Office for Global Engagement

International Activities

International Publications

• China, India, Indonesia: Lowey-Ball, ShawnaKim (2023). On the Perils of Parochialism: Reinterpreting the Magic Coins of Fifteenth-Century Java. Artibus Asiae. Vol. 83(2), 101-125., 12/2023
• China: ShawnaKim Lowey-Ball (2020). Down with Traitors: Justice and Nationalism in Wartime China, by Yun Xia. [book review] . Asian Journal of Social Science. Vol. 48:3/4, 402-405., 09/01/2020

International Presentations

• Malaysia: "Opium in the In-Between: Understanding Opium in 19th-century Singapore and the Malay States." University of Utah Asia Center Colloquium., 11/2023
• Cambodia: "Water and Power in Angkor-Era Cambodia." Utah Museum of Natural History., 04/2023
• Indonesia: "Coins, Superstition, and Cultural Connection in Majapahit Java." University of Utah., 02/24/2023
• Cambodia: Water: A Vital Part of Life in Angkor, 02/13/2023
• Cambodia: "Ancient Angkor, Heart of an Empire: Political, Social, and Religious Life in Angkor-Era Cambodia." Utah Museum of Natural History. , 10/23/2022
• Cambodia: "Religious Representations at Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom." Utah Museum of Natural History., 10/22/2022
• Malaysia: "The Rise and Fall of Malacca." The "What is Asia?" podcast., 08/15/2022
• Malaysia: "Melaka’s Hinterland,” a part of All the Lands Within the Seas: A History of Maritime Melaka, 11/2021
• Philippines: "The Philippines and the US: A Diplomatic History." Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, Salt Lake City, Utah., 10/2020
• South-Eastern Asia: “Southeast Asia in Global History.” Teaching Roundtable, The American Historical Association Annual Conference , 01/2020
• Malaysia: “Multiculturalism in Melaka.” Melaka in the Long 15th Century Conference, sponsored by Melaka in Fact and the Yayasan Khazanah, Malaysia , 08/2019
• Indonesia, Malaysia: “Liquid Market, Fragile State: Wealth and Disunity in 15th-century Malacca.” University of California, Berkeley, South and Southeast Asia Program. , 04/2019
• Malaysia: "Slavery as Patronage, Slavery as Punishment, Slavery as Debt in 15th Century Melaka." Panel: Conflictive Trade, Values, and Power Relations in the Straits of Melaka Region, c. 1400 – 1600, Association for Asian Studies 2019 Annual Conference , 03/2019
• Indonesia, Malaysia: “Officer, Fisherman, Pirate, Crook: Legitimacy at Sea in the Straits of Malacca.” University of Utah Faculty Works in Progress Talks, Salt Lake City, Utah., 12/07/2018
• Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand: "Slavery in Historical Southeast Asia." Comparative Slavery invited speaker., 11/15/2018
• Indonesia, Netherlands, United Kingdom: “The Ambon Massacre in World History.” University of Utah Practicing History Conference., 03/22/2018
• Global: “The Evolving View of America From Abroad.” The Annual Language Conference of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, Draper, Utah., 03/04/2018
• Indonesia: "Death Squad as 'Legitimate' Crime Control? The Problems of PETRUS in Suharto's Indonesia." The Equality Development and Globalization Studies (EDGS) and Political Science Speaker Series, “Society and Politics in the Asia-Pacific,” Northwestern University, 11/08/2016

International Internal Service

• Global: FLAS Scholarship Committee, 11/15/2021-04/15/2023
• Asia: Faculty Advisory Committee for the Asia Center, 12/01/2018-05/15/2022
• Global: Faculty Advisory Committee for International Studies, 08/15/2018
• China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, South-Eastern Asia: FLAS Committee, 01/01/2016-05/15/2016

International External Service

• Cambodia: Historical background and preparation for guides and curators presenting the Angkor exhibition at the Utah Museum of Natural History, 09/01/2022-10/31/2022

International Media

• Malaysia: “Melaka dari pelbagai sumber dan kaca mata” [“Melaka through various sources and lenses”] , 08/27/2019
• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea: Interview with Fox13 News (Salt Lake City) about talks between North and South Korea., 04/25/2018
• Indonesia: Cornell University article., 02/08/2017

Countries and Regions of Interest

• Asia
• China
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• Thailand