English Track Program Faculty (B.A.) Tokyo International University This list is in alphabetical order (last name). Names and titles are subject to change.

* Professors indicated with an * (asterisk) will be joining the TIU faculty as of Spring 2019.

Full Time Faculty Members

Stephanie Abram  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Nyack College ・M.Ed. - Grand Canyon University

Miho Akita  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Japan Women’s University ・M.A. - Waseda University

Samuel Amponsah  Associate Professor of Economics ・Teacher's Certificate "A" - University of Cape Coast ・M.A. / Ph.D. - Tokyo International University

Vanessa Armand  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - DePaul University ・M.A. - University of Illinois

Kodiak Atwood  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Oregon

Eric Autrey  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A.T. – Willamette University

Brandon Bigelow  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Oregon

David Bishop  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.S. - York University ・M.A.T. - Trinity Western University

Thomas Blackwood  Professor of Sociology ・B.A. - University of Chicago ・M.A. / Ph.D. - University of Michigan

Sara Borgstrom  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. – Grand Valley University ・M.A. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Hannah Bradbury  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Oregon ・M.A. - The New School, New York

Jau-er Chen  Associate Professor of Economics ・B.A. / M.A. - National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan ・Ph.D. – New York University, U.S.A.

Catherine De Silva  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.B.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa ・M.A. - Durham University ・M.A. - Southeast Missouri State University

Ricky Domingo  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa

Laura Dzielciolowski  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa

Christopher Edmonds  Associate Professor of Economics ・B.S. - Cornell University ・M.A. (with Honors) - University of Chicago ・M.S. / Ph.D. - University of California, Berkeley

Rachel Ewing  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Oregon ・M.A. - Willamette University

Ryan Felix  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of California, Santa Barbara ・M.A. - University of Oregon

Jeffery Finnigan  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - The State University of New York Oswego

Tetsuya Furukawa  Professor of Economics ・B.A. / M.A. - Keio University

Adam Garnica  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Tampa ・M.A. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies ・M.Ed. - Arizona State University

Jessica Geil  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Chico State University ・M.A. - Portland State University

LeeAnn Genovese  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Oregon

Barbara Greene  Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies ・B.A. - University of Illinois - Urbana ・M.A. - King's College, London ・Ph.D. - University of Arizona

Rangga Handika  Assistant Professor of Economics ・B.S. - Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia ・M.Com. / Ph.D. - Macquarie University, Australia ・Dr.rer.pol - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

Don Hansen  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Brigham Young University ・M.A. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies

George Hays  GTI Associate Director and Lecturer of Applied Linguistics ・B.A. - Willamette University ・M.S.Ed. - Temple University

Daniel Holden  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Ithaca College ・M.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa

Or-Arthur Honig  Associate Professor of International Relations ・B.A. - University of Haifa, Israel ・M.A. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem ・M.A. / Ph.D. - UCLA

Devon Hughes  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Davidson College ・M.A. - University of Oregon

Brandon Imamura  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa

Midori Inagaki  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Meiji University ・M.A. / Ph.D. - Waseda University

Jonathan Isaacson  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Lawrence University ・M.A. - The New School

Kuniko Ishiguro  Associate Professor of Management ・B.A. - Gakushuin University ・M.Sc. / Ph.D. - University of Sheffield

Yoko Kanome  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Waseda University ・M.A. - J.F. Oberlin University

Stephen Kapala  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.S. - Central Michigan University ・M.A. - University of Southern California

Chie Kawamura  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Yamaguchi University ・M.A. - Okayama University ・M.Ed. - Hiroshima University

Joonho Kim  Professor of International Political Economy ・B.A. - Mokpo National University ・M.A. - Waseda University ・Ph.D. - Chuo University

Hisako Komuro  Professor of Journalism ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Tokyo

Parag Arun Kulkarni *  Professor of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Strategy ・B.E. - Wlachand College of Engineering, Sangli, India ・M.E. - SGSITS, Indore, India ・D.Sc. - UGSN Monarch, Switzerland ・Ph.D. - IIT, Kharagpur, India

Christopher Lamont  Assistant Dean of the E-Track Program and Associate Professor of International Relations ・B.A. - University of Mississippi ・M.Sc. - University of Edinburgh ・Ph.D. - University of Glasgow

Becky Lawrence  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Western Oregon University ・M.A. - University of Oregon

Hak Yin Li *  Associate Professor of International Relations ・B.A. / M.Phil. - Hong Kong Baptist University ・Ph.D. - University of Nottingham

Vasily Lubashevskiy *  Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics ・B.E. / M.E. - Moscow Technological University (MIREA) ・Ph.D. - The University of Tokyo, School of Engineering

Naoko Magara  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.Ed. - Chiba University

Atsushi Maki  Professor of Economics ・B.A. / M.A. / Ph.D. - Keio University

Annelise Marshall  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Oregon

Atsuko Matsumura  Professor of International Trade ・B.A. / M.A. - Keio University

Jeffrey Maxwell  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.S. - Southwest Missouri University ・M.A. - Portland State University

Medlir Mema  Associate Professor of International Relations ・B.S. – Utah State University ・M.A. – The Johns Hopkins University ・Ph.D. – The George Washington University

Fumika Mikami  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. / M.A. - Dokkyo University

Andrew Mikesell  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - Utah State University

Kevin Miller  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Willamette University ・M.A. - Portland State University

George Minchillo, Jr.  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of North Texas ・M.A. - University of Oregon

Ramon Mislang  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - San Francisco State University ・M.A. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Rajarshi Mitra  Associate Professor of Management ・B.A. (Honors) / M.A. (First Class) - Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, India ・Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S.A.

