Joanne Larson

Director of Programs

joanne.larson@ryi.org

Profile

Originally from upstate New York, Joanne graduated from SUNY Syracuse with a degree in Forest Resources Management. Following several years spent in the private sector in Oregon, she joined the Peace Corps in 1990 and served as a volunteer in Nepal where her interest in Buddhism was first stimulated. After a further spell in Oregon, Joanne returned to Nepal in 1998 to study and teach at RYI prior to taking her MA in Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. Joanne currently serves as RYI’s Director of Programs and a member of its Executive Committee.

Career

2010-Current	Director of Programs	Rangjung Yeshe Institute
2009	Director of Online Learning	Rangjung Yeshe Institute
2007	M.A. Buddhist Studies	University of Bristol, UK
1998	Instructor, translator, lecturer	Rangjung Yeshe Institute
1994	Director of Corporate Communications	Rogue Wave Software
1992	Writer and Trainer	Consultant, Oregon
1990	Peace Corps Volunteer	Nepal
1987	Technical Writer and Editor	Consultant, Oregon
1983	President and General Manager	Pacific Crest Software
1979	Forester	Oregon State Department of Forestry
1978	BS Forest Resources Management	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Research Interests

Research interests include Tibetan history, Rang stong and gZhan stong philosophy in Tibet, and the 19th century “non-sectarian” movement.

Publications In Review

• Copy editor for: Speech of Delight. 2004. Ju Mipham, trans. Thomas H. Doctor (Snow Lion: Ithaca, NY).
• Copy editor for: Uniting Wisdom and Compassion. 2004. Chökyi Dragpa, trans. Heidi Köppl (Boston: Wisdom Publications).

Teachings

• Undergraduate
• Classical Tibetan I, II, III and IV and Translation Project I and II
• History of Buddhism in Asia, Madhyamaka Philosophy, Buddhist Scripture
• Religious Studies Methodology
• Foundations of Buddhism and Mūlamadhyamakākarikā (Online courses)
• Translator: Bodhicaryāvatāra