About

I am designated associate professor and strategy lead in the International Strategy Office at Nagoya University, where I work on institutional partnerships and international collaboration frameworks. I am also vice head of the International Communications Office. My current research focuses on LGBTQ+ experiences of higher education in Japan, supported by two consecutive Japan Society for the Promotion of Science grants (2019-2024), alongside research on gender equity in STEM fields. I got here by way of experimental psychology, history and science communication.

Education

• 2009/04–2011/03: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Graduate Research Student.
• 2004/04–2009/03: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. PhD candidate (Advanced Social and International Studies).
• 2001/04–2003/03: Waseda University, Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Tokyo. MA (International Relations).
• 1992/10–1995/07: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. BA Hons, MA Natural Sciences (Experimental Psychology).

Teaching

• 2021/04/16: University of Tokyo, World-leading INnovative Graduate Study Program (WINGS). Communicating your research effectively.
• 2020/07/08: University of Tokyo, World-leading INnovative Graduate Study Program (WINGS). Communicating your research effectively.
• 2015/09–2015/12: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, PEAK. Part-time Instructor. History of East Asia since 1800.
• 2014/10–2015/03: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, PEAK. Part-time Instructor. History of East Asia since 1800.

Work

• 2024/07–present: Global Multi-Campus, Nagoya University: Designated Associate Professor
• 2022/04–2024/06: Public Relations and Funding Division, Strategic Planning Office, Kobe University: Project Associate Professor
• 2016/01–2022/03: Public Relations Division, University of Tokyo: Project Assistant Professor.
• 2012/04–2015/12: Public Relations Division, University of Tokyo: Project Researcher.
• 2011/04–2012/03: Public Relations Division, University of Tokyo: Project Specialist.
• 2009/04–2011/03: Public Relations Division, University of Tokyo: English Translator/Editor (Part time).
• 2005/07–2009/03: Division for International Relations, University of Tokyo: English Translator/Editor (Part time).
• 2003/01–2003/09: Edutraveller, Tokyo: Director.
• 1999/05–2001/03: K.K. InterFrontia, Okazaki, Aichi: Admissions Coordinator.
• 1995/07–1996/06: Winnicott Research Unit, University of Cambridge, UK. Research Assistant.