Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty

I am a psychological anthropologist specializing in how families and individuals cope with economic insecurity and during times of rapid social, cultural, and economic change. I have conducted ethnogr...

My primary areas of interest are culture and social theory, with an added emphasis on gender, sexuality, and inequality given my extensive training in women’s studies. I am currently researching how g...

Esther Chang came to Soka University in 2007 after earning a PhD in Psychology and Social Behavior from UCI. Her dissertation study developed a theoretical framework for understanding cross-cultu...

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...

Edward M. Feasel became Soka University of America's second president in July 2020, after serving as one of its founding faculty members.Founded by Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, SUA is a liberal...

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...

Seiji Takaku joined Soka University of America in 2002 as a professor of psychology. Before joining the faculty at SUA, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Minnesota State...

Thomas joined Soka University in 1998. She is editor of three books and has published widely in sociological and educational journals. She is recipient of numerous awards for her work.

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...