Keith A. Leitich

P.O. Box 20322

Seattle, WA 98102

asian_education@hotmail.com

 

ACADEMIC TRAINING:

 

Washington State University                                       Pullman, WA

Ph.D. coursework in Higher Education Administration                           

Ph.D. coursework in Political Science                            

 

Arkansas State University                                       Jonesboro, AR

Educational Specialist in Community College Teaching                     1995

 

Arkansas State University                                       Jonesboro, AR

Master of Arts in Political Science                                      1994

 

Iowa State University of Science and Technology                      Ames, IA

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Science                             1990

 

Malmö University                                                Malmö, Sweden

                                                                         2006

 

Korean Language Institute, Yonsei University                     Seoul, Korea                                                                                           1996

 

Yonsei University                                                Seoul, Korea                

                                                                         1994

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Winter Quarter 2004     Adjunct Instructor of Political Science, North Seattle Community College.

 

2000-2001               ESL Tutor, Basic Studies Tutoring Program, Seattle Central Community College.

 

1998-2000               Area Representative, World Heritage, Seattle, WA.

 

1997-1998               Graduate Intern, Education Abroad Section,

                        International Programs Office, Washington State                                    

                        University.

 

1997-1998               Graduate Assistant, Holland Library, Washington State

                        University.

 

1995                    Research Assistant, Department of Political Science,

                        Washington State University.

 

                  Department of Education Administration and Secondary               

                  Education and the Department of Political Science,

                  Arkansas State University.

 

1994                    EFL Instructor, YBM Language Research, Seoul, Korea.

 

1994                    Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science,

                        Arkansas State University.

 

 

CONSULTING

Invited presentation at Centra Technology for the Office of Asian Pacific and Latin American Analysis, Directorate of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency on “Religion in South Korea.” Washington, DC, October 27, 2004.

 

PUBLICATIONS in PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:

Leitich, Keith A. 2006. “Korea-Canada Trade Relations, 1987-1997,” The Review of Korean Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2006, pp. 117-140.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2003. “Ethnic Conflict in the ‘Near Abroad’: The Case of Russians in Tajikistan,” International Journal of Central Asian Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 184-204.

 

Ahmedova, Fatimakhon and Keith A. Leitich. 2001. “Ethnic and Religious Conflict in the Ferghana Valley,” Journal of Central Asian Studies, Vol. VI, No. 1, Fall/Winter, pp. 33-43.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 1999. “Sexual Harassment in Higher Education,” Education, Vol. 119, No 4, Summer 1999, pp. 688-693.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 1997. “At Issue: Religion and the Community College Curriculum”, Contemporary Education, Vol. 68, No.4, pp. 243-245.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 1997. “The Future of Korean Junior Colleges: Problems and Possibilities,” International Education Forum, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 43-47.

 

CHAPTERS IN EDITED PUBLICATIONS:

Leitich, Keith A. 2007. “September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the United States,” Exploring Global Perspectives on the United States, Advokaat, K. (eds.), Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2006. “The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in Central Asia,” History of Buddhism in Asia, Thapa Shankar (ed.), New Delhi: Adroit Publishers.

 

Leitich, Keith A. and Ilkana Hasanova. 2005. “Sovietization’s Impact on Women’s Access to Higher Education in Tajikistan,” Social Policy in Transition in Asia and the Pacific, Vol. I, Busapathumrong, Pattamaporn (ed.) Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, pp. 70-85.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2003. “Turkey’s Influence on the Central Asian States in the Post-Cold War Era,” Geopolitics of Central Asia in the Post-Cold War Era: A Systemic Analysis, Efegil, Ertan (ed.) Haarlem, The Netherlands: Research Center for Turkestan and Azerbaijan, pp. 209-224.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2001. “Warfare in Afghanistan: 1979-1989.” Weapons and Warfare, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, pp. 696-700.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2000. “The Korean Peninsula: A Fifty-Year Struggle for Peace and Reconciliation,” History behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide, Vol. 2, Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, pp. 149-156.

 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Leitich, Keith A. 2006. “The Future of the Canton Trade Fair,” Guanxi: The China Letter, August 2006.

