Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. in Communication, University of New Mexico
Department of Communication and Journalism
Area of Concentration: Critical Intercultural Studies
Awarded: August 2022
Dissertation: “(Un)matched: Racialized Narratives of U.S.-Based Japanese Men, Masculinity, and Heterosexuality in Online Dating Apps”
Adviser: Shinsuke Eguchi, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Ilia Rodriguez, Ph.D., Yangsun Hong, Ph.D., Rona Tamiko Halualani, Ph.D. (San José State University)
M.A. in American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University
School of Cultural and Critical Studies, American Culture Studies
Area of Concentration: Critical Culture and Mass Media
Awarded: May 2018
Thesis: “Identity in the shell: Hollywood film representations of Japanese identity”
Adviser: Alberto González, Ph.D.
B.A. in Literature, Waseda University
Department of English Language and Literature
Area of Concentration: American Culture Studies
Awarded: March 2015
Thesis: 『僕はラジオ』における人種差別と部活動の関係性 ― ラジオの存在意義の変化と、その変化をもたらすスポーツの役割 (“Racism and Sports in the U.S.: Exploring the Roles of Identity and Media Representations in Radio”)
Advisor: Tsuyoshi Ishihara, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Intercultural and International Communication, Critical and Cultural Studies, Critical Race/Ethnic/Gender/Sexuality Studies, Asian/American Studies, Japanese Cultural Studies, Digital Media and Identity Politics, Representation and Performance, and Globalization and Transnationalism.
Academic Appointment
2023 – Present | Assitant Professor of Applied Communication & Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Department of Interdisciplinary & Communication Studies |
2022 – 2023 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication & Diversity Department of Communication Studies |
2018 – 2022 | Graduate Teaching Associate (Instructor of Record) Department of Communication & Journalism |
2016 – 2018 | Graduate Teaching Associate (Instructor of Record) School of Critical & Cultural Studies |
2015 – 2016 | Teaching Assistant Department of Social Informatics |
Publications & Manuscripts in Progress
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Kimura, K. (2025, online first). Dating online as ESL, Japanese, and Asian, all at once: Racialized relational politics of Japaneseness. Communication Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2025.2460236
Kimura, K., & Eguchi, S. (2024). Queer of color approaches to Critical Cultural Media Studies. In S. Ramasubramanian & O. Banjo (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Media and Social Justice (pp. 70-77). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197744345.013.8
Kimura, K., & Peavy, A. (in press, 2024). Beyond antiracist pedagogy: Theorizing multiracial learning space and praxis in envisioning the future of U.S. classroom. In P. A. Sasso, D. Dos, & M. D. Nour (Eds.), Blurring boundaries and binaries: Belonging, gender, & mixed heritages in higher education in the United States. Information Age Publishing.
Kimura, K. (2023). Transnational(izing) politics of “mix” body: A critical autoethnography of hafu identity and performance. In A. Atay, S. Eguchi, & G. Pindi (Eds.), Transnationalizing critical intercultural communication: Legacy, relevance, and future (pp. 243-268). Peter Lang. http://doi.org/10.3726/b17468
Kimura, K. (2021). “Yellow perils,” revived: Exploring racialized Asian/American affect and materiality through hate discourse over the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Hate Studies, 17(1), 133-145. http://doi.org/10.33972/jhs.194
Kimura, K. (2021). Voices of in/visible minority: Homogenizing discourse of Japaneseness in Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 50(3), 254-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2020.1841017
Eguchi, S., & Kimura, K. (2021). Racialized im/possibilities: Intersectional queer-of-color critique on Japaneseness in Netflix’s Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 14(3), 221-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2020.1829675
Book/Film Review:
Kimura, K. (2024). [Review of the book Regimes of Desire: Young Gay Men, Media, and Masculinity in Tokyo by Thomas Baudinette]. Journal of Japanese Studies 50(2), 526-531. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/933812
Kimura, K. (2023). [Review of the film 昨日何食べた？ (What Did You Eat Yesterday?)]. QED: A Journal of GLBTQ Worldmaking 10(2), 191-195. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/923729
Kimura, K. (2022). [Review of the book Insurgent aesthetics: Security and the queer life of the forever war by Ronak K. Kapadia]. QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking 8(2), 177-180. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/851602
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record:
Miami University
Undergraduate Courses
- APC 363: Advanced Methods in Applied Communication (online)
- CRE 151: Introduction to Critical Race/Ethnic Studies (in-person & online)
- STC 135: Public Speaking (in-person)
- STC 136: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (in-person & online)
- STC 236: Intercultural Communication (in-person)
Colorado State University
Undergraduate Courses
- SPCM 100: Communication & Popular Culture (in-person)
- SPCM 334: Co-Cultural Communication (in-person)
- SPCM 434: Intercultural Communication (in-person)
University of New Mexico
Undergraduate Courses
- COMM 1130: Public Speaking (in-person & online)
- COMM 1150: Introduction to Communication (in-person)
- COMM 2120: Interpersonal Communication (in-person*, remotely scheduled, & hybrid)
- COMM 2130: Media Theories (online)
- CJ 301: Communication Research Methods (online)
- CJ 314: Intercultural Communication (in-person*, remotely scheduled, & online)
- CJ 323: Nonverbal Communication (online)
- CJ 327: Persuasive Communication (online)
- CJ 333: Professional Communication (online)
- CJ 400: Senior Seminar: Perspectives on Communication (online)
*The class taught in the Spring 2020 semester ultimately shifted to “remotely scheduled” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The class started as “in-person” and later turned to combine synchronous class meetings via Zoom and asynchronous online instructions on Blackboard Learn (LMS). “Hybrid” is also a teaching modality in response to the pandemic, combining in-person and online structures.
Bowling Green State University
Undergraduate Course:
- ACS 2000: Introduction to American Cultural Studies (in-person)
Teaching Assistant:
Aoyama Gakuin University
Undergraduate Course:
- Seminar: English Practices / Advanced Test-Taking Skills (in-person)
Conference Participation
Competitive Paper Presentations:
Kimura, K. (November 2024). “I am not masculine enough, but in a good way”: Embodying otokorashisa in U.S. online dating. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division’s Top Faculty Paper Award, New Orleans, LA.
Kim, S., & Kimura, K. (April, 2024). Defying political gravity: Asian American affective and tactical narratives about Ailing Eileen Gu. Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2023). Recuperating heterogeneity: Autoethnographic tales of hafu. National Communication Association (NCA), Japan-U.S. Communication Association’s Top Faculty Paper Award, National Harbor, MD.
Kimura, K., & Eguchi, S. (November, 2023). Deconstructive possibilities: Applications of queer of color approaches in critical cultural media studies. National Communication Association (NCA), Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Harbor, MD.
Kimura, K., & Peavy, A. (November, 2023). Beyond antiracist pedagogy: Theorizing multiracial learning space and praxis in envisioning the future of U.S. classroom. National Communication Association (NCA), Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, National Harbor, MD.
Kimura, K., & Kim, S. (November, 2022). Model immigrant athletes: Racialized and gendered discourse constructed around Asian American female athletes in U.S. news media. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (May, 2022). “Actually, I’m Hafu”: Transnational(izing) politics of Japan’s “mix” identity and body. International Communication Association (ICA), Intercultural Communication Division, Paris, France.
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). The politics of (hetero)sexual desire: A critical intercultural critique on imaginaries of Japanese masculinity in the U.S. online dating. National Communication Association (NCA), Ethnography Division, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (May, 2021). “Yellow perils,” revived: Exploring racialized Asian/American affect and materiality through hate discourse over the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. International Communication Association (ICA), Intercultural Communication Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Denver, CO).
Kimura, K. (November, 2020). Am I Japanese enough?: Racialized homogenizing discourse of white/Japanese-ness in Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Kimura, K., Kanemoto, E., & Hanasono, L. (November, 2020). Crossroad-ing non-/Western racial discourses: A transnational approach to critical race theory in the United States and Japan. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Eguchi, S. & Kimura, K. (November, 2020). Racialized im/possibilities: Homonationalizing Japaneseness in Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! National Communication Association (NCA), Critical/Cultural Studies Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Hanasono, L., Kanemoto, E., & Kimura, K. (November, 2020). At the crossroads: A cross-cultural investigation of Japanese and U.S. consumers’ responses to racial representations in advertising. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Caucus, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Kanemoto, E., Kimura, K., & Hanasono, K. L. (April, 2020). Breakthroughs and boundaries: A cross-cultural examination at the intersection of race and gender. Central States Communication Association (CSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group’s Top Paper Award, Chicago, IL.
