TESOL/TOEFL Certification
Oxford Seminars - 2010
Professional Preparation
MA - Japanese Language & Society
University of Sheffield - 2003
University of Sheffield - 2003
BA - Secondary Education & History
Rockhurst University - 1990
Rockhurst University - 1990
Research Areas
Japanese Language and Society, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Japanese - US Relations, US Military Bases in Japan, East Asian History, and Japanese Minority Groups.Awards
Outstanding Adjunct Professor of the Year - Collin College [2021]
Appointments
Adjunct Lecturer of Asian History
Southern Methodist University [2023–Present]
Southern Methodist University [2023–Present]
Adjunct Lecturer of Japanese
Texas Christian University [2021–2021]
Texas Christian University [2021–2021]
Adjunct Professor of Japanese
Collin College [2014–Present]
Collin College [2014–Present]
Adjunct Professor of Japanese & ESOL
Dallas Colleges (Eastfield) [2014–2023]
Dallas Colleges (Eastfield) [2014–2023]
Projects
Co-organizer with Rissho University (Saitama, Japan) for the Short Study Program of Japanese Language and Culture.
2016/05–2019/05Presentations
Southwest Conference on Asian Studies The University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
2016/10–2016/10 Research Paper Presentation on:"Japan's Burakumin: The History and Identity of the Invisible Minority Group"
Southwest Conference on Asian Studies Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
2017/11–2017/11 Research Paper Presentation on:"The Past and Present Economic Effects of the United States' Military Bases on Okinawa: are they still a benefit rather than just a hindrance to further future economic development?"
Southwest Conference on Asian Studies Baylor University Waco, TX
2018/10–2018/10 Research Paper Presentation on:"Why are there so many international and domestic commercial airports in Japan?"
Affiliations
Active Member
2011/01–2024/06Japan-America Society of DFW