Women warriors in Chinese history and fiction; Women in Chinese history and fiction; the Chinese shadow theatre; the Chinese marionette theatre; Chinese local religions.
Ph.D., Chinese literature, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, New York City, 1984 M.Phil., Chinese literature, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, NYC, 1979 M.A., Chinese literature, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, New York City, 1978 B.A., Chinese, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures, (Distinc...
Associate Professor, East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany. 2012-. Assistant Professor, East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany (State University of New York at Albany), 1993-1995; 2002-. Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Calgary, 1996-2002. Visiting Research Fellow, Calgary Institute of the Humanities, University of Calgary, 1995-1996. Visiting Assistant Professor, East Asian...
Chinese
Views of learning in early ninth century China; Chinese intellectual history from the ninth through the twelfth century; Chinese monasticism; Tibetan history.
Harvard University. Ph.D. East Asian Languages and Civilizations. June 1996. Areas of Specialization: Middle Period Chinese history, Chinese intellectual history, East Asian history, and Medieval European history. Dissertation: "'To Transform the World:' A Study of Four Mid-Tang Intellectuals." (Peter K. Bol and Stephen Owen, advisors) Harvard University. A.M. Regional Studies: East Asia. 1988....
2003 to present: Associate Professor. Department of East Asian Studies. University at Albany. Department Chair. September 2005 to August 2011. 1996 to 2003: Assistant Professor. Department of East Asian Studies. University at Albany.
Chinese literature
1975 PhD Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Dissertation: "Language and Allusion in the Poetry of Han Yü: The Autumn Sentiments." 1970 MA Department of Uralic-Altaic Studies, Indiana University. Thesis: "The Sino-Tibetan Matrimonial Alliance of 710AD." 1968-1969 Institüt für Zentralasienkunde der Universität Bonn 1967 BA Department of E...
1993 -- Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, the University at Albany, State University of New York at Albany 1990-1992 Founding Chair and Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany 1989-1990 Director and Associate Professor, Chinese Studies Program, SUNY-Albany 1986-1989 Associate Professor, Chinese Studies Program, SUNY-Albany 1985-1986 Director and Associate P...
the prose literature, travel diaries, historical-geography, and cultural history of traditional China, especially that of the Song dynasty (960-1279).
Ph.D. Indiana University (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Chinese) M.A. Indiana University (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Chinese) B.A. University of Bridgeport (Political Science)
1995- Professor of Chinese, University at Albany, State University of New York, Department of East Asian Studies 1990-1995 Associate Professor of Chinese, University at Albany, State University of New York, Department of East Asian Studies 1993-2000 Chair, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Department of East Asian Studies