PhD Asian Languages & Cultures

12+ years’ experienceUnited States

About

She is a highly accomplished academic with an impressive educational background in Asian Languages & Cultures, Buddhist Studies, and International Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has received various awards and fellowships, including the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship. Her expertise extends to freelance translation and editing, where she works on academic pieces related to humanities and social sciences. Additionally, she has published articles and book chapters on topics such as women's exclusion from sacred mountains in Japan and the inscription of Okinoshima as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Areas of expertise

Buddhist Studies, Comparative Religion, Asian Studies

Education

PhD, Asian Languages & Cultures

Peer-review experience

The Eastern Buddhist - Published in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Japanese Journal of Religious Studies - Published in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Journal of Asian Humanities at Kyushu University (JAH-Q) - Published in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Japanese Religions - Published in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Journal of Asian Humanities at Kyushu University (JAH-Q) - Published in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Publication experience

Journal of Asian Humanities
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

Certificates and awards

Work experience

Visiting Lecturer/Assistant Director, Kyushu University and University of Washington, Seattle

Affiliations / Memberships

International Munakata Research Group
Women of Japanese Religious Studies
Association for Asian Studies
American Academy of Religion
European Association for Japanese Studies
Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society
International Association of Buddhist Studies