Associate Professor and Graduate Chair. Ph.D. 1991, University of California at Santa Barbara. Methodologies in religious studies, Mysticism, Indian Religions. Specializes in Ram Bhakti, Untouchable religions, contemporary religions and fieldwork studies in both South Asia and Hawaii. Publications include: Rapt in the Name: Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India; and Personalizing the Ramayan: Ramnamis and Their Use of the Ramcaritmanas.