Kimura, K. (February, 2020). “I Want to Feel Belonging”: Voices of (in)visible minority in Japan. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Denver, CO.
Kimura, K. (November, 2019). “Don’t be controlled by adults”: An Exploration of Japaneseness Through Keyakizaka46. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Baltimore, MD.
Kimura, K. (November, 2018). Representation and reception of whitewashing in Hollywood adaptations of Japanese manga and anime. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Caucus, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kimura, K. (November, 2018). “Nihonjin Dewa Nai”: Media representations of Japanese culture and ideology in The Last Samurai. National Communication Association (NCA), Japan-U.S. Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kimura, K. (April, 2018). The role of translation in Spirited Away. Central State Communication Association (CSCA), Graduate Student Caucus, Milwaukee, WI.
Kimura, K. (March, 2018). Gung Ho!: Media representations of Japanese identity. Popular Culture Association (PCA), Film Area, Indianapolis, IN.
Panel/Roundtable Presentations:
Kimura, K. (November, 2024). Showing up, regardless: Rethinking academic work as cultural labor through negation, tension, and praxis. National Communication Association (NCA), Activism and Social Justice Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2024). Communicating greater regard for mentoring and community-building in the international and intercultural communication division. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2024). Japan-U.S. communication research agenda and scholarship beyond Western-centered theories and practices: Future research collaboration for greater regard. National Communication Association (NCA), Japan-U.S. Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2024). Boys love (BL)’s reconfigurations of Asia: Communicating feminist and queer Asian digital spaces for greater regard. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (February, 2024). Intercultural communication studies at crossroads: Freedoms and futures. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Reno, NV.
Kimura, K. (February, 2024). Reflecting “colonized intellectuals” as decolonial possibilities in institutional power structures. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Reno, NV.
Kimura, K. (February, 2024). The politics of possibility and precarity: Navigating shifting relational networks for emerging instructors and faculty. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Organization for Feminist Research on Gender and Communication, Reno, NV.
Kimura, K. (November, 2023). Mutual mentoring, networking and community building as Asian/Pacific American scholars. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Caucus, National Harbor, MD.
Kimura, K. (November, 2023). Navigating the job market through a praxis of care. National Communication Association (NCA), Performance Studies Division, National Harbor, MD.
Kimura, K. (February, 2023). Praxis of caretaking: Disturbing/deconstructing the armature of coloniality and agency in U.S. academia. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Performance Studies Interest Group, Phoenix, AZ.
Kimura, K. (February, 2023). Critical and performative interventions in qualitative research. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Performance Studies Interest Group, Phoenix, AZ.
Kimura, K. (February, 2023). Decolonial pedagogy: Transnationalizing the curriculum. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Communication & Instruction Interest Group, Phoenix, AZ.
Kimura, K. (February, 2023). Digital innovations in intercultural communication research and pedagogy. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Phoenix, AZ.
Kimura, K. (November, 2022). Mentoring, networking and building community as Asian/Pacific American scholars. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Studies Division & Caucus, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2022). Honoring PLACE and creating space for mentorship and community-building in the international and intercultural communication division. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (March, 2022). Empowering graduate pedagogies: Challenges, collaborations, and care. Spring Teaching Conference, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Albuquerque, NM).
Kimura, K., & Peavy, A. (March, 2022). Envisioning the future of higher education: Critically utilizing mixedness to create a more inclusive classroom dynamic. 2022 Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, Virtual Conference.
Kimura, K. (February, 2022). Energizing antiracist present-futures through relational systems of caretaking. Western State Communication Association (WSCA), Communication, Identities, and Difference Interest Group, Portland, OR.
Kimura, K. (February, 2022). Envisioning the future of U.S. higher education: Critically utilizing mixedness to create a more inclusive classroom dynamic. Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference (CMRS), Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Tempe, AZ).
