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Faculty listing by area specialty/expertise
Sigur Center staff

All addresses are in Washington, DC 20052.

Martin Adelman (J.D., University of Michigan)
Co-Director, India Project
Theodore and James Pedas Family Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law
Research Interests: patent law, India

George Washington University Law School
700 20th St. NW
Tel: 202-994-7703
Fax: 202-994-3377
E-mail: madelman@law.gwu.edu

Prabir Bagchi (Ph.D., University of Tennessee)
Senior Associate Dean, School of Business
Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Research Interests: logistics, supply chain management, production, and operations management, South Asia

Duques Hall Suite 660, 2201 G Street, NW
Tel: (202) 994-2197
E-mail: bagchi@gwu.edu

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Alasdair Bowie (Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley)
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Research Interests: Comparative politics of Southeast Asia; politics of development

Monroe Hall 423, 2115 G St, NW
Tel: 202-994-7370
Fax: 202-994-7743
E-mail: abowie@gwu.edu

Gregg Brazinsky (Ph.D., Cornell University)
Associate Professor of History and International Affairs
Research Interests: U.S.-East Asian Relations, Korean history, East Asian history

Phillips 305, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-0987
Fax: 202-994-6231
E-mail: brazinsk@gwu.edu

Wakana K. Cavanaugh
Lecturer, Japanese
Research Interests: Japanese language

Rome 461, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6723
E-mail: kikuchi@gwu.edu

Elizabeth Chacko (Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles)
Associate Professor of Geography and International Affairs; Program Director, Dean's Scholars in Globalization
Research Interests: Regional Development, South Asia

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 512
Tel: 202-994-5328
Fax: 202-994-2484
E-mail: echacko@gwu.edu

Hsuyin Chang
Teaching Insturctor in the Chinese Language
Research Interests: Teaching Chinese as a second language

Rome 454, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-7103
Fax: 202-994-1512
E-mail: hchang@gwu.edu

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Jonathan Chaves (Ph.D., Columbia University)
Professor of Chinese
Research Interests: Chinese and Japanese culture and literature

Rome 468, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6474
Fax: 202-994-1512
E-mail: jchaves@gwu.edu

Alice Cheang (Ph.D. Harvard University)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese
Research Interests: Chinese literature

Rome 463, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-5051
E-mail: awcheang@gwu.edu

Maggie Xiaoyang Chen (Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder)
Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Research Interests: International trade, regionalism, technical barriers to trade, and intellectual property rights

Old Main 223, 1922 F Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-0192
Fax: 202-994-6147
E-mail: xchen@gwu.edu

Donald C. Clarke (J.D., Harvard University)
Professor of Law
Research Interests: Chinese legal institutions and legal issues presented by China's economic reforms

2000 H Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-2830
Fax: 202-318-4479
E-mail: dclarke@law.gwu.edu

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Andrew Jared Critchfield (Ph.D., Howard University)
Assistant Professor of Communication and Organizational Sciences
Research Interests: The impact of organizational culture and personal identity — especially those marginalized due to hegemonic structures — upon organizational success and effectiveness; the effects of policy and "rules" on custom and culture; China, Japan, and Mongolia

600 21st Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-1874
Fax: 202-994-1881
E-mail: ajc@gwu.edu

William K. Cummings (Ph.D., Harvard University)
Professor of International Education and International Affairs.
Research Interests: International education and development, models of socioeconomic development, Asia

GSEHD Education Leadership/International Education
2134 G Street, NW, Suite 303
Tel: 202-994-4698
Fax: 202-994-0148
E-mail: wkcum@gwu.edu

Kavita Daiya (Ph.D., University of Chicago)
Assistant Professor, Department of English
Research Interests: cultural representations in various media, in relation to historical, theoretical and anthropological accounts of colonial and postcolonial experience, in India, South Asia, and around the world

801 22nd St. NW, Rome 668
Tel: 202-994-6637
Fax: 202-994-7915
E-mail: kdaiya@gwu.edu

Herbert Davis (Ph.D., Louisiana State University)
Professor of Strategic Management
Research Interests: Strategic management in developing country environments; Regional areas of expertise include South and Southeast Asia

Funger 615
Tel: 202-994-1755
E-mail: hjdavis@gwu.edu

Bruce Dickson (Ph.D., University of Michigan)
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Research Interests: Government and politics of China, Taiwan, and East Asia

