People

CSEAS Staff

UCLA CSEAS is supported by a small group of staff and faculty who are responsible for the operations of the Center and its programs and activities.

  • Stephen Acabado, Director, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Associate Professor, Anthropology
  • Nguyet Tong, Assistant Director, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
  • Juliana Wijaya, Indonesian Studies Program Coordinator, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Lecturer, Asian Languages & Cultures
  • Lisette Mora, Fund Manager, UCLA International Institute
  • Sandy Valdivieso, Associate Director of Advising & Engagement; Distance Learning Coordinator
  • Earl John Cedo Hernandez, Program Coordinator, Program for Early Modern Southeast Asia
  • Meredith Barnes, Student Programming Assistant, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
  • Raghu Kommalapaty, Student Programming Assistant, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
  • Nida Sanglimsuwan, UCLA CSEAS Representative, GETSEA Graduate Student Council
  • Rane Prak, UCLA CSEAS Representative, GETSEA Graduate Student Council
  • Piphal Heng, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology/Program for Early Modern Southeast Asia Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Madeleine Yakal, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology/CSEAS Postdoctoral Fellow

UCLA Staff

  • Jade Alburo, Southeast Asian Library, UCLA Library*
  • Joanna Barrkman, Senior Curator of Southeast Asian & Pacific Arts, UCLA Fowler Museum*

Faculty

Since its establishment in 1999, UCLA CSEAS has worked closely with the university to build an outstanding group of faculty. There are currently dozens of faculty in many different disciplines and professional schools affiliated with the Center, making UCLA one of the leading centers for research and teaching on Southeast Asia in the country. 

* Serves on UCLA CSEAS Faculty Advisory Committee

Affiliated Faculty