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). Renewal and transformation in the era of necropolitics. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). Mentoring, networking and building community as Asian/Pacific American scholars. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Studies Division & Caucus, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). Doctoral chairs and graduate directors forum: Supporting BIPOC students in doctoral programs. National Communication Association (NCA), NCA National Office, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2020). At the crossroads of theory and praxis: Intersecting ideological armatures across academic and everyday contexts in international and intercultural communication. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Kimura, K. (November, 2020). “Yellow perils,” revived: Intervening about COVID-19 over anti-Asian racism and micro/macro-aggressions. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Kimura, K. (February, 2020). Research beyond writing: Exploring visual and vocal methods of conducting and presenting research. Western State Communication Association (WSCA), Communication Theory and Research Interest Group, Denver, CO.
Kimura, K. (November, 2019). Flows within the intra/inter/trans Asia-U.S. space: Politics of identity for (non)survival. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division, Baltimore, MD.
Poster Presentation:
Kimura, K., Kanemoto, E., & Hanasono, K. L. (May, 2020). Rethinking race transnationally: An inter/cross-cultural analysis of racism in Japan and the United States. International Communication Association (ICA), the ICA-wide Plenary Interactive Poster Session, Gold Coast, Australia. *Accepted paper was unable to present due to the travel restriction with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chair/Respondent:
Kimura, K. (November, 2024). Cyber practices in LGBTQIA+ romance and relationships online. National Communication Association (NCA), Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communication Studies Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2023). Mutual mentoring, networking and community building as Asian/Pacific American scholars. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2024). Communicating with greater regard about marginalized identities. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (February, 2024). Reflecting “colonized intellectuals” as decolonial possibilities in institutional power structures. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Reno, NV.
Kimura, K. (November, 2023). Navigating the job market through a praxis of care. National Communication Association (NCA), Performance Studies Division, National Harbor, MD.
Kimura, K. (November, 2023). Embodying queerness and heath in local and transnational con/texts. National Communication Association (NCA), Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communication Studies Division, National Harbor, MD.
Kimura, K. (February, 2023). Top papers in intercultural communication. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interst Group, Phoenix, AZ.
Kimura, K. (November, 2022). #CommunicationsoAmerican: Dishonoring the U.S. centric philosophical orientations of international and intercultural communication. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2022). Confronting geo-political turmoil: Trans and queer resistance in violent PLACEs. National Communication Association (NCA), Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communication Studies Division, New Orleans, LA.
Kimura, K. (February, 2022). Towards dewesternizing intercultural communication: Altering questions and changing frameworks. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Portland, OR.
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). Top Paper Session. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian Pacific American Caucus & Division, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). In/digestible: Exploring the impact and influence of foodways. National Communication Association (NCA), Critical and Cultural Studies Division, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). (Re)constructing ethnic, racial, and national identities. National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2021). Japan and international relations through cultural diplomacy, anime, and politics. National Communication Association (NCA), Japan-U.S. Communication Association, Seattle, WA.
Kimura, K. (November, 2020). Cross-cultural communication, reimagined. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Kimura, K. (November, 2020). “Yellow perils,” revived: Intervening about COVID-19 over anti-Asian racism and micro/macro-aggressions. National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, Virtual Conference (originally scheduled in Indianapolis, IN).
Kimura, K. (February, 2020). The politics of false accusations and scapegoating: Exposing and agitating whiteness of intercultural communication in and across academic and everyday contexts. Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Denver, CO.
Kimura, K. (February, 2020). International and intercultural communication, Western States Communication Association (WSCA), 17th Annual Undergraduate Scholars Research Conference, Denver, CO
Appearances & Talks
Guest Lecturer. (February, 2024). Technology/digital media & interpersonal communication. University of Cincinnati, Department of Communication Studies, the undergraduate-level class, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (COMM 1076)
Guest Lecturer. (April, 2023). Exigent voices of Asian/American communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gonzaga University, Department of Communication Studies, the undergraduate-level class, Power in Culture and Society (COMM 220).
Commencement Speaker. (May, 2022). Department of Communication and Journalism convocation. University of New Mexico.
Guest of Honor. (May, 2022). El Centro de la Raza’s 30th Annual Raza Graduation ceremony. University of New Mexico, El Centro de la Raza.
Guest Lecturer. (April, 2022). Discussing power: Asian/American identity and culture in the U.S. Gonzaga University, Department of Communication Studies, the undergraduate-level class, Understanding Power in Culture (COMM220).
