Faculty and Staff

David A. Bello
Elizabeth Lewis Otey, Professor of East Asian Studies, Director of East Asian Studies
Newcomb Hall 206
540-458-8770
bellod@wlu.edu

China and Japan

Hongchu Fu
Professor of Chinese Language and Literature
Ruscio Center for Global Learning, room 226
540-458-8829
fuh@wlu.edu

Janet Ikeda
Associate Professor of Japanese
Ruscio Center for Global Learning, room 218
540-458-8936
ikedaj@wlu.edu

Li Kang
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Washington Hall 319
540-458-8304
lkang@wlu.edu

Wan-Chuan Kao
Associate Professor of English
Payne Hall 214
540-458-8345
kaow@wlu.edu

Yanhong Zhu
Associate Professor of Chinese
Ruscio Center for Global Learning, room 228
540-458-8277
zhuy@wlu.edu

Melissa R. Kerin
Associate Professor of Art History
Wilson Hall 3015
540-458-8858
kerinm@wlu.edu

Robin LeBlanc
Professor of Politics
On-leave winter 2023
Holekamp 107
540-458-8612
leblancr@wlu.edu

Inyeop Lee
Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
Huntley 114
540-458-8197
ilee@wlu.edu

Timothy Lubin
Jessie Ball duPont Professor of Religion and Adjunct Professor of Law
Tucker 204
540-458-8146
lubint@wlu.edu

History of religion and law of South and Southeast Asia, working on texts and inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Old Javanese, and Old Tamil; National Endowment for the Humanities fellow and American Council of Learned Societies fellow, 2020-2021 (h)

Cassady Sapp
Academic Administrative Assistant II
Newcomb Hall 105
540-458-8771
csapp@wlu.edu