![Asian Institute Academic Leadership and Staff](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_860/public/assets/media/images/2023-08/asian_institute_faculty_and_staff_1.png.jpg?itok=3D3SYMZI)
Welcome
From a wide range of disciplines across the University of Toronto, our faculty affiliates with expertise in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia participate in making the Asian Institute a vibrant intellectual space.
Scroll down to browse our faculty, leadership, staff and affiliates. You can refine your search by filtering the listings by role, affiliation (centre or initiative), or topic/geography.
![Aisha Ahmad headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Aisha-Ahmad_0.png.webp?itok=xiGQksrC)
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
![Zaheer Baber headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/imgonline-com-ua-resize-LyxeVCeNiZcQxP.jpg.webp?itok=1YrD2oM9)
Professor, Department of Sociology (UTM)
![Ruoyun Bai Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/r.%20bai-01.jpg.webp?itok=OLkXW52_)
Associate Professor, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough
![Arba Bardhi Square Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/30525.JPEG.webp?itok=d2d8wklk)
Events Coordinator and Administrator, Asian Institute
![Joshua Barker headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_JoshuaBarker_0.png.webp?itok=6iyjPlNb)
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education
![Headshot of Jacques Bertrand](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/IMG_7239%20copy.jpg.webp?itok=d1BfgH7e)
Director, Collaborative Master’s Specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies
Professor, Department of Political Science
![Headshot of Rebecca Bi](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Rebecca%20Bi%20Portrait.png.webp?itok=57OrSvkZ)
Program Administrator and Communications Officer, Asian Institute
![Ritu Birla headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Ritu-Birla%20%281%29_0.png.webp?itok=jv3uoYG1)
Associate Professor, Department of History
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
Associate Dean, Teaching & Learning, Faculty of Arts & Science
![Nina Boric headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Nina%20Boric%20-%20large%20photo.jpg.webp?itok=1gb8ddO-)
Manager, Asian Institute
![Loren Brandt headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/imgonline-com-ua-resize-oahYRe8UARnUumZ.png.webp?itok=sCI_DA5J)
Noranda Chair Professor of Economics, Department of Economics
![Waqas Butt Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Waqas%20Butt%20Headshot%20Cropped_0.jpg.webp?itok=3Xfr3cqd)
Affiliate, Centre for South Asian Studies, Asian Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
![Eric Cazdyn headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/thumbnail_eric_fixed_01.jpeg.webp?itok=lsGKiDc-)
Professor, Department of East Asian Studies
![Li Chen headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Li_Chen-15%20copy%202.jpeg.webp?itok=rexk8SkD)
Associate Professor, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies (UTSC)
![Carol Chin headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/imgonline-com-ua-resize-JL0iugPeQGJJnFz.jpg.webp?itok=BJ7xw5bk)
Associate Professor, Department of History
![Michelle Cho headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Michelle_Cropped_For-Web-1.jpeg.webp?itok=8nIS9byl)
Director, Centre for the Study of Korea
Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies
![Yujeong Choi headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Yujeong_Cropped_For-Web.jpeg.webp?itok=RhyI8UbE)
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of East Asian Studies
![Chong Su Kim headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Chong%20Su%20Kim.jpg.webp?itok=9XxwKrtS)
Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Korea
![Hae Yeon Choo](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Hae%20Yeon%20Choo%20Oct%202022%20square_0.jpg.webp?itok=3Db1h19p)
Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Korea
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, UTM
![Headshot of Julia Chun](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Julia%20Jihae%20Chun_0.png.webp?itok=D7QGMJxG)
Korean Studies Librarian, Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
![Headshot of Dylan Clark](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Clark.png.webp?itok=GTqeZllN)
Course Instructor, Contemporary Asian Studies
![Francis Cody - Photo by Jamie Napier](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/JamieNapier_MUNK_-36%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=SO9A4u8J)
Director, Dr. David Chu Program in Contemporary Asian Studies (CAS)
Director, Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS)
Associate Professor, Asian Institute/Centre for South Asian Studies
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, UTM