Akitoshi Miyashita  Dean of the E-Track Program and Professor of International Relations ・B.A. - Tokyo International University ・M.A. - American University ・Ph.D. - Columbia University

Keri-Ann Moore  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Eastern Washington University ・M.A. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Carolyn Mori  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa

Miki Mori  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Dokkyo University ・M.A. - Meikai University

Shoko Morimoto  Assistant Professor of Theoretical Economics ・B.A. - Doshisha University ・M.A. / Ph.D. - Osaka University

Kevin Mueller  GTI Director and Professor of Applied Linguistics ・B.A. - University of Saskatchewan ・B.Ed. - University of Winnipeg ・M.Ed. - University of Manitoba

Nathan Munier  Assistant Professor of International Relations ・B.A. / M.A. - Western Illinois University ・Ph.D. - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tomohide Murai  Professor of National Security Studies ・B.A. - University of Osaka ・M.A. - University of Tokyo

Brandon Narasaki  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of California, Davis ・M.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa ・M.S. - Stony Brook University

Mariko Nashimoto  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Showa Women’s University

Kelly Nelson  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing - Augsburg College ・P.M.E. - University of South Florida

Mayumi Ohashi  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Tokyo International University ・M.A. - Ritsumeikan University

Yoshitaka Okada  Director of the TIU Institute for International Strategy and Professor of International Business ・B.A. - Seattle University ・M.S. / Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin, Madison

Yukako Ommura  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.S. - Mansfield University ・M.S. - University of Pennsylvania

Kaoru Onishi  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Shimane University ・M.A. - Hiroshima University

Jeffrey Ordaniel *  Assistant Professor of International Security ・B.A. - La Salle University ・M.A. - KDI School of Public Policy and Management ・Ph.D. - National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo

Satoko Osono  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Hosei University

Alexandra Pellillo  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - New York University ・M.A. - Columbia University

Colleen Pritchett  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Colorado, Boulder ・P.M. - Akita International University

Alexis Pusina  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - California State University ・M.A. - University of San Francisco

Jay R. Rajasekera  TIU Vice President and Professor of Digital Business and Strategy ・Ph.D. - North Carolina State University, U.S.A.

Ian Randall  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.F.A. - Columbia College Chicago ・M.A. - Northeastern Illinois University

Stephanie Roth  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Washington ・M.Ed. - Concordia University Portland

Daniel Scharf  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Southern Oregon University ・M.A. - Portland State University

Skyler Schiavone  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Southern California ・M.A. - City College of New York

Richard Schoonmaker  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Furman University ・M.A. - University of Hawaii

Juliette Schwak  Assistant Professor of International Political Economy ・B.A. / M.A. - Sciences Po Paris ・Ph.D. - City University of Hong Kong

Nora Sharkasi  Associate Professor of Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, and Entrepreneurship ・B.S. - LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. ・M.S. - London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), U.K ・M.B.A. - Birziet University, Middle East ・Ph.D. - University of Tsukuba, Japan

Sojin Shin *  Assistant Professor of Political Economy ・B.A. / M.A. - Ewha Womans University ・M.Phil. - University of Delhi ・Ph.D. - National University of Singapore

Takashi Shirasu  Professor of International Cooperation ・B.E. - Tohoku University ・Ph.D. - Cornell University

Sumire Stanislawski  Associate Professor of Marketing ・B.A. - Simon Fraser University ・M.A. - Waseda University

Yasuhiko Sukegawa  JLI Director and Professor of Linguistics ・B.A. / M.A. - Sophia University ・Ph.D. - Tohoku University

Kayhan Tajeddini  Professor of International Business ・B.A. - Tehran University ・M.A. - Mazandaran University ・Ph.D. - Bradford University

Masafumi Takeda  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Tokyo International University ・M.A.T. - Willamette University ・Ed.S / Ed.D. - Western Carolina University

Reiji Takeishi  Professor of Development Economics ・B.A. - Tohoku University ・M.A. - Hosei University ・Ph.D. - Waseda University

Yee Heng Tan  Assistant Professor of Economics ・B.A. / Ph.D. - Singapore Management University

Hiroyuki Takeuchi  Professor of Statistics ・B.S. - Chuo University ・M.E. - Musashi Institute of Technology

Amanda Tomanek  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Wichita State University ・M.A. - Columbia University

Tyson Umberger  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. / M.A. - University of Hawaii, Manoa

Masahito Watanabe  Associate Professor of Economics ・B.A. / M.A. - Yokohama National University ・Ph.D. - Georgetown University

James Webster-Gardiner  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Wales Swansea ・M.A. / TESOL - University of Nottingham

Karissa Weeden  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - Western Oregon University ・M.A.T. - Willamette University

Tracy Weidman  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Oregon ・M.A.T. - Willamette University

Deborah Weinheimer  Lecturer of Academic Literacy ・B.A. - University of Tennessee ・M.A. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Chiaki Yamada  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. / M.A. - Nagoya University

Ami Yamagishi  Lecturer of Japanese ・B.A. - Hosei University ・M.A. - Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Hiroyuki Yamamoto  Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics ・B.A. - Keio University ・M.A. - University of California, San Diego ・Ph.D. - University of Virginia

Mitoshi Yamamoto  Visiting Professor of Economics ・B.A. - Doshisha University ・M.B.A. - University of Chicago

Kenji Yokota  JLI Vice Director and Professor of Linguistics ・B.A. - Sophia University ・M.A. - The University of Tokyo ・Ph.D. - Osaka Prefecture University