Thornton's research focuses on three interrelated areas of Japanese narrative: medieval Buddhist propaganda, late-medieval epic, and the period film.

Huntington specializes in continental philosophy, avidly engages in comparative (East-West) philosophy with an emphasis on Buddhism, and aims to globalize as well as decolonize philosophy.

Cho's research fields range from Korean and Chinese literature and culture; East Asian comparative literature; women and gender studies; performance literature; and oral storytelling and folk literature.

Ling specializes in late imperial Chinese literature and culture, book history, and the print culture.

Park teaches religious traditions of Korea. Her research has focused on the interplay among Buddhism, modernity, gender, and globalization.

SturtzSreetharan's interests center on language as social action. Her current project, "the everyday language of body/weight stigma," investigates how people make sense of their bodies as revealed in their language use.

PhD candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations (Chinese).