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Name (Last, First)	Office	Email
Afary, Janet Professor Mellichamp Chair in Global Religion Area: Modern Iran; Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East	HSSB 3047	afary@religion.ucsb.edu
Ahmad, Ahmad Atif Professor	HSSB 3032	aahmad@religion.ucsb.edu
Al-Bahloly, Saleem Area: Anthropology, Middle East Studies	Robertson Gymnasium 1000A Thursday 2-4	salbahloly@ucsb.edu
Amihay, Ofra Lecturer Area: Hebrew & Comparative Literature; Visual Culture	HSSB 3048 M / W 1:30-3:00pm	oamihay@religion.ucsb.edu
Amihay, Aryeh Lecturer Area: Biblical Studies, Ancient Judaism, Legal Theory	HSSB 3048 M/W 3:30-4:30	aamihay@ucsb.edu
Blankholm, Joseph Assistant Professor Area: American Religion, Secularism and Atheism, Sociology and Anthropology of Religion	HSSB 3049 Mondays, 10am-12pm, or by appointment	blankholm@ucsb.edu
Bothra, Shivani Lecturer Area: Hindi, Transnational Jainism, Nonviolence	HSSB 3075 Tuesday, 1-3pm	sbothra@religion.ucsb.edu
Busto, Rudy Associate Professor Area: American Religion, Race and Religion, Religion and Science Fiction	HSSB 3082 Thursday 1-3 & by appointment	rude@religion.ucsb.edu
Cabezón, José Professor Dalai Lama Professor Area: Tibetan Buddhist Studies	HSSB 3026 Th, F, 5:00-6:00, but please email first. Or by appointment.	jcabezon@religion.ucsb.edu
Campo, Juan Associate Professor Area: History of Religions (Islam), Arabic	HSSB 3083 W 11-11:50	jcampo@religion.ucsb.edu
Campo, Magda Continuing Lecturer Area: Arabic Language	HSSB 3058	campo@religion.ucsb.edu
Carlson, Thomas Professor Founding Director, International Center for the Humanities and Social Change, UCSB Area: Philosophy & Religion; History of Christian Thought	HSSB 3036	tcarlson@religion.ucsb.edu
El Omari, Racha Associate Professor Area: Arabic Islamic Studies	HSSB 3059	elomari@religion.ucsb.edu
Elison, William Associate Professor Area: South Asian Religions, Religion and Media, Visual Culture	HSSB 3053	welison@religion.ucsb.edu
Feiz, Aazam Lecturer Persian Language and literature Area: Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Developing Materials for Teaching Persian	HSSB 3065 T & R 11:00- 12:00 and by appointment	afeiz@religion.ucsb.edu
Garr, W. Randall Professor Area: Northwest Semitic Languages, Hebrew Bible, Ancient Near East	HSSB 3050 W 11a.m. -1 p.m.	wrgarr@religion.ucsb.edu
Hecht, Richard Professor Area: Hebrew Judaic Studies, History of Religion	HSSB 3076	ariel@religion.ucsb.edu
Hillis, Gregory Continuing Lecturer Area: Tibetan and Sanskrit	HSSB 3060 TR 10-12	ghillis@religion.ucsb.edu
Holdrege, Barbara Professor Area: South Asian Traditions and Jewish Traditions	HSSB 3034	holdrege@religion.ucsb.edu
Jarrett, Gregory Continuing Lecturer Walter H. Capps Center Area: Applied Ethics	HSSB 3061 Monday 2-3pm (or 3-4pm by appointment)	gregory.jarrett@ucsb.edu
Moore, Kathleen Professor Interim Director of the Capps Center for the Study of Religion, Ethics and Public Life Area: Islamic Studies, Law and Religion	HSSB 3044 (Chair's office)	kmoore@religion.ucsb.edu
Pérez, Elizabeth Associate Professor		eperez@religion.ucsb.edu
Rambelli, Fabio Professor (Religious Studies & East Asian Cultures) International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies Area: Japanese religions, semiotics and materiality, music and religion	HSSB 2258, HSSB 3044	rambelli@ucsb.edu
Reynolds, Dwight Professor Area: Folklore & Folklife	HSSB 3056	dreynold@religion.ucsb.edu
Steavu, Dominic Associate Professor Area: Chinese Religions and Chinese Buddhism	HSSB 2253	dsteavu@eastasian.ucsb.edu
Talamantez, Inés Professor Area: Native American Religious Traditions	HSSB 3069	talamant@religion.ucsb.edu
Taves, Ann Professor Area: Scientific Worldview Studies; Experience and Mind; Theory and Method	HSSB 3085 Tu 10-12	anntaves@ucsb.edu
Thomas, Christine Professor Cordano Endowed Chair in Catholic Studies, Director of the Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program Area: Early Christianity & Religions of the Roman Empire	HSSB 3067 Summer break	cmthomas@ucsb.edu
Thornton, Simon		sthornton@ucsb.edu
Walker, David Associate Professor Area: Traditions of the Americas	HSSB 3086 Tu, 1-3 or by appointment	dwalker@religion.ucsb.edu
Wallace, Vesna Professor Director of Graduate Studies Area: South Asian Studies, Inner Asian Buddhism	HSSB 3045	vwallace@religion.ucsb.edu
Wolfson, Elliot Professor Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies Area: Jewish mysticism and philosophy; gender construction and the history of religion	HSSB 3061	ewolfson@religion.ucsb.edu
Yang, Mayfair Professor (Religious Studies & East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies) Area: China: Chinese religions, modernity and the state, gender, media studies	HSSB 2220; HSSB 3084 by appointment for Fall 2019 (on sabbatical)	yangm@ucsb.edu

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