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As South Asia is the most rapidly growing and dynamic region in the world today, we believe in insuring our students are proficient in the languages and knowledgeable in the histories, politics and cultures of the region.

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Faculty

Shyam Gouri Suresh

  • Program Director of South Asian Studies | James W. Cannon Professor of Economics

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • International Trade
  • International Migration
  • Macroeconomics
  • Simulation Modeling
  • Economics and Ethics

shgourisuresh@davidson.edu

704-894-2755

Chambers 2286

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Jaya Jha

  • Boone Associate Professor of Economics

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Economic Growth
  • Macroeconomics of Development
  • Applied Time Series Analysis

jajha@davidson.edu

704-894-2167

Chambers 2006

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Aparna Nambiar

  • Assistant Professor of Dance

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Dance Studies
  • Performance Studies
  • Cultural Geography
  • Contemporary Anthropology
  • South Asia Studies

apnambiar@davidson.edu

704-894-2214

Chambers 3286

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Aparna Nambiar

Syed Rizwan Zamir

  • Chair & Associate Professor of Religious Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Shi’i Islam
  • Islam in South Asia
  • Islamic thought, ethics, and spirituality
  • Islam and modernity

rizamir@davidson.edu

704-894-2950

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Staff

Miriam Jacobson

  • Departmental Coordinator

mijacobson@davidson.edu

704-894-2643

Chambers 2129

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Faculty Emeriti

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