Shane Barter, PhD
After completing my BA at UVic, I worked for a Thai human rights NGO, which assigned me to research the conflict in Aceh, Indonesia. The rest is history: the people and politics of Aceh have captivate...
International Studies Faculty
INTS Faculty
Foroogh Farhang
My academic journey has carried me far. I began in marine engineering, transitioned through gender studies, and eventually arrived in anthropology. The path between these fields was driven by a deep i...
Dr. Jacqueline M. Mills, MD, MPP '08
Dr. Jacqueline M. Mills, MD MPP is a physician whose career spans clinical medicine, global health policy, and management consulting. A graduate of Soka University of America (BA, International Studie...
Ian Olivo Read, PhD
Associate Dean of Faculty
Co-Director of the Center for Race Ethnicity and Human Rights (REHR)
Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) Senior Research Fellow
Brazil Collaboration Project Faculty Liaison
Professor of Latin American Studies
I am a scholar–teacher whose work bridges history, sustainability, and the ethical use of new technologies in education. My research began with the study of Latin America’s history, and especially Bra...
INTS Visiting Faculty
Chika Esiobu, PhD
Chika Esiobu holds a doctorate in African Studies from Howard University, Washington, DC. Her work is grounded in the exploration of indigenous knowledge as a foundational pathway to individual, commu...
Dr. Owen H. Jones, PhD
Dr. Owen H. Jones is a specialist in Indigenous legal structures and the adaptations that Indigenous peoples in southern Mexico and Guatemala had on the development of the law at the local and regiona...
INTS Affiliate Members
Sarah England, PhD
I graduated from the University of California at Davis with a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology in 2000 and was hired as SUA faculty in 2002. All of the research that I have conducted has been in Cent...
Junyi Liu, PhD
Dr. Liu’s scholarly interests focus on developing countries, particularly the Chinese economy, with a thematic interest in RMB exchange rates, corruption, and organization economics. His work has been...
Other Faculty Teaching in INTS (2025-26)
Tomas Crowder-Taraborelli, PhD
Tomás Crowder-Taraborrelli studied journalism and film at San Francisco State University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990. In 1994 he received a master’s degree in Comparati...
