About Our Undergraduate Asian Studies Faculty

  • Professor Alan Baumler in an Asian Studies class

    HISTORICAL INSIGHT IS JUST ONE ELEMENT:  You’ll take classes with professors covering many areas of study through our interdisciplinary approach. Professor Alan Baumler, joining us from the History Department, is the Asian Studies program's specialist on China and East Asia.

    Team of Experts Expands Your Knowledge of Asia

    Our Asian Studies faculty is one of the most impressive groups at IUP due to its broad range of academic excellence. You will work with instructors whose experience spans topics such as anthropology, religion, foreign languages, and art history.

    • You can travel with professors to Asia and the Middle East.
    • Individual advising is the hallmark of faculty involvement with your academic and career choices. 
    • Faculty members are active researchers, and can guide you if a career in academia is your goal.
    Kierstin Bolton

    Superb Teaching and Support from Faculty

    “I am very happy to have chosen IUP to pursue my undergraduate education because of the high quality of teaching, support, and encouragement from professors.”

    Kierstin Bolton ’11, BA in Asian Studies and BA in International Studies, pursuing a master’s degree in Contemporary East Asian Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Duisburg, Germany

  • Asian Studies Program
  • 304M Humanities and Social Sciences Building
    981 Grant Street
    Indiana, PA 15705-1087
  • Phone: 724-357-3048
  • Office Hours
  • Monday through Friday
  • 9:00 a.m.–Noon
  • 1:00–4:30 p.m.