Monroe Hall 480, 2115 G St, NW
Tel: 202-994-4186
Fax: 202-994-7743
E-mail: bdickson@gwu.edu

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M. Shahe Emran (Ph.D., Stanford University)
Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Research Interests: Development Economics, Public Economics, International Economics, Applied Econometrics, Bangladesh

Old Main 226, 1922 F Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6922
Fax: 202-994-7743
E-mail: semran@gwu.edu

John Finch
Assistant Professorial Lecturer, Korean Culture through Film
Research Interests: Korean culture

Rome Hall 451, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-2003
E-mail: jfinch@gwu.edu

Molly Spitzer Frost (Ph.D., Georgetown University)
Associate Professorial Lecturer, Chinese
Research Interests: Chinese culture through films and literature

Rome Hall 451, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-2003
Fax: 202-994-1512
E-mail: msf@gwu.edu

R. Richard Grinker (Ph.D., Harvard University)
Professor of Anthropology, International Affairs, and Human Sciences
Research Interests: Contemporary Korea, sociocultural anthropology, nationalism and ethnicity

Building X 202, 2112 G Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6984
Fax: 202-994-6075
E-mail: rgrink@gwu.edu

Shoko Hamano (Ph.D., University of Florida)
Associate Professor of Japanese
Research Interests: Japanese language and linguistics, semantics, and phonology

Rome 464, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-9277
Fax: 202-994-1512
E-mail: hamano@gwu.edu

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I. Leopold Hanami (Ph.D., Stanford University)
Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Literatures
Research Interests: Modern and classical Japanese; classical Japanese poetry and poetics

Rome 469, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-0050
Fax: 202994-1512
E-mail: hanami@gwu.edu

Balaji Hebbar (Ph.D., University of Utrecht, Netherlands)
Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Religion
Research Interests: Hindu and Indian Philosophy, linguistics, world religions and religious history, Sanskrit as well as many Indologically oriented subjects and languages

2106 G Street, NW, Rm 203
Tel: 202-994-6816
E-mail: bnhebbar@gwu.edu

Alfred J. Hiltebeitel (Ph.D., University of Chicago, Divinity School)
Professor of Religion and Human Sciences
Chair, Department of Religion
Faculty director for the South India Term Abroad (SITA) program
Research Interests: The great epics of India, regional folk epics, South Asian history and the history of religions

2106 G Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-1674
Fax: 202-994-9379
E-mail: beitel@gwu.edu

Peter Hotez (Ph.D., Rockefeller University)
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine
Research Interests: Vaccine development for parasitic and tropical diseases, the role of vaccines in international diplomacy, China

Ross Hall 736, 2300 I Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-3532
Fax: 202-994-2913
E-mail: mtmpjh@gwumc.edu

Llewelyn Hughes (Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Research Interests: Political economy of energy, international relations of Northeast Asia, Japanese domestic politics

Monroe 465, 2115 G Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-1438
Fax: 202-994-7743
E-mail: lhughes@gwu.edu

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Karl F. Inderfurth (M.A., Princeton University)
John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
Director, Graduate Program in International Affairs
Research Interests: U.S.-South Asian Relations, National Security Council, United Nations and Peacekeeping, disarmament, security affairs

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 501
Tel: 202-994-2619
Fax: 202-994-5477
E-mail: ambkfi@gwu.edu

Kuei-Jie Jhou
Staff, Taiwan Resource Center

Gelman Library, Rm707D
2130 H St., NW
Tel: 202-994-6014
Fax: 202-994-7845
Email: kueijie@gwu.edu

Jai Kwan Jung (Ph.D., Cornell University)
Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Research Interests: Korean politics, conflict resolution and reconciliation, and comparative political institutions

Monroe Hall 479, 2115 G Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-2520
Fax: 202-994-7743
Email: jkjung@gwu.edu

Shivraj Kanungo (Ph.D., The George Washington University)
Associate Professor of Management Science
Research Interests: Outsourcing and software development, India

Funger Hall 415E
Tel: 202-994-3734
E-mail: kanungo@gwu.edu

D. Christopher Kayes (Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University)
Assistant Professor of Management Science
Research Interests: How Japanese and U.S. managers learn across cultures

