Degrees and Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy in History and Anthropology of Religions, Lund University, 2005.
• Master of Art in History and Anthropology of Religions, Lund University, Sweden, 2002.
• Bachelor of Art in History and Anthropology of Religions, Lund University, Sweden, 1998.
• Studies in Indonesian, Indonesian literature, and Arabic at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1999-2002.
• Language studies at PURI in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1998.
• Minors: Anthropology, Islamic Studies, Indonesian, Southesat Asian Literature, Chinese, Middle Eastern Studies, Design Theory, Digital Photography.

Academic Interests:

Indonesia, Indonesian Islam, Javanese Islam, Ramadan, anthropology, Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), history of religion, anthropology of religion, ritual studies, Islamic studies, ethnography, Indonesian literature, Southeast Asian history.