East Asian Studies Affiliated Faculty

The following faculty members from across the University may be available to serve as thesis advisors to East Asian Studies concentrators. Concentrators writing an interdisciplinary thesis may choose more than one advisor from different departments, in order to better guide their research and writing.

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a picture of Prof. Ryuichi Abe, a Japanese male wearing a suit and tie

Ryuichi Abe

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions
David Atherton

David Atherton

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Peter K. Bol

Peter K. Bol

Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Mark C. Elliott

Mark C. Elliott

Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History
Vice Provost for International Affairs
Andrew Gordon

Andrew Gordon

Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History
On Leave Spring 2024
Yimo Guo

Yimo Guo

Language Instructor in Chinese
Janet Gyatso

Janet Gyatso

Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Harvard Divinity School
Helen Hardacre

Helen Hardacre

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society
On Leave AY 2022-23
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David L. Howell

Department Chair
Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History
Wesley Jacobsen

Wesley Jacobsen

Professor of the Practice of Japanese Language
Director of the Japanese Language Program
Tom Kelly photo

Thomas P. Kelly

Assistant Professor in East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Hi-Sun Kim

Hi-Sun Kim

Senior Preceptor in Korean
Director of the Korean Language Program
Sun Joo Kim

Sun Joo Kim

Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History
On Leave Spring 2023, Fall 2023
Youngeun Koo

Youngeun Koo

Lecturer on East Asian Languages and Civilizations, beginning 9/1/2023
Daniel Koss

Daniel Koss

Associate Senior Lecturer on East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Research Scholar in East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Prof. Kuriyama

Shigehisa Kuriyama

Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History
Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2023-24
Hoa Le smiles at the camera

Hoa Le

Senior Preceptor in Vietnamese
Vietnamese Language Program Director
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