Professional Development
Professional Activities and Public Service
Professional Development
- 2018, November-2019, September: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators Special Interest Group (CUE SIG) English for specific purposes (ESP) Symposium Co-Chair.
- 2018, January-2018-November: International Conference Site Manager: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
- 2017, October-2017, December: Peer Reviewer: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators Special Interest Group (CUE SIG). OnCUE Journal English for specific purposes symposium special conference edition
- 2017, October-2018, September: Conference Chair Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators Special Interest Group (CUE SIG) Conference. JALT CUE SIG 25th Anniversary Conference: 25 years and still On CUE. Tokyo, Japan
- 2017, October-2019, May: Submissions and Vetting Co-Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) PanSIG Conference. Tokyo, Japan
- 2017, June-present: Publicity Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) West Tokyo Chapter
- 2016, November-2018, March: Conference Committee Member for the English Scholars Beyond Borders (ESBB) Conference. Toyama, Japan
- 2015, November-2017, May: Vetting Co-Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) PanSIG Conference. Akita, Japan
- 2015, November-2016, September: Conference Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators special interest group (CUE SIG) Conference: Are you ConTENT with CONtent? Embracing Alternative Methodologies in the Modern Language Classroom. Higashi Osaka, Japan
- 2016, January-2016, May: Forum Planner: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators special interest group (CUE SIG). Fostering Equal Representation for Democracy in the Classroom. JALT PanSIG Conference. Okinawa, Japan.
- 2015, April-2015, November: Forum Planner. Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators (CUE) and TED special interest group. Learning with the learners: Stories of student input leading to changes in teaching practice. JALT International Conference: Shizuoka, Japan.
- 2015, October-2017, September: Programs Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Shizuoka Chapter
- 2015, May-2015, September: Conference Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators special interest group (CUE SIG) Conference. Diversity: Communication and Education. Nagoya, Japan.
- 2015, May-2015, September: Proposal Vetting Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators special interest group (CUE SIG) Conference. Diversity: Communication and Education. Nagoya, Japan.
- 2015, January-2015, May: Forum Planner: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators special interest group (CUE SIG) forum. Right Turn, Wrong Turn: Finding a Path to Success. JALT PanSIG Conference: Kobe, Japan.
- 2014, April-2015, November: Publicity Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Shizuoka Chapter
- 2013, November-present: Special Interest Group Coordinator: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) College and University Educators special interest group (CUE SIG).
- 2012, October-2014, March: Membership Chair Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Gifu Chapter
- 2011, December-2013, November: Interns Coordinator: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference
- 2011, November: Information Desk Coordinator: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference.
- 2010, November-2012, September: Membership Chair: Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Nagoya Chapter.
Public Service
- 2017, September-2019, March: Yoga Instructor Teaching a Japanese-medium yoga class for faculty and staff at Tokai University’s Shimizu campus
- 2014, October-2019, March: English/Japanese Interpreter: Assisting the Shizuoka Association for Multicultural Exchange (SAME) with volunteer training and interpreting assistance for international luxury liner passengers at Shimizu port in Shizuoka, Japan.
- 2014, June-2019, March: ConsultantShimizu, Shizuoka port authority and Shizuoka Association for Multicultural Exchange (SAME). Conducting needs analysis, volunteer training seminars, and creating materials to help support local citizen volunteers who provide English assistance at the local port when international luxury liners make port calls.
- 2014, April-2019, March: Co-adviserTokai University, Shimizu Campus Active Tokai Local Ambassadors (ATLAS) English Club and Tokai University English Cafe.Assisting ATLAS students with developing community outreach activities to help serve the Shimizu, Shizuoka community’s English needs including interpreting for luxury liner passengers, international sporting events, and teaching conferences as well as creating an English map of the Miho no Matsubara World Heritage beach area, and developing a student-led tour from Shimizu Port to Miho no Matsubara.
- 2011, November-2019, March: Yoga Instructor: Nagoya English Yoga group.