Faculty and Staff

Faculty
Cheng, An Chung, Ph.D. Director, Asian Studies Institute/Program Associate Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures FH 2400L, 419.530.2146 Area: Chinese heritage language education, foreign language teacher education, second language acquisition anchung.cheng@utoledo.edu	Benjamin Davis Associate Professor of College of Law LC 2009F, 419.530.5117 Area: Contracts, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Public International Law, and International Business Transactions. ben.davis@utoledo.edu
Alam, Bhuiyan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning SM 3028, 419.530.7269 Area: Bangladesh and South Asian Studies bhuiyan.alam@utoledo.edu	Jiquan Chen Professor of Ecology Department of Environmental Sciences 419.530.2664 Area: China and Environment of Asia jiquan.chen@utoledo.edu
Chang, Gene (former director) Professor, Department of Economics Area: Asian and Chinese Economics gchang@shanglang.com	Davis, David Professor, Political Science and Public Administration SH 2047, 419.530.2360 Area: China and Environment David.Davis@UToledo.edu
Hara, Joseph, Ph.D. Lecturer, Department of World Languages and Cultures FH 2400D, 419.530.2853 Area: Japanese Studies and language jhara@uoft02.utoledo.edu	Jiang, Shanhe Professor of Criminal Justice Public SH 107B, 419.530.4329 Area: China and Criminal Justice sjiang@utnet.utoledo.edu
Hong, Paul, Ph.D., CMA Professor, Department of Information Operations and Technology Management, College of Business Administration Office: 419.530.2054 Fax: 419.530.2290 paul.hong@utoledo.edu	Lee, Yueh-Ting Professor, Former Dean, Department of Psycology College of Arts and Sciences Area: Cross-cultural psychology, China Studies YT.Lee@utoledo.edu
Yamazaki, Kasumi, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures UH 5130 B, 419.530.4962 Area: Japanese Studies and language kasumi.yamazaki@utoledo.edu	Nemeth, David J., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Geography and Planning UH 4580, 419.530.4049 Area: Cultural geography, Korea dnemeth@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Gibbons, Llewellyn Joseph Professor, Department of Law LC 2014A , 419.530.4175 Area: International law, Chinese law lew.gibbons@utoledo.edu	Susan Purviance Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy SH 2012, 419.530.4516 Area: multicultural introduction to philosophy courses to students from China, Japan and Indian subcontinent. susan.purviance@utoledo.edu
Pasupuleti, Sudershan Associate Professor, Dept. of Social Work Area: Community Service and Social Work HHH2620 419.530.5338 spasupu3@utnet.utoledo.edu	Reising, Russell (Ph.D.) Professor, American culture and Asian studies FH 1640, 419.530.2685 Area: Chinese and Japanese literature, music, and relations russell.reising@utoledo.edu
Peng, Sheldon (Xiaofeng), Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Accounting College of Business Administration ST , 419.530.2420 xiaofeng.peng@utoledo.edu	Zhang, Yue, Ph.D. Associate Professor Information Operations and Technology Management College of Business and Innovation, ST 4031 Phone: 419.530.2380 Fax: 419.530.2290 yue.zhang@utoledo.edu
Padilla, Roberto II, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of History TH2143, 419.530.2296 Area: China, Japan and Korean history roberto.padilla@utoledo.edu	Thuong Le College of Business Administration ST 4029, 419.530.2987 tle2@utnet.utoledo.edu
Shetty, Sujata , Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning UH 4340B, 419.530.2567 Area: cultural geography, India sshetty4@utnet.utoledo.edu	Qin Shao Department of Mathematics UH3014, 419.530.2016 Area: Time Series,Experimental Design qshao@utnet.utoledo.edu
Pan, Kevin Professor, Director of IIT Graduate Track (Infection, Immunity and Transplantation) 419.530.5466 Area: Molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions kevin.pan@utoledo.edu
UToledo faculty, staff members and administrators
Eddie Chou Professor and Director of Infrastructure Systems Research Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering 419.530.8123 Area: Transportation facilities design, systems analysis, engineering material properties, pavement performance evaluation, infrastructure management. ychou@eng.utoledo.edu	Bruce Kennedy Associate Professor of Law, College of Law LC 2008B, 419.530.2118 Bruce.Kennedy@utoledo.edu
Zhang, Hongyan Professor, Department of Mechanical engineering hozhang@eng.utoledo.edu	Guangzhong Chen Ph.D., Department of Mathematics feilgchen@yahoo.com
Jing Meyer Coordinator of Advising Office of Student Affairs WH 1227D, 419.530.1904 Area: Cross cultural higher education xperiences, teaching, administration, academic dvising, records management, and student affairs jing.meyer@utoledo.edu	John Barret Associate Professor,College of Law LC 2014D, 419.530.2131 Area: International Law, Corporations and business Associations, and Property john.barrett@utoledo.edu
Kim, Dong Shik Associate Professor, epartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering NH3051, 419.530.8084 dong.kim@utoledo.edu	Suh, Edward MSW Associate Professor, Social Work Department HH2616H, 419.530.4657 Area: Sociology, Korea esuh@utnet.utoledo.edu
You, Peter Director for Online Learning Faculty Support and Special Projects FH, Third, 419.530.4016 Peter.You@utoledo.edu	Steinbock, Daniel Harold A. Anderson Professor of Law and Values LC 2000E, 419.530.04107 daniel.steinbock@utoledo.edu
Current visiting scholars
Jiang, Qing Professor of Economics School of Economics Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China	Xu Quanhong Professor School of Economics, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
Chen Yu School of Economics Sichuan University, Chengdu, China	Chen Changbing Professor Institute of Economic Research Chinese Academy of Social Science Beijing, China

The Asian Studies Institute

Faculty and Staff