 

REVIEWS:

Leitich, Keith A. Forthcoming. Book Review in The Review of Korean Studies, Harvie, Charles, Hyun-Hoon Lee and Junggun Oh, The Korean Economy: Post-Crisis Policies, Issues and Prospects

Leitich, Keith A. 2005. Book Review in Journal of Church & State, Vol. 17, No. 4, Autumn 2005, of Seiple, Robert A and Dennis R. Hoover (eds.), Religion & Security: The New Nexus in International Relations.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2002. Book Review in Contemporary South Asia, Vol. 11, No. 3, of Hasnat, Abdul Hye (ed.), Governance: South Asian Perspectives, pp. 364-365.

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES:

Leitich, Keith A. Forthcoming. “Afghanistan, U.S. Air Strikes against.” “Aqaba Gulf of.” “Bush Doctrine.” “Dean, William Frishe.” “Kandahar, Capture of by the Taliban.” Military History Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

Leitich, Keith A. Forthcoming. “Afghan Wars.” “Asian Rim Economies.” “Islamic Revival.” “Post-Soviet Wars and Civil Conflict in the Eastern Bloc.” World History Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

Leitich, Keith A. Forthcoming. “Women, Gender and Internal Displacement: Central Asia.” “Women, Gender and Popular Culture: Afghanistan.” Encyclopedia Of Women and Islamic Cultures, Joseph, Saud (ed.), Leiden: Boston: Brill.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2008. “Tiran, Straits of.” “Turkey, Middle East Policy.” “U Thant.” Arab-Israeli Wars: A Social, Political and Military History, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

Leitich, Keith A. and Fatimakhon Ahmedova. 2007. “Uzbekistan: Conflict with Islamists, 1999,” Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, Second Edition, Ciment, James (ed.), Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe Inc.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2007. “Kim Hak-sun.” “Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan.” Encyclopedia of Modern Slavery, Rodriguez, Junius (ed.), Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

Leitich, Keith A and Fatimakhon Ahmedova. 2006. “Enver Pasha.” The Supplement to the Modern Encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian History, Vol.7, Rhyne, George H. (ed.), Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2006. “Formosa Resolution.” “North Korea.” “North Korea Nuclear Program.” “Reagan Doctrine.” “South Korea.” “Stanley K. Hornbeck.” Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations, Song, Yuwu (ed.), Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2005. “Women and the Korean War.” Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2005. “Awami League.” “North Korea.” “South Korea.” “Syngman Rhee.” Encyclopedia of the Developing World, New York: Routledge.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2005. “Democratic Party of Tajikistan.” “Nazarsho Dodkhudoev.” The Supplement to the Modern Encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian History, Vol. 6, Rhyne, George H. (ed.), Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2005. “Korea.” “Koreans.” “Micronesia.” “North Koreans.” Encyclopedia of the World’s Minorities, Skutsch, Carl (ed.), New York: Routledge.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2003. “Buddhism - Taiwan.” “Tajik Civil War.” Palmer-Fernandez, G. (Ed.). (2003). Encyclopedia of Religion and War (1st ed.). New York: Routledge; Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2003. “Bretton Woods.” “Foreign Policy.” The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia, Northrup, Cynthia Clark (ed.), Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2003. “School Prayer.” Dictionary of American History, Third Edition, Kutler, Stanley I. (ed.) New York: Thomson Learning.

 

Leitich, Keith A. and Cameron Fincher. 2003. “Academic Freedom.” The Greenwood Dictionary of Education, Collins III, John W. and Nancy Patricia O’Brien (eds.), Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2002. “Chun Doo Hwan.” “Corruption – Korea.” “Deng Xiaoping.” “Fujian.” “Guangzhou.” “Henan.” “Hunan.” “Inchon.” “Kim Dae Jung.” “Kim Young Sam.” “Koreans in Central Asia.” “Kwangju Uprising.” “Pusan.” “Roh Tae Woo.” “South China Sea.” “Syngman Rhee.” “Taiwan Straits.” “Wang Dan.” “Wei Jianxing.” “Yangtze River.” “Yellow River.” “Yi Ha-ung.” “Zhu De.” “Zhu Rongji.” Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, Levinson, David and Karen Christensen et al (eds.), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons; Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2001. “American Association of Community and Junior Colleges.” “American Political Science Association.” “Arkansas State University.” Encyclopedia of Education in America, Whisenhurst, Donald (ed.),

Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2001. “Everett Community College.” “Exchange Students.” Encyclopedia USA: The Encyclopedia of the United States of America, Past and Present, Whisenhurst, Donald. (ed.). Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2001. “Indonesian Civil War.” “Korean (North) Military.” “Terauchi Hisaichi.” “Wazir Khalil al-.” Magill’s Guide to Military History, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2000. “Korea and Koreans.” World War II in the Pacific: An Encyclopedia, Sandler, Stanley. (ed.), New York: Garland Publishing Co.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 2000. “Giuseppe Castiglione.” “Chiang Sheng.” “Dai Zhen.” “Yung Cheng.” [CD-ROM]. ResourceLink: Eighteenth Century World History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 1999. “Chang Ping-lin.” “Lu Hsun.” “Tan Sitong.”[CD-ROM]. World Social Leaders, O’Donnell, T. (ed.). World Leaders Series. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

Leitich, Keith A. 1999. “Chun Doo Hwan.” “Roh Tae Woo.” “Yi Ha-ung.” [CD-ROM]. World Military Leaders, O’Donnell, T. (ed.). World Leaders Series. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

American Government (Winter Quarter 2004)

English as a Foreign Language (Spring 2001)

U.S. Foreign Policy (Spring 2001)

Conversational English (Fall 1994)

U.S. Government, Correspondence Course (Spring 1994)

U.S. Government (Fall 1993)

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

- Ethnic Conflict and Migration in the Former Soviet Union

- Globalization in Central Asia

- Inter-Korean Relations

- Political Islam

- Revolutionary and Terrorist Movements

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

Invited Presentation on Regionalism and Security in Central Asia: Political (In)Security in the Ferghana Valley, Conference on Asian Trans-National Security in Focus 1800 to the Present, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defense Academy of the United Kingdom, Wiltshire, September 4-5, 2006.

 

Invited Presentation on Changing Course on Policy on North Korea, Veterans for Peace Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, August 11, 2006.

 

Invited Presentation on East Asia in Transition: Paradise Lost? Panel Discussion at Seattle Central Community College, February, 27, 2004.

 

Invited Presentation on Korea-Canada Economic Relations: 1987-1997, Celebrating Forty Years of Canadian-Korean Relations, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 3-4, 2003.

 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Chair for Panel on Social Stability in Asia in Contemporary and Historical Perspective, Conference on Asian Trans-National Security in Focus 1800 to the Press, UK Defense Academy, Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC), Shrivenham, England, September 4-5, 2006

 

Chair for Panel on Korea – Individual Papers, 2004 Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Seattle, WA, September 30-October 2, 2004.

 

Chair for Panel on Gambling and Regulation: In House and Governmental. Gambling and Gaming: Winners or Losers, Omaha, NE, April 29-May 1, 1999.

 

Discussant on Panel. Nationalism, Identity, and Education. 1998 Midwest Conference on Affairs Annual Meeting, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, September 25-27, 1998.

 

Chair for Panel on Development and Democracy in East Asia. 1998 Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast Annual Meeting, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, June 19-21, 1998.

 

Discussant on Panel. Issues in South East Asia. 1998 Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast Annual Meeting, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, June 19-21, 1998.

 

Chair for Panel on Politics and Economic Development: Perspectives from Asia. 1997 Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 13-15, 1997.

 

Discussant on Panel. Civil Society and Democracy in Latvia, Russia, Chechnya, and South Korea. 1997 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Norfolk, VA, November 5-8, 1997.

 

Chair for Panel on Economic Development, Democratic Consolidation, and Human Rights. 1997 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Norfolk, VA, November 5-8, 1997.

 

Invited Discussant. Institute of Asian and African Studies and the International Center for Korean Studies at Moscow State University, The Dynamics of Korean Economic Development, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University, June 20, 1997.

 

Discussant on Panel. International Issues. 24th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association, Fayetteville, AR February 21-22, 1997.

 

Betting in the Bible Belt: A Further Examination of Religiosity on Support for Legalization of Gambling in Arkansas, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, Houston, TX, March 20-23, 1996.

 

Betting in the Bible Belt: An Examination of Religiosity on Support for Legalization of Gambling in Arkansas, Paper presented at the Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, The Citadel, Charleston, SC, March 7-8, 1996.

 

Invited Participant. The Thirteenth Annual Fulbright Symposium: The Middle East: Tradition and Transition, Fulbright Institute of International Relations, University of Arkansas, April 3-6, 1995.

 

Tale of a Tiger: The Nature of Korean Development Assistance in Vietnam, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association, Little Rock, AR, February 24-25, 1995.

 

Discussant on Graduate Student Panel. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association, Little Rock, AR, February 24-25, 1995.

 

Discussant on Panel. African Politics and International Relations. Conference on Africa and the New World Order, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, March 10-12, 1994.