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Student Assistants

Advisory Committee

The advisory committee is made up of faculty and senior leadership from across UNC who provide advice and guidance on the Carolina Asia Center’s programs. Appointments are for renewable three year terms.

Pamela Lothspeich, Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and Director, Carolina Asia Center (ex officio)

Currently appointed through June 2025:
Chris Nelson, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Morgan Pitelka, Professor and Chair, Department of Asian Studies
Afroz Taj, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies
Michael Tsin, Associate Professor, Department of History
Robin Visser, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies

Currently appointed through June 2026:
Angel Hsu, Associate Professor, Public Policy
Jason Kinnear, Dean, Study Abroad Office
Christian Lentz, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Yan Song, Professor and Chair, Department of City and Regional Planning and Director, Program on Chinese Cities
Claudia Yaghoobi, Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Director, Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies

Currently appointed through June 2027:
Barbara Ambros, Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Michelle T. King, Associate Professor, Department of History
Julia Kruse, Director of STAR, Global Business Center, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Sean Y. Sylvia, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Meenu Tewari, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning