Dr. Asha Shipman serves as the Director of Hindu Life and Hindu Chaplain for Yale University. She earned her advanced degrees from the University of Connecticut and is an experienced educator, having taught at the high school and university levels.
Dr. Shipman’s Hindu Life Program at Yale offers a space for worship and connection as well as a safe space to consider the contemporary relevance of Hindu philosophies and practices. She collaborates with campus organizations on programs that highlight Hinduism and Indian culture and serves as the advisor for the Hindu Students Organization. Asha offers confidential pastoral counseling, often while taking long walks around campus. She regularly speaks, writes, and consults on Hinduism and chaplaincy. Asha is a contributor to the first book on Hindu chaplaincy in the US entitled “Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care” and the author of “Hindu Chaplaincy in US Higher Education,” an article published by the Journal of Interreligious Studies.
Dr. Shipman is the founding Chair of the North American Hindu Chaplains Association and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple Society.