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Affiliated Faculty

Many faculty from across the university who conduct research or teach about Asia and Asia diasporas are affiliated with the Asia Research Institute.

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    Aniket Aga

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Geography

    116 Wilkeson Quad

    Phone: (716) 645-0480

    Email: aniketag@buffalo.edu

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    Diana S. Aga

    SUNY Distinguished Professor; Director

    Department of Chemistry | RENEW Institute

    611 Natural Sciences Complex

    Phone: (716) 645-4220

    Email: dianaaga@buffalo.edu

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    Sampson Lee Blair

    Associate Professor

    Department of Sociology and Criminology

    430 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-8472

    Email: slblair@buffalo.edu

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    Alissa Ujie Diamond

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Urban and Regional Planning

    235 Hayes Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5928

    Email: ad97@buffalo.edu

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    Yige Dong

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Sociology; Department of Global Gender & Sexuality Studies

    430 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-8465

    Email: yigedong@buffalo.edu

  • Filomena Critelli.

    Filomena Critelli

    Associate Professor

    School of Social Work

    685 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1250

    Email: fmc8@buffalo.edu

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    Berin Golonu

    Assistant Professor; Area Head for Art History

    Department of Art

    226 Center for the Arts

    Phone: (716) 645-0544

    Email: beringol@buffalo.edu

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    Seong Won Han

    Associate Professor

    Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

    431 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1080

    Email: seongwon@buffalo.edu

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    Chihiro Heckman

    Assistant Teaching Professor

    Department of Linguistics

    641 Baldy Hall

    Email: chihiroa@buffalo.edu

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    Junhao Hong

    Professor

    Department of Communication

    335 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1165

    Email: jhong@buffalo.edu

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    Isok Kim

    Associate Professor; Acting MSW Program Director

    School of Social Work

    633 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1252

    Email: isokkim@buffalo.edu

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    Jin Young Song

    Associate Professor

    Department of Architecture, School of Architecture & Planning

    127 Crosby Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5898

    Email: jsong11@buffalo.edu

  • Opinder Kaur.

    Opinder Kaur

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Department of Economics

    420 Fronczak Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-8690

    Email: opinderk@buffalo.edu

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    Hani Khafipour

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Department of History; Asian Studies Program

    535 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-8418

    Email: hanik@buffalo.edu

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    Hyein Amber Kim

    Director of the Korean Program; Teaching Associate Professor

    Department of Linguistics

    643 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-0134

    Email: hkim55@buffalo.edu

  • Kenneth Kim.

    Kenneth Kim

    Associate Professor

    School of Management

    326 Jacobs Management Center

    Phone: (716) 645-3500

    Email: kk52@buffalo.edu

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    Namsook Kim

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

    202 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1094

    Email: nkim3@buffalo.edu

  • Woman with short, dark hair in a pink shirt and black suit jacket, smiling slightly with her arms crossed in front of a blue backdrop.

    Wooksoo Kim

    Professor

    School of Social Work

    621 Baldy Hall

    Phone: 716-645-1227

    Email: wkim5@buffalo.edu

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    Eunhee Lee

    Professor

    Department of Linguistics

    606 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-0125

    Email: ehlee@buffalo.edu

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    Jaekyung Lee

    UB Distinguished Professor

    Department of Counseling, School and Education Psychology; Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

    409 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1132

    Email: jl224@buffalo.edu

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    Jieun Lee

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Political Science

    503 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-8441

    Email: jlee286@buffalo.edu

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    Chuan Lin

    Assistant Teaching Professor; Director of Chinese Program

    Department of Linguistics

    639 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-0130

    Email: clin97@buffalo.edu

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    Lina Mu

    Associate Professor

    Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Professions

    273A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5381

    Email: linamu@buffalo.edu

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    Yan Liu

    Associate Professor

    Department of History

    553 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-8404

    Email: yliu253@buffalo.edu

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    Mark Nathan

    Associate Professor; Director of Asian Studies Program

    Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences

    584 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-5647

    Email: mnathan@buffalo.edu

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    Meredith Lewis

    Professor; Vice Dean of International & Graduate Programs

    School of Law

    719 O’Brian Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1631

    Email: mlewis5@buffalo.edu

  • Millie Chen.

