Dr. Don Baker, PhD
Professor
Korean history, religion in Korea, the Kwangju (Gwangju) Democratization Movement of 1980,
George Bluman, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Math in schools, university math courses, symmetries, differential equations, conservation laws, Chiune Sugihara (Japanese rescuer of Jews in WWII)
Sie-Tan Chieng, PhD, PEng
Professor Emeritus
Irrigation and drainage for food and non-food plant production, water management system planning, design, installation and operation, environment, soil-water-plant relationships, soil and water conservation, soil salinity and reclamation, water quality, environmental impact assessment, hydrology, windblown dust mitigation
David Edgington, PhD
Professor
Japanese economy, Japan-Canada trade and investment links, Pacific Rim trade and investment patterns, Japanese cities and regions, multiculturalism and local government in Vancouver, Australia
Graham Johnson
Professor Emeritus
Language, sociology
Brian L. Job
Professor, Political Science
Faculty Associate, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
International relations of Asia Pacific countries, especially political/security matters, Canadian political/security interests and policies vis-a-vis Asia, Asian politics
Xiong Gu
Professor
Fine art, transcultural identity and hybridity
Prof. Diana Lary, PhD
Professor Emerita
Modern Chinese History, War and Society, Regionalism, Migration, Canada/China Relations – history, Roles of grandmothers
Raymond Lam, MD, FRCPC
Professor
BC Leadership Chair in Depression Research
Seasonal affective disorder, winter depression, antidepressants, light therapy, depression, clinical guidelines, circadian rhythms, melatonin, serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, tryptophan, cognition, technology, eHealth, mHealth, guidelines, biomarkers, diagnosis, internet, mental illness
Michael Leaf, PhD
Director, Centre for Southeast Asia Research
Associate Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning
Research Associate, Centre for Human Settlements
Urbanization and social change in Third World countries, particularly southeast Asia and China
David Ley, PhD
Professor
Cities, neighbourhoods, gentrification, ethnicity, immigration, housing, real estate
Masao Nakamura, PhD
Professor
Economy, business
Daniel L. Overmyer, PhD, FRSC
Professor Emeritus
Chinese philosophy and religions, local religion in Chinese villages
Sharalyn Orbaugh
Professor and Graduate Advisor
Associate, IGRSJ
Modern Japanese culture (literature, film, manga, animation, kamishibai), East Asian women’s issues, anti-racist pegagogy
Kyung-Ae Park, PhD
Associate Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Korean Research
Korean politics (North and South Korea), U.S.-Korean relations, Korean unification
Zhichun Jing, PhD
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Pacific Asia Archaeology
archaeology, ancient China, ancient technologies, jades, geoarchaeology, prehistory, bronze, Shang civilization, early Chinese civilizations, Bronzes, material culture, anthropocene, early urbanization, ancient cities, ancient globalization
John Innes
Professor
Forestry, forest management, forest certification, aboriginal forestry, biodiversity, climate change, communities and livelihoods, conservation, ecosystems, forest management, forest policy, social impact, sustainability, drought, forest fires, wildfires, heat waves, people’s responses to heat waves, impact of heat waves on forests, adaptation of forests to climate change, responses of resorts (such as Whistler) to climate change, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Jerry Spiegel, MSc, PhD
Professor
Director, Global Health Research Program
Global health, international health, environmental health, Cuba, Latin America
Dr. Julian Dierkes, PhD
Associate Professor
Keidanren Chair in Japanese Research
Japanese education, cram schools, history education, history textbooks, reconciliation, legal education, Canada-Japan relations, contemporary Mongolia,
Milind Kandlikar, PhD
Professor
Climate change, air pollution, extended producer responsibility, human development, agricultural biotechnology, information technology in developing countries, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases