Dissertation Title: In Praise of Sarasvati: An Examination of Tibetan Buddhist Ritual in Text and Life.

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1 Sarah F. Haynes Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy and Religious Studies Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois, Office Phone: EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Calgary June 2006 Major Field: Buddhist Studies Minor Field: Ritual Studies Dissertation Title: In Praise of Sarasvati: An Examination of Tibetan Buddhist Ritual in Text and Life. B.A. Wilfrid Laurier University June 2000 Major: Religion and Culture (with honors) Minor: Archaeology RELATED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE January-April 2005 Visiting researcher at Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, India. Various Fieldwork Projects on ritual practice and life-stories in both Canada and U.S.A (see research and publications for further detail). LANGUAGES Reading and Speaking Knowledge: French Reading Knowledge: Sanskrit, Classical Tibetan EMPLOYMENT 2007-present Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Western Illinois University Faculty Fellow, Department of Religious Studies, Colby College Adjunct, Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary

2 Haynes page 2 SCHOLARLY WORKS Publications The Re-Imagination of Tibet: Ritual Adaptation in the Tibetan Diaspora. In Re-imagining South Asian Religions: A Conversation on Old World Cultures through the 21 st Century (under consideration Brill). Co-Editor and contributor (forthcoming) Festschrift, Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies: Essays in Honor of Leslie S. Kawamura (under contract IBS Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies). A Relationship of Reciprocity: Globalization, Skilful Means, and Tibetan Buddhism in Canada, in Wild Geese: Studies of Buddhism in Canada. Montreal: McGill-Queen s University Press, Kerouac s Bodhisattva Ethic: A Response to Devotion to Solipsism, Religion and Culture Web Forum, Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School, April (Invited online response) df With the Help of Sarasvati: Challenges in Translating and Interpreting Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Texts, ARC, McGill University Religious Studies Journal. Vol. 37: 2009, pp An Exploration of Jack Kerouac s Buddhism: Text and Life. Journal of Contemporary Buddhism. Vol. 6. No. 2., pp Guest co-editor Papers from the Calgary Numata Symposium Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Conference Presentations November 2011 (Invited) Participation on Panel in Honor of Dr. Leslie Kawamura, American Academy of Religion, San Francisco. August 2011 Amida of the Western Frontier. American Historical Association Pacific Coast Branch, Seattle. April 2011 Religious Pioneers of the West: Jodo Shinshu Communities In Utah and Alberta, 19th 21 st Centuries. Midwest American Academy of Religion, Rock Island, IL. March 2011 (invited) The Re-Imagination of Tibet: Ritual Adaptation in the Tibetan Diaspora. Reimagining South Asian Religions: A Conversation on Old World Cultures through the 21 st Century, University of California-Riverside. October 2010 On the Road: Ritual Adaptation in the Tibetan Diaspora. American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, GA October 2010 Tibetan Buddhist Monastic Performance: Ritual Practice and Cultural Preservation in the Tibetan Diaspora, Buddhism in Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC May 2010 The Living Dharma Centre: The Challenges of Revitalizing Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in Canada, Buddhism in Diaspora Conference, U. of Toronto, Scarborough, ON March 2010 Encounters between Jodo Shinshu Buddhists and Mormons in 20 th Century North America,

3 Haynes page 3 Panel on Transnational Religious Communities, Midwest American Academy of Religion, Rock Island, IL. April 2009 Invited participant in the Numata Buddhist Studies Research Symposium, Calgary Alberta. May 2007 Imagined Reality: The Mind and its Implications for Tibetan Buddhist Ritual, Panel in Honor of Herbert V. Guenther. Scheduled to present at the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Saskatoon, SK. February 2007 What s So Sensational About Tibetan Buddhism and Tantric Practice? Panel on Tibetan Buddhist Practice and Art, Bixler Museum, Colby College, Waterville, ME. May 2006 The Narrative Function of Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Texts, Modalities of Text Symposium, Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Toronto, ON. November 2005 Character Transformation: Authority and Improvisation in Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Manuals, Ritual Studies Group at the American Academy of Religion Conference, Philadelphia, PA. May 2004 An Historical-Textual Analysis of the Role of Sarasvati in Tibetan Buddhism, Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Winnipeg, Manitoba. April 2002 Sarasvati in Tibetan Buddhism: A Sociological Understanding for the Incorporation and Devotion of a Hindu Deity, Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary. February 2002 Preliminary Practices in Sakya Pandita s Tara Sadhana, Asian Studies Group, University of Calgary. AWARDS AND GRANTS Western Illinois University University Internationalizing Campus Award Arts & Sciences Internationalizing Campus Award Faculty Mentor Grant University Research Council Grant University of Calgary Department Award Winter 2005 Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship Spring 2002, Winter 2005 Graduate Research Scholarship International Studentship Award Fall 2004 Career Development Award Fall 2004, Fall 2005 Graduate Conference Travel Grant Spring 2004 Dissertation Research Travel Grant Spring 2004 Special Opportunity Grant for Female Doctoral Candidates December 2002 Alberta Heritage Scholarship Winter 2002 Asian Studies Group Award Fall 2001, Spring 2002 Winter 2001, Winter 2003, Spring 2003, Winter 2004, Spring 2004, Fall 2004

4 Haynes page 4 Vedanta Society Scholarship Fall 2001 Wilfrid Laurier University Sally Jefferson Award Spring 1999 Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Essay Contest Spring 1999 TEACHING Courses Taught Lecture/Discussion Introduction to World Religions Introduction to Eastern Religions Introduction Classical Tibetan Language Intermediate Classical Tibetan Language Introduction Sanskrit Intermediate Sanskrit Mahayana Buddhism Tibetan Religious Traditions Women in Religion Religions of India Religions of China, Japan, and Tibet Goddesses and Female Saints in Asian Religions Hinduism Buddhism Islam (in China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia) Seminars Ritual Theory and Practice in Buddhism Ritual and Performance in Religion Comparative Asian Religious Thought (Modern Hindu and Buddhist Thinkers) Honors Thesis Supervision & Directed Studies Spring 2007: Senior Thesis: Iconographic Representations of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Colby College. Senior Thesis: Hindu Fundamentalist Traditions and the Appropriation of Mythic Identity, Colby College. Senior Thesis: Political Identity, The Dalai Lama and Tibetan Refugees, Colby College. Spring : Spring 2011: Directed Readings in Sanskrit Senior Thesis: Thou Art That and That is Not This: Brahma-vidyā according to Śaṅkara Teaching Certification University Teaching Certificate Program Spring 2003, University of Calgary.

5 Haynes page 5 Teaching Awards Nomination for Teaching Excellence Fall 2004 Graduate Teaching Fellowship Fall 2004, Summer 2005, Fall 2005, Winter 2006 UNIVERSITY SERVICE Faculty Senate University Theme Book Selection Committee Chair for the departmental General Education Assessment Committee Coordinator of the Mary Olive Woods Scholarship & Mundschenk Scholarship in Religious Studies August 2010-present August 2008-present August 2008-present August 2007-present Curriculum Committee, Department of Philosophy and August Religious Studies (development of Major in Religious Studies) Advisor, Religious Studies Organization August 2007-August 2010 OTHER SERVICE American Academy of Religion Ritual Studies Group Co-Chair January 2010-present Oxford Buddhism Online article reviewer Fall American Academy of Religion Ritual Studies Group Steering Committee Member November 2007-present Co-organizer Numata Symposium, University of Calgary May 2004 Co-organizer Yogacara Symposium, University of Calgary September 2002