Guest Lecturer. (October, 2021). API studies within intercultural and diasporic identities/migration. Arizona State University, Hugh Downs School of Communication, the undergraduate-level class, Elements of Intercultural Communication (COM 263).
Guest Lecturer. (August, 2021). Culture, identity, and power outside of the U.S.: Embodied intercultural communication. University of Washington, Department of Communication, the undergraduate-level class, Intercultural Communication (COM 478).
Guest Lecturer. (June, 2021). Introduction to qualitative research method. Waseda University, Graduate School of Sport Sciences, the graduate-level class, Graduate Seminar (HSSB627S).
Guest Lecturer. (May, 2021). Critical intercultural communication & globalization in everyday life. University of New Mexico, The Community and Regional Planning Department, the undergraduate-level class, Community Change in a Global Era (CRP 275).
Guest Speaker. (February, 2020). Academic & professional development for underrepresented undergraduate students. University of New Mexico, Honors College, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship.
Guest Lecturer. (November, 2019). Rethinking gender & sexuality in Japan: An exploration through Keyakizaka 46. University of New Mexico, Department of Communication and Journalism, the undergraduate-level class, Gender and Communication (CJ 326).
Guest Speaker. (April, 2018). Japan’s mixed-racial/ethnic identity: What it means to be “Hafu.” Bowling Green State University, School of Media & Communication, the undergraduate-level class, Communicating in Global Contexts (COMM 2100).
Guest Lecturer. (February, 2018). Introduction to Japanese culture. Bowling Green State University, School of Media & Communication, the undergraduate-level class, Intercultural Communication (COMM 4090).
Professional Recognition & Awards
Academic Achievements, Awards & Scholarship:
- Top Paper Award, Western States Communication Association, Language, Self and Social Construction Interest Group, February 2025.
- Top Faculty Paper Award, National Communication Association, International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2024.
- DEI Professional Development Grant, DEI Committee, Miami University, March 2024. $500
- Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Minor Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence, Miami University, March 2024. $300
- Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Teaching Grant, Regional Center for Teaching and Learning, Miami University, February 2024. $500
- NFTEP Professional Development Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence, Miami University, December 2023. $400
- Top Faculty Paper Award, National Communication Association, Japan-U.S. Communication Association, November 2023.
- Susan Deese-Roberts Teaching Assistant of the Year, University of New Mexico, Center for Teaching and Learning, May 2022. $1000
- Michael Haley Travel Grant, International Communication Association, May 2022. $1500
- ICA LGBTQ Travel Grant, International Communication Association, May 2022. $500
- Western States Communication Association Convention Travel Grant, Western States Communication Association, February 2022. $300
- Doctoral Conference Presentation Award, University of New Mexico, Graduate Studies, September 2021. $1010
- NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar, National Communication Association, July 2021.
- Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, University of New Mexico, Department of Communication and Journalism, May 2021. $250
- Everett Rogers Graduate Research Scholar Award, University of New Mexico, Department of Communication and Journalism, May 2021. $250
- Doctoral Conference Presentation Award, University of New Mexico, Graduate Studies, November 2020. $300 (amount reduced from $1200 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- Top Paper Award, Central States Communication Association (CSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, April 2020. $50
- Student Research Grant, University of New Mexico, Graduate and Professional Student Association, October 2019. $500
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of New Mexico, Graduate Studies, 2018-2022. $23,477 (Total)
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Bowling Green State University, Graduate College, 2016-2018.
Certificate:
- Basic Mediation Certificate, University of New Mexico, February 2022.
- Graduate Teaching Academy Scholar, University of New Mexico, May 2021.
- Global Leadership Certificate, Bowling Green State University, February 2018.
