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About M. Alyson Prude

M. Alyson Prude is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Georgia Southern University. She joined Georgia Southern in 2015.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2021 - Present Committee Member, Steering committee, Anthropology of Religion Unit, American Academy of Religion
2019 - Present Program Coordinator, Religious Studies Committee, Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies, GS
2017 - Present Committee Member, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Committee, GS
2016 - Present Faculty Advisor, Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, GS
2015 - Present Committee Member, Religious Studies Committee, Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies, GS
2022 Reviewer, National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program,
2019 - 2022 Committee Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, College of Arts and Humanities, GS
2018 - 2020 Committee Member, Faculty Development Committee, GS
2016 - 2018 Committee Member, Faculty Service Committee, GS
2016 - 2018 Faculty Advisor, Scholars of Religion student organization, GS
2016 - 2017 Committee Member, Recruitment Committee, Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies, GS
2016 Interviewee, Online interview with Dr. Annabella Pitkin, Meaning of Life TV, about the delog tradition
2010 - 2016 Committee Member, Steering committee, Death, Dying and Beyond Consultation, American Academy of Religion
2014 - 2015 Committee Member, Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Committee, UWW
2013 - 2015 Committee Member, Ad hoc committee to develop a Chinese Studies minor, UWW
2013 - 2015 Faculty Advisor, Religious Studies Student Organization, UWW
2011 - 2015 Committee Member, Asian Studies Advisory Committee, UWW
2011 - 2015 Committee Member, International Education Committee, UWW
2013 Panel organizer and co-chair, “Teaching Introduction to Asian Studies,” ASIANetwork Annual Meeting
2013 Panel Chair, “Writing Tibetan Women,” American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting
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Honors and Awards

  • Recipient, Summer Language Fellowship (Nepali), Cornell University (1999)
  • Recipient, IIE Student Fulbright Grant (Nepal) (2000)
  • Recipient, Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowship (Tibetan), University of Virginia (2001)
  • Recipient, Deans Fellowship, Graduate Division, UCSB (2001)
  • Recipient, Graduate Student Leadership Award, Division of Student Affairs, UCSB (2002)
  • Recipient, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, US Department of Education (2002)
  • Recipient, Rowny Fellowship, Department of Religious Studies, UCSB (2002)
  • Recipient, Comstock Award for excellence in the study of religion and culture, Dept. of Religious Studies, UCSB (2006)
  • Recipient, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (Nepal and Tibet) (2008)
  • Recipient, Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship (India, Nepal, and China)(2009)
  • Recipient, University of California Pacific Rim Research Program Graduate Research Fellowship (China) (2009)
  • Recipient, ASIANetwork-Luce Foundation Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, UWW (2011)
  • Recipient, Gerald J. Larson Dissertation Award for best Religious Studies dissertation, Dept. of Religious Studies, UCSB (2011)
  • Recipient, College of Letters and Sciences Partial Reassignment for research, UWW (2015)
  • Recipient, Nichols-Hamlet Travel Grant (Vietnam), Depts. of Literature & Philosophy and Writing & Linguistics, GS (2017)
  • Recipient, Summer Stipend Writing Grant, College of Arts & Humanities, GS (2018)
  • Recipient, Nichols-Hamlet Travel Grant (Dominican Republic), Depts. of Philosophy & Religious Studies, Literature, and Writing & Linguistics, GS (2019)

Education

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2011 Ph.D. Religious Studies, University of California
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2005 M.A. Religious Studies, University of California
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1998 B.A. Philosophy, Pomona College
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Contact Information

College of Arts and Humanities
P.O. Box 8142
Statesboro, Georgia
30460
912-478-2527

Journal Articles (3)

Book Chapters (4)

Encyclopedia entries (5)

Book reviews (7)

Conference Presentations & Invited Lectures (24)