Current Positions
- Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Washington
- Research Assistant, Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity, University of Washington
- Research Fellow, Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University
Research Interests
- Quantitative Methodology
- Queer and Feminist Studies
- Sexuality and Gender Stratification
- Japanese Society
Education
September 2016- (present)
Ph.D., Sociology
-University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Ph.D. Dissertation: Sexuality Stratification in Contemporary Japan: A Study in Sociology
- Committee: Julie Brines (Chair), Jerald R. Herting (Member), Peter Catron (Member), Marieka M. Klawitter (Graduate School Representative; Evans School of Public Policy and Governance)
- Dissertation Prospectus Defense (June 2019)
- Comprehensive Exam: Social Stratification (May 2018)
- Special Concentration in Social Statistics (June 2017)
September 2014-June 2017
Graduate Certificate in Feminist Studies
-University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Certificate Advisor: Shirley J. Yee (Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies)
September 2014-June 2016
M.A., Sociology
-University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Master’s Thesis: Social-Institutional Structures That Matter: An Exploratory Analysis of Sexual/Gender Minority Status and Income in Japan
- Committee: Julie Brines (Chair), Jerald R. Herting (Reader), Marieka M. Klawitter (Reader; Evans School of Public Affairs and Governance)
- (A revised version of my Master’s thesis for publication is available on SocArXiv)
April 2009-March 2014
B.A., Sociology, Minor in Mathematics
-International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
- Senior Thesis: The Effect of Religion on Attitudes toward Same-Sex Sexual Relations: A U.S.-Japan Comparative Quantitative Analysis
- Thesis Advisor: Yoshito Ishio
September 2012-June 2013
ICU Exchange Student
(University of California Education Abroad Program)
-University of California, Irvine, CA