Funger Hall 313
Tel: 202-994-4795
E-mail: dckayes@gwu.edu

Dane Kennedy (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley)
Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History and International Affairs
Research Interests: British Empire, colonialism in Africa and India, Modern Britain

Phillips 312, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6229
Fax: 202-994-6231
E-mail: dkennedy@gwu.edu

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James A. Kilpatrick (Ph.D., University of Michigan)
Adjunct Professor of Economics & International Affairs
Research Interests: Economies of Japan and China; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Old Main Suite 208, 1922 F Street, NW
Fax: 202-994-6147
E-mail: kilptrk@gwu.edu

Young C. Kim (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science and International Affairs
Senior Counselor, Sigur Center for Asian Studies Program
Research Interests: Japanese and Korean domestic politics and foreign relations, Russian relations with East Asia, East Asian foreign relations

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503X
Tel: 202-994-8851
Fax: 202-994-6096
E-mail: yckim@gwu.edu

Young-Key Kim-Renaud (Ph.D., University of Hawai'i)
Professor of Korean Language and Culture and International Affairs
Chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Research Interests: Korean language, linguistics, literature, Asian humanities

Rome 467, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-7107
Fax: 202-994-1512
E-mail: kimrenau@gwu.edu

Joel Kuipers (Ph.D., Yale University)
Professor of Anthropology, International Affairs, and Human Sciences
Research Interests: Cultures of Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian development

Building X Room 201, 2112 G Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6545
Fax: 202-994-6097
E-mail: kuipers@gwu.edu

Young Hoon Kwak (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley)
Associate Professor of Project Management
Research Interests: Korea, Strategic Issues in Project Management; Project Control; Process Improvement; Engineering, Construction, and Infrastructure Management.

Funger Hall 411, 2201 G Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-7115
E-mail: kwak@gwu.edu

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Jin Liu
Adjunct Instructor, Chinese
Research Interests: Chinese language

Rome 462, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-0060

Lynda Maddox (Ph.D., Southern Illinois University)
Professor of Marketing and Advertising
Research Interests: China, advertising, consumer behavior, communications, focus group research, marketing management, experiential learning

Funger Hall 301D
Tel: 202-994-8204
E-mail:maddox@gwu.edu

Edward A. McCord (Ph.D., University of Michigan)
Associate Professor of History & International Affairs
Research Interests: Modern Chinese history; socio-political history; civil-military relations

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503K
Tel: 202-994-5785
Fax: 202-994-6096
E-mail: mccord@gwu.edu

Shawn McHale (Ph.D., Cornell University)
Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies
Director, Asian Studies Program
Associate Professor of History & International Affairs
Research Interests: Southeast Asian history, colonialism

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503M
Tel: 202-994-2760
Fax: 202-944-6096
E-mail: mchale@gwu.edu

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Marilyn Merritt (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania)
Associate Research Professor, Department of Anthropology
Research Interests: Language and media in public places and spaces; creativity, interdisciplinarity, and social change; situated discourse analysis; ritual and civility; education and visual literacies; cross-cultural understanding and scientific collaboration, India

E-mail: marilyn@merritt.to

Barbara Miller (Ph.D., Syracuse University)
Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Director, Culture in Global Affairs Research and Policy Program
Research Interests: Medical anthropology, South Asia

Building X 101, 2112 G Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-7257
Fax: 202-994-4253
E-mail: barbar@gwu.edu

Mike Mochizuki (Ph.D., Harvard University)
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Japan-U.S. Relations Chair in Memory of Gaston Sigur
Research Interests: Japanese foreign policy and domestic politics, U.S.-Japan relations, international relations in East Asia

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503
Tel: 202-994-7074
Fax: 202-994-6096
E-mail: mochizuk@gwu.edu

Henry R. Nau (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, SAIS)
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Director, U.S.-Japan Economic Agenda
Director, U.S.-Japan Legislative Exchange Program
Research Interests: U.S. foreign economic policy, international political economy, science, technology, and international affairs

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 501
Tel: 202-994-3167
Fax: 202-994-5477
E-mail: nau@gwu.edu

Deepa Ollapally (Ph.D., Columbia University)
Associate Director of The Sigur Center for Asian Studies
Research Interests: South Asian regional security, comparative politics of South Asia,
nuclear nonproliferation, terrorism, gender and international security

