You can find an outline of my education-related work and volunteer history on this page.
Job History
April 2021-Present Deputy Director, Center for International Affairs, Nanzan University, Aichi, Japan April 2016-Present Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Nanzan University, Aichi, Japan April 2012-March 2016 Language Instructor, Nanzan English Education Center, Nanzan University, Aichi, Japan December 2008-March 2012 Assistant Professor, English and Communication Department, Nagoya College, Aichi, Japan April 2007-December 2008 Full-time Lecturer, English and Communication Department, Nagoya College, Aichi, Japan September 2006-Present Part-time Instructor of English, Chukyo University, Aichi, Japan April 2006-March 2007 Part-time Instructor, English and Communication Department, Nagoya College, Aichi, Japan April 2006-March 2007 Part-time Instructor, Sugiyama Women’s University, Aichi, Japan October 2004-March 2006 Full-time (interim) Instructor and Coordinator, English and Communication Department, Nagoya College, Aichi, Japan April 2003-March 2007 Part-time Instructor, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Aichi, Japan April 2003-March 2004 Part-time Power-up Tutorial Tutor, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Aichi, Japan April 2002-March 2005 Part-time Instructor, Sugiyama Women’s University, Aichi, Japan April 2001-March 2005 Part-time Instructor, Department of Liberal Arts, Nagoya College, Aichi, Japan March 2000-March 2003 Full-time Instructor and Children’s Program Coordinator, St.Mary College, Aichi, Japan July 1999-November 1999 Part-time ESL Instructor, Academy of The Darling Downs, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia July 1999-November 1999 Part-time Research Assistant and Short Program ESL Instructor, OPACS, University of Southern Queensland, Australia February 1998-February 1999 Full-time Instructor of English Conversation, AEON Central Japan, Kurume, Japan March 1996-February 1998 Full-time Instructor of English Conversation, AEON/Amity Corp., Tottori, Japan January 1995-May 1995 Audio-Visual Media Coordinator (Full-time), Semester at Sea, organized by the Institute for Shipboard Education, USA July 1994-December 1994 Acting Director (Full-time), Mills College Office of Technical Services, Oakland, California, USA May 1989-March 1996 Audio-Visual Assistant (Full-time), Mills College Office of Technical Services, Oakland, California, USA
Professional Association Positions
Current: 2019-Present Chair-elect (to 3/2021); Chair (2021-2023), Past Chair (2023-2025), TESOL Int'l Assoc. Reading and Vocabulary Interest Section
Previous: Founding Co-Editor, Journal of Extensive Reading (2012-2022) Co-Chair, Seminars on ELT at ESSE Conferences (2021 & 2022) Chair, 10th Annual Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar (2018) Director of Public Relations, JALT (2016-2017) Coordinator, JALT Extensive Reading Special Interest Group (2012-2016) Member, Executive Board, Japan Association for Language Teaching (2012-2016) SIG AM Liaison, JALT Extensive Reading Special Interest Group (2016-2017) SIG AM Liaison, JALT Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group (2013-2017) Chair, 9th Annual Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar (2016) Member, JALT Administrative Committee (2015-2016) Submissions, JALT PanSIG 2016, JALT PanSIG 2017 Member, JALT Chapter and SIG Grants Working Group (2015) Submissions and Vetting Chair, Annual Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar (2013-2018) Conference Technical Chair, JALT PanSIG 2013 Chair, 5th Annual Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar (2012) Membership Chair, JALT Extensive Reading Special Interest Group (2010-2012) Committee Member, JALT National Membership Committee (2010-2012)