About Me

I have taught about China and Japan in the Asian Studies Department at Berea College since 2002.

Initially trained in early Chinese studies, I have become more focused on early Japan and its cultural exchanges with China.

My teaching and research interests include:

early Chinese thought

religion in classical Japan

East Asian spirituality in both East Asian and U.S. popular culture

tradition and modernity in contemporary East Asia

My book-length publications include:

Confucius in East Asia (1st ed., 2013; 2nd ed., 2022)

Chinese Influences on Japanese Religious Traditions (2021)

Daoism in Japan (2015)

Teaching Confucianism (2008)

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Background

Click here to see my complete, current curriculum vitae.

Selected Publications

Qualifications:

Japanese studies, The University of Pennsylvania Japan Seminar (2005-06) and Eastern Kentucky University Dept. of Language & Cultural Studies (2009-10)

Ph.D., Historical & Cultural Studies of Religion, The Graduate Theological Union (cooperative program with The University of California at Berkeley), 2000

M.T.S., East Asian Religions, Harvard University, 1997

B.A., Religious Studies with coursework in Anthropology and Classical Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994

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Contact

Email, call, or visit me on campus during term time:

OFFICE LOCATION: Room 102-C, Draper Building

OFFICE TELEPHONE: +01 859-985-3186

Postal address:

CPO 1882, Berea College, 101 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY 40404 USA

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