Sellmann is the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and holds a doctorate in Chinese philosophy from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

His recent pieces can be read here:

• Book chapter: “Zhu Xi and Daoism: Investigation of Inner-Meditative Alchemy in Zhu Xi's Theory and Method for the Attainment of Sagehood” in “Dao Companion to Zhu Xi’s Philosophy,” edited by Kai-chiu Ng and Yong Huang, 2020, published by Springer
• Book review: “Shen Gua’s Empiricism” by Ya Zuo
  Philosophy East & West, Vol. 70, January 2020, published by University of Hawaii Press
• Book review: “Mind and Body in Early China”by Edward Slingerland
  Journal of World Philosophies, Winter 2019, published by Indiana University Press
• Book review: “Ulithi Atoll, Micronesia: Recalling the Past, Reaffirming the Future” by Rebecca A. Stephenson and Mary L. Spencer
  Pacific Asia Inquiry, Vol. 10, Fall 2019, published by University of Guam College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
• Book review: “Zhuangzi and the Becoming of Nothingness” by David Chai
  Frontiers of Philosophy in China, Vol. 14.3, September 2019, published by Higher Education Press