I have been involved in international education for over twenty years and am active in several professional organizations. I am currently a board member of the ICLHE (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education) Association and a founding committee member of the ICLHE East Asia chapter. In 2019, I completed a two-year term as Co-Chair of the Japan Special Interest Group of NAFSA, Association of International Educators.

I am interested in the internationalization of higher education and the crossing of cultural boundaries. Much of my work focuses on Japan, a country that I've had the fortune of living in multiple times since 1998. My research particularly looks at English-medium instruction and student mobility, and at the benefits these can bring to national policy objectives.

As an associate professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, I taught internationally-oriented courses and led field study and study abroad programs. I have completed fellowships with the Council on Foreign Relations and Pacific Forum CSIS, working on Japan-U.S. education issues. Previously, I worked as a language instructor, teacher trainer, and cross-cultural communication specialist in countries across Asia, in Europe and in the United States.

I was born in the U.K., and have lived and worked in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Germany, the U.S. and the U.K. I hold an Ed.D in Educational Administration and Policy Studies from the George Washington University, an MA in Linguistics from the University of Surrey, and a BA in Modern Languages from the University of East Anglia.

Oxford EMI Associate, 2020-present

Oxford EMI

Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) Adjunct Fellow, 2016-present ​

Temple University Japan, Tokyo, Japan

Special Advisor for Education and Policy, 2016-present

Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS)

Sasakawa Peace Foundation Non-Resident Fellow, 2013-2016

Pacific Forum CSIS, Honolulu, Hawaii

Council on Foreign Relations-Hitachi International Affairs Fellow in Japan, 2013–2014

Research Institute of International Education (RIIE), Meiji University, and the TOMODACHI Initiative at the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

Japanese Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (B), 2020-2024

Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, 2014-2019

Associate Professor, School of Business Administration (2017-2019)

Assistant Professor, School of Business Administration (2014-2017)

Member, Research Institute International Education/Research Institute of International and Diversity Education

American University, Washington, DC, USA, 2009-2010

International Student Coordinator, College Writing Program, Department of Literature

Adjunct Instructor, MA TESOL Program, Department of Language and Foreign Studies

Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA, 2009

Adjunct English Instructor, Center for Language Education and Development

Prince George's Community College, MD, USA, 2009

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Language Studies

Virginia International University, VA, USA, 2008

English Language Programs Faculty

Temple University Japan Campus, Tokyo, Japan, 2008

Adjunct English Instructor, Continuing Education Department

Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan, 2007-2008

Full-time English Faculty, Practical English Center

Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, Japan, 2006-2007

English Communication Instructor, EFL Program, Center for Liberal Arts

Digital Hollywood University, Tokyo, Japan, 2005-2006

Adjunct Lecturer

Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2004

Lecturer, Department of English Letters; English Extension Program; Language Development & Training Center

Reve MBA Counseling, Tokyo, Japan, 2006-2007

Graduate Admissions Counselor

British Education Office, Tokyo, Japan, 2005-2007

English for Academic Purposes Lecturer

Interschool, Tokyo, Japan, 2005-2006

Corporate Training Instructor

EdD Educational Administration and Policy Studies
The George Washington University, USA, 2015
DISSERTATION: Internationalization Policy at the Genba: Exploring the Implementation of Social Science English-Taught Undergraduate Degree Programs in Three Japanese Universities 

MA Linguistics (TESOL) (Distinction)
University of Surrey, U.K., 2005
THESIS: Motivational Orientations to Learning English as a Foreign Language: a study of Indonesian university students

BA Honours Modern Languages: German (2:1 Honours)
University of East Anglia, U.K., 1998

Cambridge/RSA Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) 
Bell Language School, U.K., 1998