Faculty | Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Name	Field	Email	Phone	Office	Fall 2021 Office Hours
Dr. Shahla Adel Teaching Associate Professor in Persian	Persian	sadel@email.unc.edu		New West 110	WF 9-10 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/j/98040748454
Ms. Yuki Aratake Teaching Professor in Japanese	Japanese	yaratake@email.unc.edu		New West 107	MW 9-10 Zoom and in person https://unc.zoom.us/my/aratakeofficehours
Ms. Dongsoo Bang Teaching Associate Professor in Korean	Korean	dsbang@email.unc.edu		New West 223	M 8-9 T 11-12 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/dsbang
Dr. Jan Bardsley Professor Emerita	Japanese	bardsley@email.unc.edu			Retired.
Dr. Uffe Bergeton Associate Professor	Chinese	bergeton@email.unc.edu	962-4740	New West 210	T 5-6 R 11-12 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/bergetonofficehours
Ms. Kanika Bhalla Visiting Lecturer	Hindi-Urdu	kbhalla@unc.edu		GC 4109	MT 1:30-2:30 In person and Zoom by appointment https://unc.zoom.us/j/8791002606
Ms. Sabey Boswell Graduate Teaching Assistant	Arabic	slboswell@unc.edu		134 E. Franklin St #222
Ms. Luoyi Cai Teaching Assistant Professor in Chinese	Chinese	luoyicai@email.unc.edu		134 E. Franklin St., 216	T 2:30-3:30 F 1:30-2:30 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/luoyicai
Dr. John Caldwell Teaching Associate Professor in Hindi-Urdu	Hindi-Urdu	asiaweb@email.unc.edu	843-7056	New West 222	T 2:30-4:30 Th 12:20-1:20 Meeting ID: 790 289 4485; Passcode: HNURGURU https://unc.zoom.us/my/johncaldwellsmeetingroom Or in person (by request)
Dr. Dwayne Dixon Teaching Assistant Professor	Global Asia	dedixon@email.unc.edu			M 2:30-3:30 F 12:15-1:15 https://unc.zoom.us/my/dwaynedixonofficehours
Dr. Mark Driscoll Professor	Japanese	mdriscol@email.unc.edu			T 5:00-6:00 Th 11:00-12:00 Meeting ID: 690 936 4174 zoom link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/6909364174
Ms. Doria El Kerdany Teaching Associate Professor in Arabic	Arabic	elkerdan@email.unc.edu		New West 223	MT: 2:15pm-3:15pm Zoom Only https://unc.zoom.us/my/doriaofficehours
Ms. Noor El-Baradie Undergraduate Arabic Facilitator	Arabic	noorelb@live.unc.edu
Ms. Na Fan Visiting Lecturer	Chinese	nafan@email.unc.edu	962-4294	134 E. Franklin St., 217	MW 11:10 – 12:10 Zoom only https://zoom.us/j/8739484996?pwd=ZnhDTGVzbVVIQVRaOTBQYUxtSDFzUT09
Ms. Junko Fujioka Visiting Lecturer	Japanese	junkoj@email.unc.edu	962-1037	134 E. Franklin St., 219A	TR 11:15-12:15 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/fujiokaofficehours
Dr. Didem Havlioglu Professor of the Practice	Turkish	didemh@email.unc.edu		134 E. Franklin St., 218	W 12-1 (virtual) TH 3:15-4:15 (in person) https://duke.zoom.us/my/havlioglu
Dr. Li-ling Hsiao Associate Professor	Chinese	hsiaoLL@email.unc.edu		New West 306	TTH 9:30-10:30 https://unc.zoom.us/my/hsiaoofficehours
Ms. Fengyan Hu Visiting Lecturer	Chinese	fhu2@unc.edu	962-4294	134 E. Franklin St #216
Ms. Fumi Iwashita Teaching Assistant Professor in Japanese	Japanese	iwashita@email.unc.edu		New West 102	TTH 12:15-1:15 https://unc.zoom.us/my/iwashitaofficehours
Dr. Ji-Yeon Jo Associate Professor	Korean	joj@email.unc.edu		New West 214	TR 9:30-10:30 Zoom only In-person meetings by appointment https://unc.zoom.us/my/joofficehours
Mr. Nathan Jumper Teaching Assistant		jumperna@ad.unc.edu		125 Carolina Hall
Ms. Yuko Kato Teaching Associate Professor in Japanese	Japanese	ykato@email.unc.edu		New West 101	On leave.
Mr. Bud Kauffman Teaching Associate Professor in Arabic	Arabic	budk@email.unc.edu	962-4739	Coates 207	M 1:15-2:15 W 11:10-12:10 https://unc.zoom.us/my/kauffmanpmi
Dr. I Jonathan Kief Assistant Professor	Korean	kief@email.unc.edu		New West 215	On leave.
