Asian Languages and Civilizations Faculty

Ahmad Alswaid

Ahmad Alswaid

Lecturer in Arabic Languages

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Chapin Hall Room 026
Mekhola S. Gomes

Mekhola S. Gomes

Assistant Professor of History and Asian Languages and Civilizations

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Lyceum Room 210
Mohamed H. Hassan

Mohamed H. Hassan

Senior Lecturer in Arabic

413-542-5532 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Johnson Chapel Room 301F
Trent E. Maxey

Trent E. Maxey

Professor of Asian Languages and Civilizations and History

413-542-8202 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Lyceum Room 320
Samuel C. Morse

Samuel C. Morse

Howard M. and Martha P. Mitchell Professor of the History of Art and Asian Languages and Civilizations; Chair of Asian Languages and Civilizations

413-542-2282 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Fayerweather Hall Room 106
George Qiao

George Qiao

Assistant Professor of History and Asian Languages and Civilizations

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Lyceum Room 302
Yael R. Rice

Yael R. Rice

Associate Professor of Art & the History of Art and of Asian Languages and Civilizations; Chair of Architectural Studies

413-542-5520 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Fayerweather Hall Room 208
Monica M. Ringer

Monica M. Ringer

Professor of History and Asian Languages and Civilizations

413-542-8566 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Lyceum Room 227
Tong Shen

Tong Shen

Senior Lecturer in Chinese

413-542-8455 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Webster Hall Room 105
Hitomi Sovjani

Hitomi Sovjani

Language Assistant in Japanese

413-542-8558 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Webster Hall Room 101
Wako Tawa

Wako Tawa

Willem Schupf Professor in Asian Languages and Civilizations and Director of Language Study; Associate Chair of Asian Languages and Civilizations (On Leave 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024)

413-542-7919 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Webster Hall Room 108
Xiaoping Teng

Xiaoping Teng

Senior Lecturer in Chinese

413-542-5847 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Webster Hall Room 107
Timothy J. Van Compernolle

Timothy J. Van Compernolle

Professor of Asian Languages and Civilizations

413-542-2269 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Webster Hall Room 104
Lei Ying

Lei Ying

Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Civilizations

413-542-5960 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Webster Hall Room 106

Contributing Faculty

Amrita Basu

Amrita Basu

Domenic J. Paino 1955 Professor of Political Science, and Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies (On Leave 1/1/2024 - 6/30/2024)

413-542-2942 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Cooper House Room 301
Joie Chen

Joie Chen

Visiting Instructor in Asian Languages and Civilizations

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu
Christopher T. Dole

Christopher T. Dole

Professor of Anthropology

413-542-5816 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Morgan Hall Room 204
Alex Jingwei He

Alex Jingwei He

Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Frost Library Room A021
Maria R. Heim

Maria R. Heim

George Lyman Crosby 1896 & Stanley Warfield Crosby Professor in Religion (On Leave 1/1/2024 - 6/30/2024)

413-542-8475 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Chapin Hall Room 207
Tariq Jaffer

Tariq Jaffer

Associate Professor of Religion (On Leave 1/1/2024 - 6/30/2024)

413-542-2921 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Chapin Hall Room 208
Ravi Krishnaswami

Ravi Krishnaswami

Joseph E. and Grace W. Valentine Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Arms Music Center Room 008
Kenneth Molloy

Kenneth Molloy

Visiting Lecturer in Religion

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu
Krupa Shandilya

Krupa Shandilya

Associate Professor of Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies

413-542-5464 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Johnson Chapel Room 105

Emeritus Faculty

Jerry P. Dennerline

Jerry P. Dennerline

Olin Professor in Asian Studies (History and Asian Languages and Civilizations), Emeritus

Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu

Staff

Jessie K. Berlingo

Jessie K. Berlingo

Academic Department Coordinator

413-542-5841 Please call the college operator at 413-542-2000 or e-mail info@amherst.edu if you require contact info @amherst.edu Webster Hall Room 110