Professional Development
Miami University
Completed Workshops
- CTL workshop “Using common project management practices to improve student group projects”
- CTL workshop “Class activities to support retention”
- NFTEP Professional Development Program
- HWAC workshop “ePortfolio as High-Impact Practice: Overview and Q&A with ePortfolio Pilot Faculty”
- HWAC workshop “Teaching with AI: Pedagogy, Approaches and Examples”
- The Faculty Mentoring Information Session
Trainings
- Diversity: Inclusion in the Modern Workplace, 2023
- Managing Bias, 2023
- Preventing Harrassment & Discrimination: Non-Supervisors Clery Act & Title IX, 2023
University of New Mexico
Hosted Workshops
- Developing Transferrable Skills within and beyond Academia, Communication and Journalism Graduate and Professional Association, 2021
- Conferencing, Communication and Journalism Graduate and Professional Association, 2021
- Professional Development, Communication and Journalism Graduate and Professional Association, 2020
- Mental Wellness for Graduate Students, Communication and Journalism Graduate and Professional Association, 2020
- Work-Life Balance Workshop, Communication and Journalism Graduate and Professional Association, 2020
Trainings
- Mediation and Conflict Management Certification Program, University of New Mexico, 2022
- The Grey Area Training, LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center, University of New Mexico, 2018
Professional Service
Academic Journals:
Editorial Board:
Communication Reports (2024-present)
Western Journal of Communication (2024-2026)
Critical Studies in Media Communication (2025-2028)
Journal Reviewer:
Communication Review
Contemporary Japan
Ethnicities
Japan Forum
Journal of Hate Studies
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
Western Journal of Communication
International Communication Association (ICA):
Manuscript/Panel Proposal Reviewer:
Ethnicity and Race in Communication
Intercultural Communication
National Communication Association (NCA):
Nominating Committee:
International and Intercultural Communication Division (2023-2024)
Secretary:
Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus (2022-2024)
Student Representative:
Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus (2021-2022)
Manuscript/Panel Proposal Reviewer:
Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus
Critical and Cultural Studies Division
GLBTQ Communication Studies Division
Intercultural and International Communication Division
Japan-U.S. Communication Association
Western States Communication Association (WSCA):
Committee:
Distinguished Teaching Award Committee (2023-2025)
At-Large Representative to Executive Committee (2025-2026)
Chair/Program Planner:
Intercultural Communication Interest Group (2024-2025)
Vice Chair-Elect:
Intercultural Communication Interest Group (2023-2024)
Secretary:
Intercultural Communication Interest Group (2022-2023)
Manuscript/Panel Proposal Reviewer:
Intercultural Communication Interest Group
Undergraduate Scholars Research Conference
UNM Four Corners Graduate Conference (4CGC):
Administration:
President (2020-2021)
Vice President (2019-2020)
Convention Planner & Coordinator (2019-2020)
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC):
Evaluator:
Presentation Reviewer/Respondent (2021)
University Service
Miami University
Department of Interdisciplinary and Communication Studies (ICS) Committee
Scholarship Committee (2023-current)
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences (CLAAS) Committee
DEI Committee (2024-current)
Internal Grants Committee (2023-current)
Multicultural Undergraduate Research, Art, and Leadership Symposium (MURALS), Colorado State University
Poster Presentation Judge (2023)
Department of Communication and Journalism, University of New Mexico
Communication and Journalism Graduate and Professional Association
PhD President (2020-2021)
Vice President (2019-2020, 2021-2022)
Faculty Meeting Liaison (2019-2020)
Convention: Graduate Open House Representative
Western State Communication Association (WSCA) (2019; 2020)
National Communication Association (NCA) (2018; 2019; 2020)
UNM Four Corners Graduate Conference (4CGC)
Planning Committee Chair (2020)
Planning Committee (2019)
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of New Mexico
World Language Expo
Cultural Exchange Ambassador (2019)
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC [Sponsored by Honors College, Student Affairs, Office of Vice President for Research, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering, IT Academic Technologies, and University Libraries]), University of New Mexico
Presentation Reviewer/Respondent (2021)
School of Cultural & Critical Studies, Bowling Green State University
American Culture Studies Graduate Student Council
MA Council Member (2017-2018)C
Professional Membership
Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
American Studies Association (ASA)
Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
International Communication Association (ICA)
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
National Communication Association (NCA)
Western States Communication Association (WSCA)
Language Proficiency
Japanese (native), English (full professional literacy), Mandarin (basic literacy)
Personal Achievements
Waseda Symphony Orchestra Tokyo
First Violinist (2011-2015)
Stage Manager, Waseda Symphony Orchestra Japan & European Tours (2014-2015)
Long-Distance & Trail Running
Endurance Santa Fe, 50km (2019)
Nobeyama Ultramarathon, 100km (2019)
Duke City Marathon, 42km (2019)
Duke City Half Marathon, 21km (2018)
Togakushi Mountain Trail, 10km third place (2016)