Staff

Sean Dolan (he/him) is the Assistant Programs Director for the Asian Studies Suite at the Elliott School. In his role, he oversees budgeting, grants management, and financial and administrative matters for the GW Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS), the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the GW East Asia National Resource Center (NRC) and for various Asian Studies programs and faculty members. Sean graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in International Affairs and French. After college, he first moved to Korea as an English teacher and then completed an M.A. in International Relations at Sogang University in Seoul. After graduate school, he spent several years working for an international education company in Texas, where he managed admissions for study abroad programs in Korea and several other countries. He later returned to Seoul to direct on-site operations for study abroad programs in Korea. Prior to moving into his current role, Sean previously served as the Program Manager for GWIKS.

James Davisson (he/him) is the Program Coordinator for the GW Institute for Korean Studies. James graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a B.A. in Intercultural Studies. After graduating from university, James lived in Korea for four years as a Fulbright Scholar, working with students from North Korea. While in Korea, James taught at Jeonju Haesung High School, Daum School, and Yeomyung School for North Korean Defectors. He has previously appeared on the popular Korean television show “어서와~ 한국은 처음이지? (Welcome, First Time in Korea?)” with his students, and he has had several social media collaborations with the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

Jeongahn Lucia Hwang (she/her) is a senior at the School of Business majoring in Information systems. Her academic interests focus on Database management and Web Analytics. She currently serves as s Student Assistant at GWIKS.

Anamae Garcia de Paredes (she/her) is a senior at George Washington University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in the Organizational Sciences field along with a second major in Marketing and a minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation. She currently serves as a Student Assistant at GWIKS. 

A fun fact about her is that she is bilingual: fluent in both Spanish and English!

Teresa Seraphin (she/her) is a freshman at the School of Media and Public Affairs, majoring in journalism and mass communications.

Dr. Lisa Lackney is the Program Associate for the East Asia National Resource Center. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2020 specializing in Japanese cultural history; her primary research is on the emotional experience of modernity in Japan during the 1920s-1930s. She has written and presented on a variety of topics including transhumanism in anime, Boy’s Love manga, and samurai films.

Robert Kincaid is the Program Coordinator for the East Asia National Resource Center.  He graduated from American University in 2021 majoring in International Relations with a regional focus of East Asia and the Pacific and specializes in cross-strait relations and the U.S-China relationship. His research interests also include U.S- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) relations. He has previoiusly worked in international exchange programming and has experience assisting with the coordination and execution of the State Department’s Young Southeast Asian Leaders Association (YSEALI)..