamis@binghamton.edu

John W. Chaffee
Distinguished Service Professor of History & Chair, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 1979, University of Chicago: East Asia, Chinese social and institutional history and Women's Sino-Western relations.
Phone: (607) 777-4168
Office: LT 608
E-mail: chaffee@binghamton.edu

Manas Chatterji
Professor, School of Management, Ph.D. 1963, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania: Managerial Economics.
Phone: (607) 777-2475
Office: AA 232
E-mail: mchatter@binghamton.edu

Zu Yan Chen
Professor , Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 1989, University of Wisconsin, Madison: Chinese literature, classical Chinese poetry.
Phone: (607) 777-3028
Office: LSG 625
E-mail: zychen@binghamton.edu
 
Sungdai Cho
Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 1995, University of Hawai’i, Manoa: Korean language and linguistics, second-language acquisition pedagogy.
Phone: (607) 777-3950
Office: LSG 678
E-mail: sundy@binghamton.edu

Arleen de Vera
Assistant Professor of History & Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 2002, University of California, Los Angeles: Nationalism, empire, Asian American history, Philippine history.
Phone: (607) 777-3336
Office: LT 604
E-mail: adevera@binghamton.edu

Frederic Deyo
Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 1974, University of Chicago: Asian sociology, East and Southeast Asian societies and economies.
Phone: (607) 777-2385
Office: LT 417
E-mail: fdeyo@binghamton.edu

Fa-Ti Fan
Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., 1999, University of Wisconsin, Madison: Modern China, nationalism and imperialism in East Asian, history of science, enironmental history.
Phone: (607) 777-2494
Office: LT 817
E-mail: ffan@binghamton.edu

Shelley Feldman
Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., Poststructuralist and feminist analysis in social reorganization and restructuring.
Phone: TBA
Office: LT 306
Email: rf12@cornell.edu

Fran Goldman
Associate Director. Ph.D., 1996, Binghamton University: Public policy, public administration, organizational behavior, human resource management.
Phone: (607) 777-4938
Office: LSG 623
E-mail: frances@binghamton.edu

Charles Goodman
Associate Professor of Philosophy & Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 2002, University of Michigan: Indian Buddhist philosophy and metaphysics, Asian philosophy. Phone: (607) 777-2610
Office: LT 1214
E-mail: cgoodman@binghamton.edu

Monika Mehta
Assistant Professor of English, Ph.D., 2001, University of Minnesota: Comparative literature, film studies and feminist studies.
Phone: (607) 777-2318
Office: LGN 28
E-mail: mmehta@binghamton.edu 

Ravi Palat
Associate Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., 1989, Binghamton University: East Asia, social movements, political economy of the world-system.
Phone: (607) 777-4756
Office: LT 304
E-mail: palat@binghamton.edu

Michael Pettid
Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 1999, University of Hawaii, Manoa: Korean literature.
Phone: (607) 777-3862
Office: LSG 774
E-mail: mpettid@binghamton.edu

Mahua Sarkar
Associate Professor of Sociology. Ph.D., 1999, John Hopkins University: South Asia, gender and nationalism, international development, post-colonial theories.
Phone: (607) 777-2276
Office: LT 413
E-mail: msarkar@binghamton.edu

Rumiko Sode
Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D. 1999, Ohio State University: Japanese linguistics, general linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy.
Phone: (607) 777-3426
Office: LSG 671
E-mail: rsode@binghamton.edu

David Stahl
Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 1994, Yale University: Japanese memory and representation of the Asia-Pacific War, Japanese literature and film.
Phone: (607) 777-3876
Office: LSG 670
E-mail: dstahl@binghamton.edu

Nancy Um
Associate Professor of Art History, Ph.D., 2001, University of California, Los Angeles: Islamic art and architecture.
Phone: (607) 777-5864
Office: FA 220A
E-mail: nancyum@binghamton.edu

Julie Wang
Area Studies Librarian for Asian and Asian American Studies, University Libraries, M.L.S. 1996, Southern Connecticut State University: Library and Information Science.
Phone: (607) 777-1290
Office: LN2302
E-mail: jwang@binghamton.edu

Susan Wolcott
Associate Professor of Economics, Ph.D., 1988, Stanford University: Economic history, development, South Asian economic history.
Phone: (607) 777-2339
Office: LT 903
E-mail: swolcott@binghamton.edu

Howard Wong
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ph.D., 1999, University of Pennsylvania: Polymers, soft materials, nanomaterials, nanotechnology, characterization, scattering, printable electronics.
Phone: (607) 777-3743
Office: EB-S4
E-mail: wangh@binghamton.edu

Zili Yang
Associate Professor of Economics, Ph.D., 1993, Yale University: Energy economics, environmental economics, econometrics, Chinese economy.
Phone: (607) 777-4726
Office: LT 1005
E-mail: zlyang@binghamton.edu

Lisa Yun
Associate Professor of English and Asian and Asian American Studies, Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas: Literary studies, Asian American literature, Asian diasporas.
Phone: (607) 777-6405
Office: LN 1150
E-mail: lisayun@binghamton.edu

Hong Zhang
Senior Lecturer, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, M.M., 1990, Binghamton University: Voice, Chinese, pedagogy.
Phone: (607) 777-3871
Office: LT 1116
E-mail: hzhang@binghamton.edu