Students in Tibetan Studies at UVa

Presently Enrolled Graduate Students

As of the Spring of 2009, we have 16 active graduate students at UVa in Tibetan Studies.

Name Degree Subject Advisor Status/Location Year started
Barstow, Geoff Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism TBA Classwork 2008
Bell, Chris Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism TBA Classwork 2007
Bessenger, Suzanne Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Germano Dissertating 2000
Chien, I Ling (Gloria) Ph.D. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Lang Coursework 2007
Deitle, Ben Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Schaeffer Coursework 2006
Divalerio, David Ph.D. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Schaeffer Dissertating 2003
McKenna, Christine M.A. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism TBA Coursework 2008
Melnick, Alison Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Schaeffer Coursework 2006
Montano, Andres Ph.D. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Germano Dissertating 2000
Pang, Rachel Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Germano Coursework 2005
Pakhutova, Elena Ph.D. Art History Wong Dissertating 2001
Sekreve, Lindsay Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Schaeffer Coursework 2008
Sullivan, Brenton Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Germano Coursework 2007
Turpeinen, Katarina Ph.D. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Germano Dissertating 2005
Verity, Jed Ph.D. Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Germano Coursework 2005
Yi, Jongbok Ph.D. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Germano Dissertating 2002