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503R
Tel: 202-994-8854
Fax: 202-994-6096
E-mail: deepao@gwu.edu

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Miok Pak (Ph.D., Georgetown University)
Teaching Insturctor in Korean Language
Research Interests: Korean language syntax, semantics, morphology, pedagogy and second language acquisition

Rome 467, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-4524
E-mail: pakm@gwu.edu

Yoon-Shik Park (Ph.D., The George Washington University)
Professor of International Finance
Research Interests: Korea, international banking, international financial markets, multilateral development banks, financial institutions

Funger Hall 401U
Tel: 202-994-8215
E-mail: yspark@gwu.edu

Judith Plotz (Ph.D., Harvard University)
Professor of English and Human Sciences
Research Interests: British romanticism, children's literature, Indian literature in English

801 22nd St NW Rome Hall 662
Tel: 202-994-1458
E-mail: jplotz@gwu.edu

Pradeep Rau (D.B.A., Kent State University)
Professor of Marketing
Research Interests: India, marketing research, marketing strategy, international marketing

Funger Hall 303
Tel: 202-994-4989
E-mail: prau@gwu.edu

Sean Roberts (Ph.D., University of Southern California)
Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
Director, International Development Studies Program
Research Interests: Development theory, democracy development, media and development, culture and politics, indigenous rights, Central Asia, former Soviet Union, and China

1957 E Street, Suite 501G
Tel: 202- 994-5767
Email: seanrr@gwu.edu

Mitsuyo Sato
Lecturer, Japanese
Research Interests: Japanese language

Rome 461, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6723
E-mail: satom@gwu.edu

Rika Seya
Lecturer, Japanese
Research Interests: Japanese language

Rome 461, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6723
E-mail: rikaseya@gwu.edu

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David Shambaugh (Ph.D., University of Michigan)
On sabbatical
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Director, China Policy Program
Research Interests: Chinese politics and foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, China's military and security, international relations of the Asia-Pacific region

1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503G
Tel: 202-994-5887
Fax: 202-994-6096
E-mail: shambaug@gwu.edu

Robert J. Shepherd (Ph.D., George Mason University)
Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Honors & International Affairs
Research Interests: Tourism, cultural heritage issues, side effects of market changes in China

2112 G Street, NW, Building X 203
Tel: 202-994-4395
Fax: 202-994-6097
E-mail: rshepher@gwu.edu

Stephen C. Smith (Ph.D., Cornell University)
Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Director of the Research Program in Poverty, Development, and Globalization
Research Interests: Development economics, economics of participation, and economics of organization

Monroe 306
Tel: (202) 994-8086
E-mail: ssmith@gwu.edu

Richard F. Southby (Ph.D., Monash University)
Executive Dean and Distinguished Professor of Global Health in the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Health Affairs
President, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health
Research Interests: Comparative health systems and public health policy

Suite 810H
2175 K Street, NW
Tel: 202-416-0429
Fax: 202-416-0400
E-mail: sphrfs@gwumc.edu

Ronald Spector (Ph.D., Yale University)
Professor of History & International Affairs
Research Interests: 20th Century war and diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific

Phillips 332, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6425
Fax: 202-994-6231
E-mail: spector@gwu.edu

Janet Steele (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University)
Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Research Interests: History of journalism, ideology and professional practices of journalism, press in modern Indonesia, narrative journalism, media in the developing world

Media and Public Affairs, 805 21st St., NW, Room 421
Tel: 202-994-2004
Fax: 202-994-5806
E-mail: jesteele@gwu.edu

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Inder Sud (Ph.D., Stanford University)
Adjunct Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
Research Interests:economic development in developing countries, South Asia

1957 E. Street, NW, Suite 501
Tel: 202-994-0194
E-mail: isud@gwu.edu

Robert Sutter (Ph.D., Harvard University)
Adjunct Professor of International Affairs
Research Interests: Politics and foreign relations of Taiwan, international politics of East Asia, U.S. policy towards Asia

Tel: 202-687-8487
Fax: 202-687-7397
E-mail: sutterr@georgetown.edu

Takako Suzuki
Librarian, Japan Resource Center

Slavic, East European, and Asian Reading Room
Gelman Library
2130 H Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6848
Fax: 202-994-5154
E-mail: tasuzuki@gwu.edu

