Academic Background:
Aug, 2006: Ph.D. in Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Dissertation: "Efficacy and Effects of Various Types of Teacher Feedback on Student Writing in Japanese"
May, 2003: M.S., Foreign Language Education in Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Thesis: "A Study of the Typing Process in Japanese by College Students of Japanese"
Mar, 1998: B.A. in English (major) / Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (minor)
Dokkyo University, Saitama-prefecture, Japan
Certificates:
Purdue Graduate Certificate in English as a Second Language, 2003
State of Washington Professional Education Certificate in English as a Second Language (K-12), English (4-12), and Japanese (K-12), 2000-2004
Teaching Diploma with the first grade for English in junior and senior high schools, 1998
Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test （日本語教育能力検定試験）(authorized by the Japanese Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture), 1997
