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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Yoshitaka Tanimoto, LL.M.: President
Hajime Yamamoto, M.A.: Dean, Center for International Education

FACULTY MEMBERS

Suzuna Abo
(Associate Professor of Japanese): B.A., Kobe City University of Foreign Studies (Foreign Studies, English); M.A., University of Alabama (Education)
Paul A. Berry
(Professor of Japanese Art History): B.A., Goddard College (Asian Studies); M.A., University of Hawaii (Japanese Art History); Ph.D., University of Michigan (Japanese Art History)
Misako Chapman
(Japanese Language): B.A., Rocky Mountain College (Economics and Business Administration); M.A., The Ohio State University (Japanese Language Pedagogy and Linguistics)
Steven C. Fedorowicz
(Associate Professor of Anthropology): B.A., Michigan State University (International Studies); M.A., Washington State University (Anthropology); Kansai Gaidai University, 1998; Ph.D., Washington State University (Anthropology)
Shinko Hattori
(Japanese Language): B.A., Sugiyama Jyogakuen University (English); M.A., Nanzan University (Linguistic Science - Japanese Language Education)
Jeffry T. Hester
(Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology): B.A., Florida State University (English Literature); M.A., Hunter College of City University of New York (Anthropology); Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Sociocultural Anthropology)
Yu Hirata
(Associate Professor of Japanese): B.A., The University of Tokyo (Mechanical Engineering); M.A., The University of Sydney (Japanese Studies); Ph.D., The Ohio State University (East Asian Languages and Literatures)
George O. Hlawatsch
(Professor of Japanese History): B.A., Pomona College (Economics); M.A., University of Hawaii (Asian Studies); Ph.D., University of Hawaii (History)
Mark C. Hollstein
(Associate Professor of Political Science): B.A., University of Utah (Political Science); M.S., Columbia University (Journalism); Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa (Political Science)
Yutaka Horiba
(Professor of Economics): B.A. Knox College (Economics); M.A., Purdue University (Economics); Ph.D., Purdue University (Economics)
Yoshio Inomata
(Assistant Professor of Ceramics): Apprenticeship with Ceramic Master, 1970-73; Teaching Assistant (Ceramics), Shimpo Ceramic Center, 1974-76; Instructor of Ceramics, Shimpo Ceramic Center, 1977-81
Yuko Kawahara
(Japanese Language): B.A., Kansai Gaidai University (English); M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison (Japanese)
Yoko Kawano
(Japanese Language): B.A., Kansai Gaidai University (English); M.A., University of Iowa (Japanese Pedagogy)
Elizabeth R. Kenney
(Associate Professor of Japanese Religion): B.A., Princeton University (Anthropology); M.A., Stanford University (Religious Studies)
Chikahide Komura
(Associate Professor of Japanese): B.A., Kansai University (Business Administration); B.A., University of Cincinnati (Theater Arts); M.A., University of Cincinnati (Comparative Literature and Drama); M.A.T., University of Utah (Second Language Acquisition); Ph.D. Candidate, University of Utah (Teaching and Learning)
Scott Lind
(Associate Professor of Intercultural Communication): B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University (Communication); M.A., Texas Tech University (Communication Studies); Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Speech Communication)
Shunji Miyauchi
(Associate Professor of Japanese): B.A., Kyoto University (Educational Psychology); M.A., University of Iowa (Japanese Pedagogy)
Yoko Mori
(Japanese Language): B.A., Gunma Women's University (English Literature); Certificate, University of California, Riverside (TESOL); M.A., San Francisco State University (Teaching Japanese as a Second Language)
Miki Motohashi
(Associate Professor of Japanese Language): B.A., Tokyo Woman's Christian University (English); M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison (Japanese); Ph.D., Michigan State University (Linguistics)
Akiko Muroi
(Japanese Language): B.A., Kansai Gaidai University (English); M.A., Monash University (Applied Japanese Linguistics)
Yuko Naito
(Associate Professor of Japanese): B.A., Nanzan University (French Literature); M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison (Japanese)
Hideaki Okawa
(Professor of Japanese): B.A., M.A., University of Tsukuba (Linguistics); Ph.D., University of Illinois (Linguistics)
Reginald Pawle
(Cross-Cultural Psychology): B.A., University of Pennsylvania (Religious Thought); M.A., California Institute of Integral Studies (Counseling Psychology); Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies (East West Psychology)
Garr A. Reynolds
(Associate Professor of Business and Communication): B.S., Oregon State University (Philosophy); M.A., University of Hawaii (Organizational Communication); Certificate in International Management, Pacific Asian Management Institute
Hideki Saigo
(Associate Professor of Japanese): B.A., Ritsumeikan University (Economics); M.A., University of Essex (Sociolinguistics and Language Variation); Ph.D., University of Durham (Linguistics)
Kathleen H. Scott
(Assistant Professor of Japanese Brush Painting): Apprenticed with Chinese Master Lin Yuen Ch'I, Taiwan (Nanga Painting) 1975-77; Apprenticed with Japanese Master Akino Ippo (Porcelain Painting) 1977-81; Studied calligraphy under Japanese Master Yoshida Keishu 1977-81; Presently a member of Shin Nihon Kai Calligraphy Group in Kyoto; Has studied the arts of tea and incense ceremonies under Japanese Master Kitagawa Kiyoshi since 1978; many group and one-woman shows throughout Japan
Paul D. Scott
(Professor of Modern Chinese and Japanese History): B.A., Seton Hall University (Asian Studies); M.A., New York University (International Relations and Comparative Political Analysis); M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia (Chinese and Japanese History)
Yoshiko Shikaura
(Professor of Japanese): B.A., Tsuda College (English); M.A., Tsuda College (English Studies); M.A., Michigan State University (Linguistics)
Maki Shimotani
(Associate Professor of Japanese Language): B.A., Kansai Gaidai University (English); M.A., Kansai Gaidai University (Language and Culture); Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (Japanese Linguistics)
John A. Shultz
(Japanese Religion ): B.A., Xavier University (Philosophy); M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa (Asian Religion); Ph.D., University of Manchester (Japanese Studies)
E. Barden Smedberg. Jr.
(Japanese Business): B.S., The University of Alabama (Commerce and Business Administration)
Ayaka Sogabe
(Japanese Language): B.A., Kansai Gaidai University (English); M.A., The University of Iowa (Japanese Studies)
Karin L. Swanson
(Japanese Art History): B.A., Northern Illinois University (History of Art); M.A., San Diego State University (History); Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kansas (History of Art)
Kaori Tajima
(Japanese Language): B.A., Kansai Gaidai University (English); M.A.E., Austin Peay State University (Curriculum and Instruction)
Masahito Takayashiki
(Associate Professor of Japanese): B.A., Otaru University of Commerce (Commerce, Business Law); M.A., The University of Sydney (Japanese Studies); Ph.D., The University of Sydney (Japanese Studies)
Kyoko Tokashiki
(Professor of Japanese): B.A., Kansai Gaidai University (English); M.A., The Ohio State University (East Asian Languages and Literatures)
Mark S. Tracy
(Associate Professor of Business and Law): B.A., Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Business); J.D., University of Missouri (Law); M.B.A., University of Missouri (Business Administration and Management)