Constance Kassor is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Lawrence University, where she teaches courses on Buddhist thought and Asian religious traditions. She earned her PhD in Religious Studies with a concentration in West and South Asian Religions from Emory University. She has spent several years living with Tibetan Buddhist communities in India and Nepal. Her research has been supported by grants from the Fulbright Program, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Khyentse Foundation.