Yohong Roh

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Instructor of Religious Studies

231 Coates Hall

yroh@lsu.edu

Dr. Roh studies East Asian Buddhism and Korean religions, with a special interest in Korean modern Buddhism. He is currently working on a book and a paper focused on the development and characteristics of new Buddhist movements in Korea.

B.A. in Comparative Religious Studies, The University of Findlay (2014)

M.A. in Religious Studies, The University of Kansas (2017)

Ph.D. in Religious Studies, Temple University (2024)

REL 1000: Religions of the World

REL 2027: Asian Religions

REL 4800: Buddhism

Recipient of Travel Fund for Field Trip, Cluster 2.2 “Secondary” Producers, “Primary” Roles, From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions, The University of British Columbia (2018)

Recipient of Travel Fund for Seminar, Meet the Buddhas Face to Face: Ritual Penance, Samādhi,and Self-Cultivation in Early Tiantai, Yale University (2016)

Recipient of Religious Studies Lecture Series Honorarium and The University of Findlay (2015)