Faculty

Professor and Chair of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Rachel McDermott

rmcdermo@barnard.edu

212-854-5416
Professor of Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures (On leave Spring 2026)

David (Max) Moerman

dmoerman@barnard.edu

212-854-5540
Assistant Professor

Nicholas Bartlett

nbartlet@barnard.edu

(212) 854-2125
Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Matthew L. Keegan

mlkeegan@barnard.edu
Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Lili Xia

lxia@barnard.edu

Professor of Professional Practice in English, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, and Comparative Literature

Hisham Matar

hmatar@barnard.edu

212-854-2116
Term Assistant Professor

Nathanael Shelley

nps2104@columbia.edu

Language Instructors

Term Lecturer

Hwanhee Kim

hwkim@barnard.edu
Term Associate of Chinese

Danwei Li

dli@barnard.edu

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Emily Ng

Term Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures

Department:

Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures

Specialization:

China

eng@barnard.edu

Wednesdays, 4:30 - 5:30pm, and by appointment. Please schedule all office hours meetings ahead of time at: https://calendly.com/eng-bc