Japan-U.S.Educational Commission

2007~American Grantees

• Distinguished Lecturer
• Lecturer
• Lecturer / Researcher
• Researcher
• Journalist
• Graudate Research Fellow - Academics
• Graudate Research Fellow - Professional
• Fulbright Fellow
• International Education Administrator

Distinguished Lecturer

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
LADERMAN, Gary Professor, Dept. of Religion, Emory U.		Nagoya American Stds. Summer Sem. / Religion & Theology; American Religious History
ROTTER, Andrew J. Professor, Dept. of History, Colgate U.		Nagoya American Stds. Summer Sem. / American History; U.S. Diplomatic History
SPILLERS, Hortense J. Professor, Dept. of English, Vanderbuilt U.		Nagoya American Stds. Summer Sem. / American Literature; African American Women's Studies and American Literature

Lecturer

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
BULLAMORE, Henry W. Professor, Dept. of Geography, Frostburg State U.		Tohoku U. / Geography; Explaining Trends in Contemporary American Urban Development
GALEF, David Professor and Coordinator, Dept. of English, U. of Mississippi		Sophia U., Japan Women's U. / American Literature; Made in America
HILLARD, Constance, B. Associate Professor, Dept. of History, U. of North Texas, Denton		U. of the Ryukyus, Okinawa Int'l U. / American History; African-American Cultural History
PIEHLER, Kurt G. Associate Professor, Dept. of History, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville		Kobe U. / American History; Study of the U.S.
SHIMAKAWA, Karen Associate Professor, Dept. of Performance Studies, New York U.		U. of Tokyo, Kyoritsu Women's U. / Performing Arts; Asian American Studies in Performance, Culture, and the Law
SUMIDA, Stephen H. Professor, Dept. of American Ethnic Studies, U. of Washington		Tsuda College, Tokyo Inst. of Technology / American Literature; Reconfiguring Asian/Pacific American Studies

Lecturer / Researcher

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
DANIELS, Douglas H. Professor, Dept. of History and Black Studies, U.C., Santa Barbara		Yokohama City U. / American History; A History of Pacific Jazz: African American Music Culture in Japan the Philippines, and Hawai'i
DROUT, Cheryl E. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, SUNY-Coll. at Fredonia		Aichi U. of Education / Psychology; Re-inventing Student Centered Learning in Japan; Comparative Education Reform

Researcher

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
BERNSTEIN, Andrew W. Associate Professor, History Dept., Lewis and Clark College		Waseda U. / Japanese History; Fuji: The Making of a Japanese Mountain
BURNS, Susan L. Associate Professor, Dept. of History & East Asian Lng., U. of Chicago		Waseda U. / Japanese History; In the arena of the courts: Gender and law in Meiji Japan, 1868-1912
HASTINGS, Sally A. Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Purdue U.		Int'l Christian U. / Japanese History; Gender and Japanese politics: Women legislators, 1946-1974
LUNNING, Nancy F. Professor / Acting Chair, Dept. of Liberal Arts, Minneapolis Coll. of Art and Design		Ritsumeikan U. / Art History; Japanese manga and transnational character of desire
LUTHER, Catherine A. Associate Professor, Schl. of Journalism and Electronic Media, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville		U. of Tsukuba / Communications; Antiterrorism legislation, press coverage, and public opinion on the curtailment of civil liberties in Japan
SAND, Jordan A. Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Georgetown U.		U. of Tokyo / Japanese History; The logic of the burnable city: fire and property in Edo-Tokyo
STALKER, Nancy K. Associate Professor, Dept. of Asian Studies, U. of Texas, Austin		Sophia U. / Japanese History; Budding fortunes: Ikebana and cultural identity in modern Japan
WOMACK, Donald R. Chair and Professor, Dept. of Music, U. of Hawaii-Manoa		AURA-J / Composition; Expanding cross-cultural influences by composing for Asian instruments

Journalist

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
BRISICK, Jamie R. Writer/Photographer/Filmmaker		At Large / Journalism; Japan's X culture
HARR, Tom Freelance Photographer		At Large / Film & Photo; Karuizawa - Then and now
RAND, Robert M. Journalist/Writer/Public Radio Producer		Aoyama Gakuin U. / Journalism; The evolution and implementation of Japanese policy towards Central Asia

