I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Kyoto University. I earned my PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2025, where I received the Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award. Before joining Kyoto University, I served as a Project Assistant Professor / Research Associate in the Department of Global Agricultural Sciences at the University of Tokyo. My research examines how agricultural production and natural resource management shape local development and social stability, with a particular focus on civil conflict. I am especially interested in how improvements in health, gender equality, and economic opportunities can contribute to building more peaceful and resilient societies.