Dr. Hye Kyoung Kwon Visiting Lecturer	Korean	hkwon@unc.edu		New West 113	TTH 6:30-7:30pm Zoom: https://unc.zoom.us/j/99761754730
Dr. Eunji Lee Teaching Assistant Professor in Korean	Korean	ejlee12@email.unc.edu		134 E. Franklin St., 219A	http://unc.zoom.us/my/leeofficehours
Ms. Slki Lim Teaching Assistant		slki@live.unc.edu		134 E. Franklin St., 222	M 12-1 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/slki.lim
Dr. Jia Lin Teaching Associate Professor in Chinese	Chinese	jialin@email.unc.edu		New West 110	M 11:10-12:10 T 4-5 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/jialinofficehours
Dr. Pamela Lothspeich Associate Professor	Hindi-Urdu	ploth@email.unc.edu		New West 124	M 2:00-3:00 (on Zoom) T 2:00-3:00 (in person) and by appointment https://unc.zoom.us/j/97953925119
Ms. Keiko Nishimura Graduate Teaching Assistant	Japanese	nishimk@ad.unc.edu		115 Bingham Hall	F 11-12 zoom: https://unc.zoom.us/j/4625876799 (Passcode: mpop) Book through (https://nishimk.youcanbook.me/)
Dr. Morgan Pitelka Professor and Chair	Japanese	mpitelka@unc.edu		New West 121	TR 2-3 In person or zoom https://unc.zoom.us/my/pitelkaofficehours
Dr. Lini Ge Polin Teaching Associate Professor in Chinese	Chinese	linige@unc.edu		New West 111	T 12-1 W 10-11 or by appointment (zoom only) https://unc.zoom.us/my/gelaoshiofficehours
Ms. Caroline Robinson Teaching Assistant Professor	Arabic	robinsoc@email.unc.edu		Coates 210	W 12-1 https://unc.zoom.us/my/csrobinson
Mr. Katsu Sawamura Teaching Assistant Professor in Japanese	Japanese	katsuhik@email.unc.edu		New West 107	TTHU 1:45-2:45 https://unc.zoom.us/my/sawamuraofficehours
Ms. Sahar Sayess Undergraduate Arabic Facilitator	Arabic	saharas@live.unc.edu
Mr. Paul Schissel Graduate Teaching Assistant		paulsch@ad.unc.edu
Dr. Yaron Shemer Associate Professor	Hebrew	yshemer@email.unc.edu		New West 202	On leave. https://unc.zoom.us/my/shemer.officehours
Ms. Hanna Sprintzik Teaching Associate Professor in Hebrew	Hebrew	hannasp@email.unc.edu		New West 222	MW 11:10-12:10 on zoom https://unc.zoom.us/my/hebrewofficehours
Dr. Afroz Taj Associate Professor	Hindi-Urdu	taj@email.unc.edu	962-1060	New West 201	T 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Th 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. ;or by appointment. Meeting ID: 233 972 0119 ; Passcode: TAJMAHAL) or in my office by special request Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/2339720119?pwd=Tktzcy9yNTFZdGUwanFBS0s4SkpIdz09#success
Ms. Vy Ton Visiting Lecturer	Vietnamese	vton@unc.edu		GC 4107	M 10:30-11:30 W 2-3 in person or zoom https://unc.zoom.us/my/vyton
Dr. Ana Vinea Assistant Professor	Arabic	anavinea@email.unc.edu		New West 108	Tu & Th, 10-11 am On Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/vineaofficehours
Dr. Robin Visser Associate Professor	Chinese	rvisser@email.unc.edu		New West 318	T 4:30-5:30 W 3-4 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/visserofficehours
Ms. Shuguang Wang Teaching Assistant	Chinese	hunrose@live.unc.edu		134 E. Franklin St., 222	Th: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm preferably via zoom (shuguangofficehours). https://unc.zoom.us/my/shuguangofficehours
Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi Associate Professor	Persian	yaghoobi@email.unc.edu		New West 109	W 3-5 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/yaghoobiofficehours
Dr. Makiko Yamamoto Border Visiting Lecturer	Japanese	myborder@live.unc.edu		New West 101
Dr. Nadia Yaqub Professor	Arabic	yaqub@email.unc.edu	843-8149	New West 305	On leave. https://unc.zoom.us/my/nadiayaqub
Dr. Gang Yue Associate Professor	Chinese	yuegang@email.unc.edu		New West 302	Th: 3:30-4:30 In person or zoom https://unc.zoom.us/my/yueofficehours
Ms. Yi Zhou Teaching Professor in Chinese	Chinese	yizh@email.unc.edu		New West 111	M 12:10-1:10 W 2:20-3:20 Zoom only https://unc.zoom.us/my/zhouofficehours