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Jaqueline Eng, Margaret Von Steinen
Jaqueline Eng, Margaret Von Steinen
International Faculty Researchers
Evidence of what might be an ancient funerary defleshing ritual found in human-made caves in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal has been discovered by WMU bio-archaeologist Dr. Jacqueline Eng as a member of a research team that is funded in part by the National Geographic Society.
Jeffrey Angles, Nate Coe
Jeffrey Angles, Nate Coe
International Faculty Researchers
Dr. Jeffrey Angles likes to describe himself as the accidental professor because, unlike many people he knows who planned to become teachers when they completed their educations, he was more focused on the immediate goal of studying Japanese literature and translating. In the process of reading so much, he says that he found himself with a Ph.D. almost before he knew it.
Susan Weinger, Nate Coe
Susan Weinger, Nate Coe
International Faculty Researchers
Advancing the knowledge of rural Bangladeshi women about gardening and nutrition and increasing access to basic health care services and information for Cambodian school children was the foci of Dr. Susan Weinger’s research and volunteerism on a three-month overseas trip in summer 2010.
Ann Veeck, Nate Coe
Ann Veeck, Nate Coe
International Faculty Researchers
Rapidly changing food consumption patterns in China has for the last 15 years captured the attention of Western Michigan University international researcher and marketing professor Dr. Ann Veeck. In nearly annual trips to China, Veeck examines how these patterns are changing parallel to the expansion of the Chinese economy and how marketing efforts affect consumers' lives in both positive and negative ways.
Victor Xiong, Julia Valentine
Victor Xiong, Julia Valentine
International Faculty Researchers
Dr. Victor Cunrui Xiong, Western Michigan University professor of Chinese and East Asian history, is a Chinese medievalist by training recognized internationally for his research and publications focused on Early Imperial China, especially the Sui-Tang period.
Todd Barkman, Julia Valentine
Todd Barkman, Julia Valentine
International Faculty Researchers
Dr. Todd Barkman grew up in Pinckney, Mich. and admits growing up in a rural area is what first inspired his interest in plants. While studying at Michigan State University, he had the opportunity to grow orchids for the botany department. "I fell in love with orchids," Barkman said. "I decided I wanted to work with and study orchids for the rest of my life."
Gregory Veeck, Margaret Von Steinen
Gregory Veeck, Margaret Von Steinen
International Faculty Researchers
Dr. Gregory Veeck, professor of geography, has completed extensive international research specializing in economic geography, agriculture, rural development and rural environmental/ecological issues in the United States, China, Japan, and Korea. Veeck has been conducting field research for 29 years.