Faculty & Staff

• James B. Duke Professor of History

Primary Areas of Expertise

• The Middle East
• The Islamic World

• Associate Professor of Political Science | Faculty Director of the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative | Director of Davidson in China | Director of the Sustainability Information Lab

Primary Areas of Expertise

• U.S. Politics
• Environmental Politics and Policy
• Citizenship and Deliberative Policymaking
• Eco-Labels and Sustainability Ratings
• China / East Asia

• Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty | Professor of Anthropology

Primary Areas of Expertise

• China/East Asia
• Food Studies
• Science and Technology Studies
• Environmental Policy
• Digital Media

• Chair of Chinese Studies | Assistant Professor of History

• Associate Professor of Religious Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

• Tibetan Buddhism
• Buddhist life writing, song, poetry
• Non-Sectarianism
• Shabkar
• Buddhist nationalism

• Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty | Brown Professor of Asian Politics

• Professor of Chinese Studies

• Senior Lecturer of Chinese Studies | Chinese Language Coordinator

• Assistant Professor of Art and Chinese Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

• Art of East Asia
• Art of Central Asia