Professional Organizations

Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) (2003-2018, 2020-2021, 2024--)

Member, CUE SIG

(College and University Educators Special Interest Group)

CUE Conference Chair (2009-2011)

CUE SIG Webmaster (2006-2011)

CUE SIG Coordinator (2006-2009)
CUE SIG Treasurer (2005-2006)

Member, JALT Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) SIG

Member, JALT Study Abroad SIG

OnCUE Journal Reviewer (2011 - present)

JALT Journal Reviewer (2013 - 2018)

Member, The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) (2004 - present)

Member, Canadian Association for Irish Studies (CAIS) (2019 - present)

Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2013 - 2018, 2020-2021)

Member, Professional Communication Society (PCS)

Research projects

Academic years 2023—2026

Positive Psychology in foreign language education: The impact of study abroad on Japanese learners

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C-23K00760

科学研究費助成事業（学術研究助成基金助成金）基盤研究C-23K00760

Principal Investigator (研究代表者)

Academic year 2020—

Ongoing investigation of Irish immigrant experiences and intercultural exchanges in Lower Canada and Upstate New York, from the 17th century through the early 19th century.

Research Sabbatical at School of Irish Studies, Concordia University, Montréal (2018-2019)

Irish-Canadian immigration and identity: An historical dialectic perspective

アイルランド系カナダ人の移住とアイデンティティ：歴史的弁証法的検証

Academic years 2015-2019

The Impact of Study Abroad Programs on International Communicative Competence

異文化間コミュニケーション能力と留学プログラムの影響

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Scientific Grant-in-Aid General C-15K02769

科学研究費助成事業（学術研究助成基金助成金）基盤研究C15K02769

Principal Investigator (研究代表者)

Academic years 2012-2014

The L2 Selves of Japanese Science and Engineering Students

理工系を専攻している日本人学生の第二言語自己・動機づけ

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Scientific Grant-in-Aid General C-24520691

科学研究費助成事業（学術研究助成基金助成金）基盤研究C24520691

Principal Investigator (研究代表者)

Academic year 2011-2012

How much vocabulary do Japanese engineering students need to write research paper abstracts in English?

Academic years 2008-2010

The Big Five personality traits and foreign language speaking anxiety among Japanese EFL students

Journals reviewed for

Applied Linguistics

Asia-Pacific Educational Researcher

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Japan-British Association for English Teaching (JABAET) Journal

Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Journal

Journal of Language, Identity, and Education

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Language Learning

Language Teaching Research

Learning and Individual Differences

OnCUE Journal

Transactions on Professional Communication

Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology, and Engineering