Faculty

Dr. Kyaw Moe Tun completed his undergraduate education at Bard College at Simon’s Rock (USA) and Oxford University (UK), and received his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Yale University (USA). The transformative liberal arts and sciences education that he received abroad challenged him to find deeper meaning behind his actions. This notion has informed much of his ensuing work.

Dr. Winmar Way completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Harvard College, along with a Language Citation in French. She holds an M.A. in International and Comparative Education from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and Comparative Education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Way began her career as the founding Head of School for an online and blended-learning secondary school, where she helped build and expand programs across multiple campuses in the United States and internationally.

Dr. David Golding obtained his Ph.D. in Education and Social Justice from Lancaster University. He is also an honorary postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. David’s research looks at coloniality, development, international education, governmentality, and neoliberalism. It has appeared in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, Postcolonial Studies, Perspectives on Science, and elsewhere.

Dr. Win Maw Hlaing Oo obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Washington State University and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Utah and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. In 2014, he was selected as a fellow in the ASEAN-US Science and Technology Fellowship Program, which aimed to empower scientists to lead the efforts of fostering science-based policymaking.

Dr. Dan Wessner values interdisciplinary and intercultural learning. He has taught a range of Political, International Relations, History, Law, and Community Development courses in the United States, China, and Viet Nam. He has earned degrees in International Studies (University of Denver, Ph.D.), Law (University of Virginia, J.D.), Theology (Princeton Seminary, M.Div.), and History and Humanities (Stanford University, B.A.).

Dr. James Batcho studied continental philosophy at The European Graduate School (EGS) (Ph.D.), media and cultural studies at San Francisco State University (SFSU) (M.A.) and journalism and philosophy at San José State University (SJSU) (B.A.). His scholarship in "audibility" traces a genealogy of hearing and listening with an aim toward exploring their contemporary creative and political possibilities. He has taught at universities in the USA, South Korea, China and Taiwan.

Dr. Will Buckingham has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Staffordshire University and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Durham. He has previously served as Associate Professor in Writing and Creativity at De Montfort University and Visiting Associate Professor in the College of Literature and Journalism at Sichuan University. He is interested in anthropologically informed philosophy, and also writes fiction, nonfiction and children’s literature.

Dr. Dale Mineshima-Lowe teaches on politics, governance, and the environment. She completed her postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom (Ph.D., University of Durham), and her undergraduate studies in California, USA (BSc, Santa Clara University). Her research spans democratic transitions and governance issues, and her current research examines the developing area of citizens and data activism – how civic organizations are using digital technologies to engage citizens in combating corruption and environmental issues.

Dr. Lina Kassem has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati. Her most recent position was in the Government Department at William and Mary in the U.S. Prior to that, she spent several years in the Middle East and South Asia, teaching at Zayed University in the UAE, Qatar University, and the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh.

Dr. Omar Osman specializes in critical political economy and structural inequality. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Higher School of Economics - Moscow, where his dissertation examined key aspects of the structural dynamics of global inequality and imperialism. Dr. Osman holds an M.Sc. in Economics from University of Amsterdam and a B.A. in Economics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.