Religious Studies Department
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- Areas of Specialization
Buddhism, Tibetan Religion, East Asian Religions
- Education
Ph.D. University of Virginia, 2005
M.A. University of Virginia, 1999
B.A. Bates College, 1992
- Academic Positions
2006-present: Assistant Professor, Religious Studies Dept., College of William and Mary
2005-2006: Visiting Instructor, Religious Studies Dept., College of William and Mary
2002: Instructor, Religious Studies Dept., University of Virginia
- Courses Taught
RELG 150W: Freshman Seminar, Buddhist Enlightenment in Western Imagination
RELG 214: Buddhism
RELG 215: Religion in East Asia
RELG 308: Special Topics in Religious Studies, Buddhist Philosophy
RELG 308: Special Topics in Religious Studies, Tibetan Religion
RELG 308: Special Topics in Religious Studies, Zen
- Research
My current research concerns a thirty-volume collection of recently discovered Tibetan manuscripts from the Kadampa (bka' gdams pa) order. These manuscripts were recovered from one of the few monastic libraries to survive the Cultural Revolution in Tibet. Within this collection, I'm examining several eleventh- and twelfth-century texts pertaining to the formation of Tibetan Madhyamaka ("Middle Way") philosophy.
My first monograph has just been published:
Resurrecting Candrakirti: Disputes in the Tibetan Creation of Prasangika. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2008.
- Fellowships and Grants
2008: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend
2007: William and Mary Faculty Summer Research Grant
2002-2003: American Institute of Indian Studies Junior Research Grant
- Service
2007-2009: Co-Director of East Asian Studies
2005-present: Co-Editor of the Buddhism Section of Blackwell Publishing's Religion Compass http://www.blackwell-compass.com/subject/religion/section_home?section=reco-buddhism
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