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Graduate Students

Graduate students with a minor field in Southeast Asian studies come from diverse disciplines—including city and regional planning, anthropology, science and technology studies, art history, architecture, comparative literature, music, global development, Asian studies, history, government, and many more.

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Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: MA

Anticipated Degree Year: 2027

Committee Chair/Advisor: Shaoling Ma

Discipline: Asian Studies

Primary Countries: Cambodia, Las, Myanmar, Vietnam

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2031

Committee Chair/Advisor: Tamara Loos

Discipline: Asian Studies

Primary Languages: Thai, Vietnamese, German

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2030

Committee Chair/Advisor: Derek Chang

Discipline: (Asian) American History

Primary Language: Vietnamese

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2027

Discipline: Economics

Primary Language: Vietnamese, English

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: MPA

Anticipated Degree Year: 2026

Committee Chair/Advisor: -

Discipline: Public Policy

Research Countries: Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Vietnam

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2025-2026

Committee chair/advisor: Jeremy Wallace

Discipline: Development, Government

Primary Language: Mandarin Chinese

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2028

Committee Chair/Advisor: Steven Johnson

Discipline: Natural Resources and Environment

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2025

Committee Chair/Advisor: Jenny Goldstein

Discipline: Global Development

Primary Countries: Indonesia

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2025

Committee Chair/Advisor: Marina Welker

Discipline: Anthropology

Primary Language: Indonesian

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2029

Committee Chair/Advisor: Saurabh Mehta

Discipline: International Nutrition