    Millie Chen

    Professor

    Department of Art

    131 Center for the Arts

    Phone: (716) 645-0536

    Email: milchen@buffalo.edu

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    Mitsuaki Shimojo

    Associate Professor

    Department of Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences

    640 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-0131

    Email: shimojo@buffalo.edu

  • Nadine Shaanta Murshid.

    Nadine Shaanta Murshid

    Associate Professor

    School of Social Work

    624 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-5749

    Email: nadinemu@buffalo.edu

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    Nallan Suresh

    UB Distinguished Professor

    Department of Operations Management and Strategy

    280A Jacobs Management Center

    Phone: (716) 645-3279

    Email: ncsuresh@buffalo.edu

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    Yunju Nam

    Associate Professor

    School of Social Work

    658 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1255

    Email: yunjunam@buffalo.edu

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    Xuanyi "Maxwell" Nie

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Urban and Regional Planning

    234 Hayes Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-3499

    Email: xnie@buffalo.edu

  • Nojin Kwak.

    Nojin Kwak

    Vice Provost for International Education; Professor, Department of Communication

    Office of International Education

    411 Capen Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-2368

    Email: njkwak@buffalo.edu

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    Molly Poremski

    Associate Librarian

    University Libraries

    423 Lockwood Memorial Library

    Phone: (716) 645-7750

    Email: poremski@buffalo.edu

  • Rebecca French.

    Rebecca French

    Professor

    School of Law

    529 O'Brian Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-2159

    Email: rrfrench@buffalo.edu

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    Kristin Stapleton

    Professor

    Department of History

    575 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-5645

    Email: kstaple@buffalo.edu

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    Daniel J. Stephens

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Philosophy

    113 Park Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-3983

    Email: djs70@buffalo.edu

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    Walter Hakala

    Associate Professor

    Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences

    315 Clemens Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-3419

    Email: walterha@buffalo.edu

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    Jinting Wu

    Associate Professor

    Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

    432 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-1081

    Email: jintingw@buffalo.edu

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    X. Christine Wang

    Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Research

    Department of Learning and Instruction

    505 Baldy Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-2379

    Email: wangxc@gmail.com

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    Eun-Hye Enki Yoo

    Professor

    Department of Geography

    121 Wilkeson Quad

    Phone: (716) 645-0476

    Email: eunhye@buffalo.edu

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    Zhiqiang Liu

    Department Chair; Director of Masters Programs; Professor

    Department of Economics

    415 Fronczak Hall

    Phone: (716) 645-8688

    Email: zqliu@buffalo.edu

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  • 10/9/25 Mission and Vision
  • 9/15/23 Leadership and Administration
  • 10/9/25 Steering Committee
  • 11/5/25 Affiliated Faculty
  • 10/22/25 Partnerships
  • 9/15/23 Contact Us

Academic Programs

  • 11/17/25 Korean Studies Program
  • 10/1/25 Annual ARI Conference Series
  • 9/30/25 Korean Studies Conferences
  • 10/21/25 Asia Policy Roundtables
  • 11/7/25 Asia Talks
  • 11/6/25 South Asia Undergraduate Conference
  • 10/20/23 APEC Study Center
  • 12/18/24 Other Conferences and Lectures
  • 10/9/24 Rustgi Lectures

Cultural Programs

  • 3/31/25 Cultural Programs

News

  • 4/3/25 News & Events

For Faculty

  • 12/14/23 Funding Opportunities

For Students

  • 12/4/25 Undergraduate Fellows Program
  • 10/7/25 Graduate Fellows Program
  • 9/15/23 SUNY Global Learning Institute at Buffalo
  • 11/11/25 International Student Conference Funding
  • 11/5/25 Korean Literature Society
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