Stephen Covell
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5320 USA
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Dr. Stephen Covell is chair of the Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University. Covell serves as the graduate advisor for the comparative religion program and is also the director of the study abroad Japanese Religion and Culture Seminar. He was founding director of the Soga Japan Center at WMU.
Covell has over 10 years experience of living and conducting research in Japan including stints as a research associate at Taisho University, the Institute for Asian Cultural Studies at International Christian University and the University of Tokyo.