Lecturer
Phone 520-626-5513
Office Learning Services Building 134
Office Hours
Advising Hours: Tuesdays, 10am-12pm, Spring 2023: Tuesdays, 1-3 pm (in person or zoom) or by appointment.
Research Area
Japanese Religion
Currently Teaching
EAS 130 – Asian Religions
The course surveys six religious traditions founded and developed in Asian including two from India: Hinduism and Buddhism, two from China: Confucianism and Taoism, and two from Japan: Shinto and Japanese New Religions. The survey of each religion includes: 1. a primary or sacred text, 2. contemporary practices in Asia, 3. contemporary practices in America, and 4. depictions in modern media. The course studies how the central tenets and teachings of Asian religions create the cultural roots of contemporary Asian cultures and how these teachings have influenced America's religious diversity.
EAS 160A1 – The Worlds of Buddhism
An introduction to Buddhism as both a global religion and an array of cultural traditions, with emphasis on its various forms and development in South, Southeast, and East Asian cultures & history.