![Amrita Daniere headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Daniere%2C%20Amrita_0.jpg.webp?itok=o4H_GiHq)
Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
![Headshot of Naisargi Dave](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Naisargi%20Dave_0.png.webp?itok=VN_xEW-y)
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
![Deepali Dewan headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Deepali-Dewan.png.webp?itok=_PMDtjn0)
Senior Curator, Global South Asia, Royal Ontario Museum
Associate Professor, Status Only, Department of Art History
![Arti Dhand headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/arti-dhand.png.webp?itok=6z8AAqOZ)
Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion
![Wendy Dobson headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/imgonline-com-ua-resize-he3oHmzBk6UemvP6.jpg.webp?itok=L51mjurb)
Professor Emerita, Rotman School of Management
![Headshot of Christoph Emmrich](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Emmrich_150-FINAL%20Colour.jpg.webp?itok=L90et4PL)
Associate Professor, Centre for South Asian Studies
Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion
![Cindy Ewing headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Cindy-Ewing_0.png.webp?itok=B9zX8vEF)
Assistant Professor, Department of History
Assistant Professor, International Relations Program, Trinity College
![Victor Falkenheim headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/imgonline-com-ua-resize-v228QGqvLNUfMOf.jpg.webp?itok=3vCxpwel)
Professor Emeritus, Department of East Asian Studies
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
![Headshot of Diana Fu - photo by Alexis MacDonald](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/2022-03/Diana%20Fu%201_2021_By%20Alexis%20MacDonald.jpg.webp?itok=-5DRQc10)
Co-lead, Changing World Order area of focus, Munk School
Director, East Asia Seminar Series
Associate Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
![Headshot of Takashi Fujitani](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Fujitani-JamieNapier-sm_0.jpg.webp?itok=SiprCgq2)
Dr. David Chu Chair in Asia Pacific Studies, Asian Institute
Professor, Department of History
![Shannon Garden-Smith headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Shannon%20Garden-Smith_2022%20Polina_Teif-10.jpg.webp?itok=HoDtJCAx)
Research Coordinator, Asian Institute
Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion
Visiting Professor, Asian Institute
Associate Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Ryutsu Keizai University
![Headshot of Kanishka Goonewardena](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/1562665698143.jpeg.webp?itok=1Tnyvjcz)
Professor, Department of Geography & Planning
![Alessandro Graheli headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/imgonline-com-ua-resize-EPRrAtfagPhWhI.jpg.webp?itok=HnSrQr6O)
Assistant Professor, Department of Historical Studies (UTM)
![Anup Grewal headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Anup-Grewal_0.png.webp?itok=Cu3L4d1L)
Assistant Professor, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies (UTSC)
Assistant Professor, Department of History
![Yi Gu headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Gu%2C%20Yi_0.jpg.webp?itok=cAh7Vg2O)
Associate Professor, Department of Arts, Culture and Media (UTSC)
![Ping-Chun Hsiung headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Ping_Chun_Hsiung-16_0.jpeg.webp?itok=ZyeWtrmV)
Professor, Department of Sociology
![Kajri Jain headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Jain%2C%20Kajri_0.jpg.webp?itok=XGVkJHmH)
Professor, Department of Art History
Professor, Department of Visual Studies (UTM)
![Eunice Jang headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_EuniceJang.png.webp?itok=Zb2vpXlJ)
Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, OISE
![Beatrice Jauregui headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Beatrice%20Jauregui.jpeg.webp?itok=fd0gy2Rb)
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Associate Professor, Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies
![Yoonjung Kang headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/Kang%2C%20Yoonjung.jpeg.webp?itok=6RMbL1AL)
Professor, Department of Linguistic
Professor, Department of Language Studies (UTSC)
![Malavika Kasturi headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/imgonline-com-ua-resize-l0nPGpDVIJt.jpg.webp?itok=DvArDyyb)
Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies (UTM)
Associate Professor, Department of History (On leave to June 30, 2023)
Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion
![Ken Kawashima headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/thumbnail_IMG_0749.jpeg.webp?itok=qYQ19z-A)
Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies
![Headshot of Hana Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/mk_person_photo_teaser/public/assets/person/photo/WEB_Hana%20Kim_4.png.webp?itok=FketECQ3)
Director, Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library