EWC Specialists on the Asia Pacific Region

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Roberts, Glenda S.
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Research Program and Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies Waseda University, Tokyo
(+81-3) 3286-3877
Area of Expertise:

Qualitative research on family and gender issues, work/life balance, contemporary Japanese society, anthropology of work, immigration policy.
Roy, Denny
Senior Fellow and Supervisor of POSCO Fellowship Program, Research Program
808.944.7244
Area of Expertise:

Northeast Asian political and security issues
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Saalman, Lora
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Research Program
Area of Expertise:

China’s cyber, nuclear and advanced conventional weapon developments; China-India, China-Russia, and China-U.S. strategic relations
Saksena, Sumeet
Senior Fellow, Research Program
808.944.7249
Area of Expertise:

Interdisciplinary research in: Environmental Risk Analysis; Exposure Assessment; Environmental Health; Air Pollution; Emerging Infectious Diseases, Environmental Justice, Impacts of Peri-urbanization; and Public Perceptions of Environmental Risks
Salmon, Jr., Charles
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Office of the President
808.944.7166
Area of Expertise:

Asia Pacific international relations; US-Asia defense/ security relations and policy
Spencer, James H.
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Research Program
Area of Expertise:

International urbanization and planning issues: water supplies, infrastructure and inequality
Tabe, Tammy
Fellow
808.944.7512
Area of Expertise:

Pacific Islands States and communities; Community displacement and relocation; Climate change vulnerability and adaptation; Climate risk and vulnerability assessments; Community-based Adaptation; Ecosystem-based Adaptation; Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; Gender and climate change; Indigenous and local knowledge; Identity and Diaspora
Suzanne Vares-Lum
Vares-Lum , Suzanne
President
808.944.7103
Area of Expertise:

Indo-Pacific issues; leadership and mentorship; Women, Peace, and Security
Viernes, James Perez
Regional Engagement & Development Officer, PIDP
808.944.7722
Area of Expertise:
Woods, Kevin
Fellow, Research Program
808.944.7227
Area of Expertise:

Politics of land use change, resource extraction, and environmental conservation; resources and armed conflict dynamics;  environmental peace building; Chinese investment in Southeast Asia; mainland Southeast Asia, with focus on Burma/Myanmar.

 
Wu, David
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Research Program
808.944.7324
Area of Expertise:

Chinese culture and identity; The globalization of Chinese cuisine; Politics of national identity in cultural policies.
Yokying, Phanwin
Fellow, Research Program
808.944.7511
Area of Expertise:

Development and gender issues in developing countries, quantitative analysis of time use surveys, and agricultural development.
Yong, Ming Li
Fellow
808.944.7131
Area of Expertise:

Transboundary water governance and environmental governance; Community-based natural resource management; Public participation; Development and its impacts on livelihoods and the environment; Southeast Asia, Mekong Region

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