Ph.D. in Second Language Studies (12/2023)
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Honolulu, HI
Specialization: multimodal conversation analysis / ethnomethodology / applied linguistics
M.A. in Applied Linguistics (03/2016)
Graduate School of Language and Culture, Osaka University – Toyonaka, Osaka
Specialization: conversation analysis / discursive psychology / applied linguistics / second language acquisition
Two-Semester Exchange Program (08/2011 – 05/2012)
University of Massachusetts Amherst – Amherst, MA
Specialization: linguistics / intercultural communication / sociolinguistics / phonetics / phonology
B.A. in Policy Studies (03/2014)
Kwansei Gakuin University – Nishinomiya, Hyogo
Specialization: linguistics / language policy
Otsuma Women's University – Tokyo (04/2024 – present)
Department of Communication and Culture, Faculty of Humanities
Part-Time Lecturer (Sociolinguistics)
Waseda University – Tokyo (04/2024 – present)
Faculty of Commerce
Assistant Professor (non-tenured)
Kansai University – Suita, Osaka (04/2023 – 03/2024)
Faculty of Sociology
Part-Time Instructor (EFL)
Kindai University – Higashi-Osaka, Osaka (04/2021 – 03/2024)
Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Architecture
Part-Time Instructor (EFL)
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Honolulu, HI (02/2020)
Outreach College, NICE 3-Week Course
Part-Time Instructor (ESL)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up [2024–2026]
Principal Investigator (2024–2026). Project Number: 24K22676.
Total Budget Amount: 2,210,000 JPY.
Project Title: Unraveling “learning” in “play” from an interactional perspective: A case of skateboarding culture.
Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects [2024–2026]
Principal Investigator (2024–2026). Project Number(s): 2024C-404, 2025C-397.
Annual Budget Amount: 300,000 JPY.
Project Title: Unraveling “learning” in “play” from an interactional perspective: A case of skateboarding culture.
Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i Graduate Fellowship [2020–2021]
Lambuth Scholarship from Kwansei Gakuin University [2019–2021]
University of Hawai‘i Graduate Student Organization Award [2019]
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2018 Graduate Student Award [2018]
Dean of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature Special Fund [2018]
Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation (CPASF) Travel Award [2017]
University of Hawai‘i Graduate Student Organization Award [2017]
Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship [2016–2018]
GPA Award from School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University [2014]
Kwansei Gakuin University Exchange Program Scholarship [2011–2012]
Ad Hoc Reviewer (Journal Manuscripts):
The Language Learning Journal (Taylor & Francis)
Sports Coaching Review (Taylor & Francis)
Ad Hoc Reviewer (Book Proposals):
Routledge
Ad Hoc Reviewer (Conference Abstracts):
Organizer:
Conversation Analysis Data Session (CADS), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa [08/2017 – 05/2021]
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Member [03/2018 – present]
International Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis (IIEMCA), Member [07/2017 – present]
Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences (JASS), Member [09/2015 – present]
Event Staff, TEDxKG 2013 [06/2013]
Co-Organizer, Charity Concert for 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Relief at Morinomiya Piloti Hall [03/2011]
Japanese Delegate, 1st Asia Youth Summit (AYS) [11/2009]
Languages:
Japanese (first language)
English (proficient in everyday & academic communication)
Portuguese (lower-intermediate)
Test Scores:
TOEIC: 925 / 990
IELTS: 8.0 / 9.0 (R: 8.5, L: 8.5, W: 7.0, S: 8.5) — 06/21/2014
TOEFL iBT: 106 / 120 (R: 28, L: 25, W: 27, S: 26) — 12/19/2015
Others:
Kendo Shodan (first grade)
Muay Thai Kickboxing