Stephen completed a Ph.D. in anthropology from Syracuse University in 2018, focused on how Himalayan tribal/refugee politics impact spirituality. He has completed postdocs at Kyoto University (JSPS, 2019) and the University of Copenhagen (Marie Curie, 2022-24). He is working on two projects: one on tribal casteism in the Indian Himalayas and another on the rise of Tibetan Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia. He is a co-Editor-in-Chief at the Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies and an Asia editor at The Database of Religious History at the University of British Columbia. Stephen is an avid teacher of undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology and South Asian studies. He has taught at Beijing Normal University, Vietnam National University, University of Bremen, Pitt in the Himalayas, Syracuse University, Semester at Sea, Tokyo Metropolitan University and Denki Tsushin University.
Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Anthropology
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-2295