Experience

St Antony's College

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Visitor

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Oxford, England, United Kingdom Academic Visitor during the Michaelmas Term at the University of Oxford, October-December 2023.



SUNY Geneseo

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science & International Relations

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Geneseo, New York



The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of Cohort V, U.S.-Japan Network for the Future

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2022

  Member of an excellent networking program that took me and 14 other participants from academia, journalism, the military, and think tanks on research and study trips to Washington DC, Montana, Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto over a period of three-plus years. I met the governor of Tokyo, ruling and opposition party politicians in Japan, staff members at the Republic of Korea Embassy in Washington, and many other interesting people as well.



University of Virginia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - May 2015

  Charlottesville, Virginia Introduction to American Politics Introduction to Comparative Politics Ethics and Human Rights in World Politics International Relations of East Asia Politics of Developing Areas Chinese Politics Western European Politics Terrorism and Political Violence As a TA, I was responsible for grading all the assignments and examinations of approximately 60 undergraduate students per semester. I also led weekly discussion sections to facilitate better understanding of the… Show more Introduction to American Politics Introduction to Comparative Politics Ethics and Human Rights in World Politics International Relations of East Asia Politics of Developing Areas Chinese Politics Western European Politics Terrorism and Political Violence As a TA, I was responsible for grading all the assignments and examinations of approximately 60 undergraduate students per semester. I also led weekly discussion sections to facilitate better understanding of the course readings. My instructor evaluations were above average in all 12 semesters I worked.

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Charlottesville, Virginia Area As instructor of record, created my own syllabus and taught an intensive summer course on the International Relations of East Asia.



Miller Center, University of Virginia

• Research Assistant, Presidential Oral History Program

  • May 2010 - May 2013

  Charlottesville, Virginia I did background research for the purpose of assembling briefing books, which were then used to conduct interviews in the Miller Center's Presidential Oral History Program. I compiled briefing books on several prominent officials who served in the administrations of Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Regarding the contents of the briefing books which I produced, I received positive feedback from both the researchers who conducted the interviews and the administration… Show more I did background research for the purpose of assembling briefing books, which were then used to conduct interviews in the Miller Center's Presidential Oral History Program. I compiled briefing books on several prominent officials who served in the administrations of Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Regarding the contents of the briefing books which I produced, I received positive feedback from both the researchers who conducted the interviews and the administration officials who were interviewed. Show less



Berlitz Japan, Inc.

• Language Instructor

  • 2004 - 2009

  Tokyo, Japan Provided English language lessons for adults from a variety of backgrounds, including employees of major Japanese companies such as Suntory, Itochu, Toshiba, and Honda, as well as politicians, government bureaucrats, and university students. Received highly positive feedback in annual total performance evaluations.



Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. (日本証券保管振替機構)

• Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Dec 2007

  Tokyo, Japan Employed in the International Department of the main central securities depository (CSD) in Japan, which is responsible for custody, clearing, and settlement of virtually all securities transactions in the country. Conducted research on overseas CSDs for the purpose of helping improve operations at JASDEC, planned and attended conferences.



The University of Tokyo

• Japan
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer of English

  • 2004 - 2007

  Tokyo, Japan Taught English to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the university's Hongo campus.



Japan Forum on International Relations (日本国際フォーラム)

• Intern

  • Mar 2004 - Jun 2005

  Tokyo, Japan While working elsewhere in Tokyo, I decided to help out for a few hours per week at one of the leading policy think tanks in Tokyo to gain an understanding of Japan's perspective on foreign policy issues. I conducted background research, translated documents from Japanese to English, and assisted in preparation for conferences hosted by JFIR.



Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Language Teacher

  • 1996 - 1999

  Saga Prefecture, Japan Collaborated with Japanese teachers of English (JTEs) to provide weekly English lessons to junior high school students and facilitate internationalization in a rural area of Japan.