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Staff
Prof. Ji-Yeon Jo
Director, Associate Professor of Asian Studies
919.843.0130
joj@email.unc.edu
Kathryn Ulrich
Dr. Becky Butler
Assistant Director for Southeast Asia Initiatives
919.445.1271
becky.butler@unc.edu
Student Assistants
Alisarah Ithipathachai
Global Outreach Coordinator (managing the area studies culture kits), Carolina Asia Center
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alisarah@live.unc.edu
Megan Lam
Program Assistant, Carolina Asia Center
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meglam@unc.edu
Advisory Committee
Ji-Yeon Jo, Director, Carolina Asia Center (ex officio)
Barbara Ambros, Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies
Anusha Chari, Professor, Department of Economics
Julia Kruse, Director of STAR, Global Business Center, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Michelle T. King, Associate Professor, Department of History
Charles Kurzman, Professor, Department of Sociology, and Co-Director, Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
Christian Lentz, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Sean Y. Sylvia, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Meenu Tewari, Associate Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning
Heather Ward, Associate Provost for Global Affairs
Management Committee
Ji-Yeon Jo, Director, Carolina Asia Center; Professor, Department of Asian Studies
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