Emmanuel Teitelbaum (Ph.D., Cornell University)
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Research Interests: South Asian politics and development

Monroe Hall 411, 2115 G St, NW
Tel: 202-994-9125
Fax: 202-994-7743
E-mail: ejt@gwu.edu

Bing-Sheng Teng (Ph.D., City University of New York)
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Research Interests: China, strategic management, strategic alliances, cooperative and competitive strategies, risk issues in management, strategic decision making, international management

Funger Hall 607
Tel: 202-994-3736
E-mail: teng@gwu.edu

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Richard Thornton (Ph.D., University of Washington)
Professor of History and International Affairs
Research Interests: U.S. foreign policy, Sino-Russian relations

Phillips 331, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6230
Fax: 202-994-6231
E-mail: rthornto@gwu.edu

Takae Tsujioka
Teaching Insturctor in the Japanese Language
Research Interests: Japanese language

Rome 465, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-6727
E-mail: tsujioka@gwu.edu

Elanah Uretsky (Ph.D., Columbia University)
Assistant Professor of Global Health and Anthropology
Research Interests: China, gender, sexuality, masculinity, HIV/AIDS, chronic disease, governance of health

2175 K Street, NW, Suite 200
Tel: 202-994-6803
Fax: 202-994-1955
Email: euretsky@gwu.edu

John Wang
Lecturer, East Asian Calligraphy
Research Interests: East Asian calligraphy

Rome 451, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-2003
E-mail: wangjo@gwu.edu

Miaochun Wei
Teaching Instructor in the Chinese Language
Research Interests: Language pedagogy, second language acquisition, pragmatics

Rome 455, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-4393
Fax: 202-994-1512
E-mail: mwei@gwu.edu

Richard Windsor (Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana)
Professor and Director, Doctoral Program in Behavioral Science
Research Interests: Evaluation of health promotion-disease prevention programs, China

2175 K Street, NW, #7019
Tel: 202-416-0086
E-mail: sphraw@gwumc.edu

Mei Wu
Lecturer, Chinese
Research Interests: Chinese language

Rome 462, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-0060

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Daqing Yang (Ph.D., Harvard University)
Associate Professor of History and International Affairs
Research Interests: Japanese history and East Asian reconciliation

Phillips 327, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-8262
Fax: 202-994-6231
E-mail: yanghist@gwu.edu

Jiawen Yang (Ph.D., New York University)
Associate Professor of International Business & International Affairs
Research Interests: Business environment in China

Funger 401B
Tel: 202-994-8709
Fax: 202-994-7422
E-mail: jwyang@gwu.edu

Guofang Yi
Lecturer, Chinese
Research Interests: Chinese language

Rome 462, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-0060
E-mail: gfangyi@gwu.edu

Liang (Larry) Yu (Ph.D., University of Oregon)
Professor of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Research Interests: Hotel management, tourism in Asia

Funger Hall 301U
Tel: 202-994-8740
E-mail: lyu@gwu.edu

Phyllis Ni Zhang (Ed.D., Columbia University)
Assistant Professor of Chinese and International Affairs
Research Interests: Chinese language and culture, pedagogy and technology

Rome 463, 801 22nd Street, NW
Tel: 202-994-5051
Fax: 202-994-1512
E-mail: zhang@gwu.edu

Jing Zhong
Librarian, China Documentation Center

Gelman Library, Rm707D
2130 H St., NW
Tel: 202-994-0624
Fax: 202-994-7845
E-mail: zhong@gwu.edu

Sigur Center Staff

Shawn McHale
Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503M
Tel: (202) 994-2760
Fax: (202) 994-6096
Email: mchale@gwu.edu

Deepa Ollapally
Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503R
Tel: (202) 994-8854
Fax: (202) 994-6096
E-mail: deepao@gwu.edu

Nikola Mirilovic
Research Associate
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503D
Tel: (202) 994-8841
Fax: (202) 994-6096
E-mail: nikolam@gwu.edu

Matt Grieger
Executive Associate/Office Manager
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503S
Tel: (202) 994-4360
Fax: (202) 994-6096
E-mail: mgrieger@gwu.edu

Erin Robinson
Executive Assistant/ Program Coordinator
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503Q
Tel: (202) 994-5874
Fax: (202) 994-6096
E-mail: robin_ee@gwu.edu

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