Background
Vargas-O'Bryan, Ivette Maria Daughter of Gilberto and Carmen Vargas.
Vargas-O'Bryan, Ivette Maria Daughter of Gilberto and Carmen Vargas.
Bachelor, Barnard College, New York City, 1987. Master of Arts in Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1994. Master of Arts in Religious Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1996.
Doctor of Philosophy in Buddhist Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2003.
Visiting instructor and fellow Grinnell College, Iowa, 2002—2003. Scholar-in-residence Dharmacakra Academy Center, Patan, Nepal, 2010. Affiliate researcher Institute Français de Pondichéry, Pondicherry, India, 2010.
Visiting associate professor religious studies City University Hong Kong, 2009—2010. Chair keck faculty reading groups Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 2006—2009, associate professor asian religious traditions, since 2003. Lecturer Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection Asian Art Gallery, Dallas, since 2005.
Board director Southwest Commission Religious Studies, since 2008. Co-head health in asia cluster Center Humanities and Medicine, University Hong Kong, since 2009. Consultant and presenter Fulbright General Education Program, Hong Kong, 2009—2010.
Co-head “health in Asia” University Hong Kong, 2009—2010. Director and coordinator Science and Technology Entry Program, New York City Board Education, New York City, 1988—1992. Sw commission religious studies American Academy Religion., Sherman, Texas, 2008—2010.
Chair Comparative and Asian Studies in Religion Section, Dallas, 2006—2009. Member of Asia Network, Central Eurasian Studies Society, American Center Mongolian Studies, International Congress Traditional Asian Medicine, Southwest Commission Religious Studies (board member, chair 2008-2010), American Academy Religion, Association Asian Studies.
Married Eric O'Bryan.