Graduate Research Fellow - Academics

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
ALGOSO, Teresa A. Ph.D. Student, Modern Japanese History, U. of California, Santa Barbara		Osaka U. / Japanese History; Hermaphroditism and Gender in modern Japanese History
BUHRMAN, Kristina M. Ph.D. Student, History, U. of Southern California		U. of Tokyo / Japanese History; Warding Off Disaster: Rites of Crisis Intervention in Japan, 710-1335
FRIEDERICH, Lee E. Ph.D. Student, Japanese Literature, Washington U. in St. Louis		Josai Int'l U. / Japanese Literature; Unmasking Persona in Contemporary Japanese Women's Poetry
FURUKAWA, Susan W. Ph.D. Student, East Asian Lang.& Literature, Indiana U.		Rikkyo U. / Japanese Literature; Taikoki and the Legend of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
MIDDLEBROOKS, Mercie A. Ph.D. Student, Anthropology, Cornell U.		U. of Tokyo / Anthropology; Making national Buddhist Traditions in Korean and Japanese Modernity
ONAGA, Lisa A. Ph.D. Student, Science & Technology Studies, Cornell U.		U. of Tokyo / History; Crafting the Silkworm: Tracing Japan's Science of Selective Breeding
PERSON, John D. Ph.D. Student, Modern Japanese History, U. of Chicago		Kyoto U. / Area Studies; Pholosophizing Japan: Minoda Muneki and the Question of "Japaneseness"
PORTER, John P. Ph.D. Student, Modern Japanese History, U. of Hawaii, Manoa		Osaka City U. / Japanese History; The Underside of the Miracle; Homelessness, Urban Poverty, and the State in Postwar Japan
STEININGER, Brian Ph.D. Student, Japanese Literature, Yale U.		U. of Tokyo / Japanese Literature; Poetic Form in Tenth-Century Japan

Graduate Research Fellow - Professional

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
KUEHNLE, James E. Rec'd MFA in 6/06, Fine Art - Sculpture, U. of Texas at San Antonio		Aichi Pref. U. of Fine Arts and Music - Sculpture / Sculpture; Sculpture/Public Art in Japan
NELSON, Frances M. Master's Student, Architecture, Rhode Island Schl. of Design		U. of Tokyo / Architecture; Intentional Communities, Sustainable Housing in Japan

Fulbright Fellow

Name, Title		Institution/Expertise/Theme
BOAS, Benjamin W. rec'd BA in 12/06, East Asian Studies, Brown U.		Kyoto U. / Anthropology: From Gambling to Cultural Treasure - Japanese Mah Jong
CABLE, Anna C. rec'd BA in 5/07, Anthropology/Sociology, Centre Coll.		Nagasaki U. / Sociology; Cross-cultural interaction between military spouses and local Japanese residents
CHENG, Michelle rec'd BA in 12/06m Japanese/Asian Studies, U. of Texas		Tohoku U. / Japanese Literature; Pun Punditry: Understanding Japanese Punch Lines
COMBS, Kendra I. rec'd BA in 4/07, Psychology, Western Michigan U.		Kwansei Gakuin U. / Psychology; Supported Inclusion and Special Education in Japan
FRANKO, Hannah rec'd M.Arch. in 5/07, Architecture, U. of Kansas		Kyushu U. / Architecture; Sustainable Design Incorporated in Japanese Train Stations
HORBINSKI, Andrea J. rec'd BA in 5/07, Classics and Asian Studies, St. Olaf Coll.		Doshisha U. / Literature; Hyper-Nationalist Manga in Context
KATO, Charles S. rec'd BA in 5/07, Neuroscience/E. Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins U.		Nagoya U. / Basic Medical Science; Study of the Japanese Healthcare System, Practice, and Relevant Issues
LUNDY, Katherine A. rec'd BA in 5/07, Japanese, Washington U. in St. Louis		Kobe Design U. / Literature; Cultural and Artistic Significance of the Manga of Ai Yazawa
MILLER, Patrick, G. rec'd BA in 5/07, Philosophy, Pitzer Coll.		Aichi Pref. U. / Sociology; A Good Clean Fight: Japanese Brazilians and Identity Formation via Sport
NAKAGAWA, Mana rec'd BA in 5/07, Sociology, U. of Pennsylvania		Osaka U. / Sociology; Hikikomori - Phenomenon in Contemporary Japanese Youth
ROSENBAUM, Matthew W. rec'd BA in 5/07, Biology/Japanese, Macalester Coll.		Okinawa Int'l U. / Basic Medical Science; Okinawa's Longevity: Can Culture Lengthen Lives?
SELIGMAN, Benjamin J. rec'd BA in 5/07, Biological Sciences, Cornell U.		Osaka U. / Public Health; HIV/AIDS Awareness and Behavior Among Japanese Homosexuals
TANG, Karen rec'd BA in 5/07, Economics/English, Bowdoin Coll.		Kyoto Sangyo U. / Economics; The Rise of Mature Divorce in Japan
WANG, Sophia Y. rec'd BA in 6/07, Biochemical Sciences, Harvard U.		Ehime U. / Public Health; Westernization of Japanese food: Attitudes towards dieting and food habits
WOOLLEY, Charles EZ rec'd BA in 6/07, East Asian Studies, U. of Toronto		U. of Tsukuba / Area Studies; Denny's in Japan: Food Culture and Identity

International Education Administrator

	Name, Title
	ECHTER, Tamara L. Lead Scholar Advisor, Office of International Education, University of Washington
	HIKES, Zenobia L. Vice President and Assistant Professor, Office of Vice President for Student Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
	KNUTSON, Melody L. Senior Analyst, Program Development, University of California System
	ROSE, Aaron L. International Internships Coordinator, International Study Programs, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, Brigham Young University
	SIMKISS, Gregory D. Assistant Director, Office of International Education, Georgia Institute of Technology
	SVEDLOW, Andrew J. Dean and Professor, College of Performing and Visual Arts, School of Art and Design, University of Northern Colorado