Andrew J. Nicholson joined the State University of New York at Stony Brook faculty
in 2006. He holds degrees in Religious Studies (M.A., University of Chicago), Philosophy
(M.A., DePaul University), and South Asian Languages and Civilizations (Ph.D., University
of Chicago). He has also studied Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian philosophy, and yoga with
teachers in India. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright-Hays
Program, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion,
and University of Chicago Committee on Southern Asia Studies. He is currently a member
of the SUNY Press Editorial Board, an associate of the Columbia University Seminar
on South Asia, and a trustee of the American Institute of Indian Studies.