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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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Li Jie

Jie Li

Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Prof. Liu

Jennifer Li-Chia Liu

Professor of the Practice of Language Pedagogy
Director of the Chinese Language Program
Melissa McCormick

Melissa McCormick

Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Japanese Art and Culture
Harvard College Professor
On leave 2023-24
Stephen Owen

Stephen Owen

James Bryant Conant University Professor, Emeritus
Professor Si Nae Park

Si Nae Park

Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
On Leave Fall 2023
Michael Puett

Michael Puett

Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology
Harvard College Professor
On Leave AY 2023-24
James Robson

James Robson

James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations;
Harvard College Professor
William Fung Director of the Harvard University Asia Center; Chair, Regional Studies East Asia (RSEA), 2019-20
Michael Szonyi

Michael Szonyi

Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History
On Leave AY 2023-24
Xiaofei Tian

Xiaofei Tian

Professor of Chinese Literature
On Leave AY 2023-24
Leonard van der Kuijp

Leonard van der Kuijp

Professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
Chair, Committee on Inner Asia and Altaic Studies
On Leave Spring 2024, Fall 2024
Prof. Wang

David Wang

Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature
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Wei Wang

Language Instructor in Chinese