faculty

Robert Borgen, EALC (Japanese) and History:
rborgen@ucdavis.edu
Early Japanese history, literature (and a little religion too), with a particular emphasis on Heian Sino-Japanese relations, Japanese literature in Chinese, and Tenjin worship, and important Shinto-Buddhist syncretic cult.
302 Sproul Hall, 752-4127

Beverly Bossler, History:
bjbossler@ucdavis.edu
Social and intellectual history of Song-Yuan China; history of family/gender relations in China.

Katharine Burnett, Art History:
kpburnett@ucdavis.edu
Interdisciplinary studies focusing on the visual arts of China. Recent projects: identifying and examining manifestations of 17th-century ideals of originality in aesthetic criticism and art. Collections and exhibition development and theory of late 19th-20th-century China and US.
111A Art, 752-0105

Chia-ning Chang, EAS Chair, EALC (Japanese):
cnchang@ucdavis.edu
Modern Japanese literature, autobiographical narratives; modern Japanese literary and intellectual history.
305 Sproul Hall, 752-1119 http://Japanese.ucdavis.edu/japanesefaculty.html

Xiaomei Chen, EALC (Chinese):
xmchen@ucdavis.edu
Modern Chinese literature, drama, theater, women's literature, comparative literature, literary theory, cultural studies, and performance studies.

Chengzhi Chu, EALC, Language Program Coordinator :
czchu@ucdavis.edu
Chinese linguistics, cognitive semantics, Chinese as a second language (pedagogy and acquisition), application of computer technology in language instruction.
752-7918, 303 Sproul Hall

Xiaojia Ge, Human and Community Development:
xjge@ucdavis.edu
Program involves studying life course of Chinese youths.
1321 Hart Hall, 754-9379 http://www.aes.ucdavis.edu/ex/departments/Dep_human.htm

Mark Halperin, EALC (Chinese):
mhalperin@ucdavis.edu
Traditional Chinese literature and cultural history, especially anecdotal and religious literature of the Tang and Song dynasties. 522 Sproul Hall, 752-0337

Noriko Iwasaki, EALC (Japanese):
niwasaki@ucdavis.edu
Japanese linguistics,, psycholinguistics (with focus on word and sentence production), second language aquisition, and foreign language pedagogy.
522 Sproul Hall, 752-0310

Kyu Hyun Kim, EALC and History:
kyukim@ucdavis.edu
Japanese history; Japanese popular culture.
303 Sproul Hall, 752-7918

Whalen Lai, EALC and Religious Studies:
ewlai@aol.com
Chinese Myth. Philosophy, and Religion - more interested in the non-mainstream.
904 Sproul Hall, 752-6002

Ming-cheng Lo, Sociology:
mmlo@ucdavis.edu
Professions, nationality and nationalism, social movements, political sociology, sociology of culture, comparative historical sociology, theory.
2266 Soc Sci & Humanities Bldg, 754-6136 http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/personal/faculty/mclo.htm

 Sheldon Lu, Comparative Literature Program:
shlu@ucdavis.edu
Author of From Historicity to Fictionality: The Chinese Poetics of Narrative China, Transnational Visuality, Global Postmodernity, editor of Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender, and guest co-editor of a special double issue of Post Script on Chinese cinema.
522 Sproul Hall, 754-8324

Don Price, History:
dcprice@ucdavis.edu
Chinese intellectual history, especially late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
4211 Soc Sci & Humanities Bldg, 752-0439 http://www.pacrim.ucdavis.edu/Don_Price_HP/dphome.htm

Scott Rozelle, Agricultural and Resource Economics:
rozelle@primal.ucdavis.edu
Economics of China's rural economy, agricultural policy, development in poor areas, and institutional change during transitions.
2147 Soc Sci & Humanities Bldg, 752-9897 http://www.aes.ucdavis.edu/ex/departments/Depagri&_res_ec.htm

Ethan Scheiner, Political Science:
escheiner@ucdavis.edu
Focuses on Japanese politics and general issues surrounding democratic representation.
http://psfaculty.ucdavis.edu/scheiner/

Barbara Sellers-Young, Theater and Dance:
basellersyoung@ucdavis.edu
Issues of global/local related to the transnationalization of dance and theatre in Japan and other parts of Asia.
216 Wright Bldg, 752-7532 http://Theatredance.ucdavis.edu/Faculty/Sellersyoung.html

Xiaoling Shu, Sociology:
xshu@ucdavis.edu
Social stratification (China and the US), social demography, sociology of gender.
2274 Soc Sci & Humanities Bldg, 752-2825 http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/personal/faculty/xshu.htm

G. William Skinner, Anthropology:
gwskinner@ucdavis.edu
Family systems and gender in China, Japan, and Korea. Reproduction and family demography in China, Japan, and Korea. Regional structure and spatial differentiation in China and Japan. Urban hierarchies, urbanization, and urbanism in China and Japan. 1615 Fifth St, 297-1960
http://www.anthro.ucdavis.edu/faculty/

Janet Shibamoto Smith, Anthropology:
jssmith@ucdavis.edu
Analysis of gender differences in Japanese language usage
325 Young Hall, 752-7388

Joseph Sorensen, EALC (Japanese):
jsorensen@ucdavis.edu
316 Sproul Hall, 752-0313

Stanley Sue, Psychology:
ssue@ucdavis.edu
Ethnic and cross-cultural influences on behavior. Specifically, with a focus on mental health and personality issues as they pertain to ethnic communities.
147 Young Hall, 754-6173 http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/pgms/page.cfm?PersonID=46

Margaret Swain, Anthropology:
mbswain@ucdavis.edu
China, minority/majority relations, gender and ethnicity hierarchies, Yi nationality, Yunnan, poverty, tourism development. 752-8205
http://www.anthro.ucdavis.edu/faculty/

Wing Thye Woo, Economics:
wtwoo@ucdavis.edu
The sources of China's economic growth with emphasis on their implications for regional distribution, and on socio-political factors. 1142 Soc Sci & Humanities Bldg, 752-3035 http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/woo/woo.html

Michelle Yeh, EALC:
mmyeh@ucdavis.edu
Chinese literature and culture.
307 Sproul Hall, 752-4597

Nolan Zane, Psychology:
nwzane@ucdavis.edu
Conducts research on clinical psychology issues and work focuses on specific cultural variables that influence the processes and outcomes of pscyhosocial interventions.
268B Young Hall, 752-5419 http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/pgms/page.cfm?PersonID=55

Li Zhang, Anthropology:
lizhang@ucdavis.edu
Cultural and political anthropology, urban anthropology and migration, city and citizenship, postsocialist states, consumerism, class and property relations, with a particulr focus on China.
311 Young Hall, 752-1595
http://www.anthro.ucdavis.edu/faculty/zhang/

Program Committee

  • Chi-Ning Chang (Japanese) -- Chair
  • Katharine Burnett (Art History)
  • Mark Halperin (Chinese)
  • Ming-Cheng Lo (Sociology)
  • Don Price (History)
  • Ethan Scheiner (Political Science)
  • Joseph Sorensen (Japanese)

Emeriti Faculty

Mary H. Fong, Ph.D., Professor Emerita

Donald Gibbs, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus

Joyce K. Kallgren, Ph.D., Professor Emerita

Kwang-Ching Liu, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus

Benjamin Wallacker, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich." Tao Te Ching