Education
- Ph.D. 1994, Columbia University (Inner Asian culture and history)
- M. A. 1991, Columbia University (Inner Asian culture and history)
- B.A. 1982, Shandong University (British and American Literature)
Honors, Awards, Fellowships and Grantes
- Fulbright-Hays Group Projects, 2001
- Hewlett Grant, 2006, 2009, 2010
- Center for Asian Studies Research Grant 2008, 2009, 2013
- ASIANetwork-Freeman Faculty-student Research Fellowship, 2010
Experience
- 2003 - Present: Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Willamette University
- 1997- 2003: Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Willamette University
- 1995 -1996: Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Merrimack College
- 1983-1984: Assistant Researcher, Institute of Inner Asian Studies, Academy of social science in Xinjiang,
Selected Publications
- “Transition and Transformation: Rituals and Healing in Mazar Worship in Xinjiang”, in Mazar: Studies on Islamic Sacred Sited in Central Eurasia, ed. By Sugawara Jun and Rahile Dawut, 2016
- “Manichaean Monasteries under the Khocho Uyghurs”, in International Journal of Central Asian Studies, Vol. 8-1, 2003
- “On Translation and Transmission of Islamic Concept into Chinese”, in Edebiyât (No. 2, 2003)
- “The Transformations of Manichaeism under the Khocho Uyghurs”, in Journal of Central Asian Studies, Vol. V, No. 2, 2001
- "Inner Asian Studies in America," in Perspectives in History: Essays on Contemporary Western Historiography, Beijing: Ren min chu ban she, 1990.
- "Migration of Turkic Tribes from the Eighth Century to the Twelfth Century," in Xinjiang Social Science, 1985.
- Hudud al-Alam, co-author of translation and annotation with Wang Zhilai, The Academy of Social Science in Xinjiang Press, 1984
Work in Progress
- Shamanic beliefs and practice among Uighurs
Membership
- Asianetwork
- AAR