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Expertise
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Work
Work
Book
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Referred Journal Articles
Journal of Asian Studies. 78, 3, 621-644. (2019)
Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. 5, 2, 172-196. (2018)
Book Chapters
“Northeast Asia.” In J. Sperling (Ed.), Handbook of Governance and Security (pp. 188-215). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. (with Robert Uriu; 2014)
Public Commentary
Global North Korea, East Asia Institute (November 2019).
The National Interest (September 2019). (with Lucy Gold and Ryan Levy) Nikkei Asian Review (August 2019).
The Washington Post Monkey Cage (July 2019).
International Policy Digest (July 2019). (with Lucy Gold and Ryan Levy)
The National Interest (April 2019).
International Policy Digest (August 2018).
East Asia Forum (May 2018). (with Kent Boydston)
The Diplomat (April 2018). (with Crystal Pryor)
The Diplomat (October 2017).
East Asia Forum (May 2017).
East Asia Forum (March 2017). (with Mieczysław P. Boduszyński)
Foreign Affairs (March 2017).
The National Interest (February 2017). (with J. Berkshire Miller)
The Hill (October 2016).
The Washington Post Monkey Cage (May 2016).
The Diplomat (May 2016).
The Diplomat (October 2015). by The Japan Times.
The Diplomat (July 2014).
Fellowships and Grants (Selected)
US Next Generation Research Program Grant ($33,000), Korea Foundation (2019-2020)
CION Trust Grant for Bombs, Birds, and Beauty ($60,000) (with Nina Karnovsky, Kyoko Kurita and Rebecca McGrew) (2018-2020)
US-Korea NextGen Fellowship, KSI-CSIS (2018-2020)
Next Generation Fellowship, American Friends of the International House of Japan (2018-2021)
Travel Grant, Korea World Congress (2017)
Non-resident Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellowship, Pacific Forum CSIS (2014-2016)
Fulbright Fellowship, U.S. Department of State (IIE) (2014-2015)
Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship, Japan Foundation (declined) (2013-2014)
JASSO Research Scholarship, Monbukagakusho (Government of Japan) (2012)
Working Papers
“Shin Godzilla, Japanese Security, and International Relations Theory”
“The Consequences of Compromise: Lessons from Reconstruction Era America and Post-WWII East Asia”
“Understanding Global Reponses to Terrorism: What Drives Opinions on Terror” (with Neil Chaturvedi)
“Finding the Results in Non-Results: Arguments for Reporting Non-Results” (with Neil Chaturvedi)
“In Times of Need: An Examination of the Auxiliary Benefits of Soft Power”
Track-II Dialogues and Conferences
Pacific Forum US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue, Maui, HI (September 2019)
Pacific Forum CSIS US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue, Maui, HI (June 2017)
CSIS-JIIA Security Seminar, Washington D.C. (March 2016)
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP), Singapore (January 2016)
IPU-WSD Forum on International Development, Tokyo, Japan, (May 2015)
ROK-Japan-US Trilateral Young Leaders Dialogue, Seoul, South Korea (November 2014)
Global Opinion Leaders Summit, Tokyo, Japan (October 2014)
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP), Tokyo, Japan (July 2014)
Conference Presentations (Selected)
“Shin Godzilla, Japanese Security, and International Relations Theory,” Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, Washington D.C., March 2018
“Understanding Global Responses to Terrorism: What Drives Opinions on Terror,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2017 (with Neil Chaturvedi)
“Finding the Results in Non-Results: Arguments for Reporting Non-Results,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, 2017 (with Neil Chaturvedi)
“Negotiating in Good Faith: Overcoming Legitimacy Problems in the Japan-South Korea Reconciliation Process,” Korea World Congress, Seoul, South Korea, June 2017
“Negotiating in Good Faith: Overcoming Legitimacy Problems in the Japan-South Korea Reconciliation Process,” ISA-Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 2017
“Negotiating in Good Faith: Overcoming Legitimacy Problems in the Japan-South Korea Reconciliation Process,” discussant at Korean Studies Institute Graduate Student Symposium, USC, Los Angeles, CA, April 2017
“Bargaining in Good Faith: A Role for the U.S. in the Japan-ROK Reconciliation Process,” The Hope of a New Generation Pacific Forum CSIS Conference, Honolulu, HI, March 2016
Invited Talks and Lectures (Selected)
“Shin Godzilla and the Limits of American International Relations Theory,” Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan, October 2018
“Options with Consequences: The Trump-Kim Summit and the North Korea Humanitarian and Nuclear Puzzles,” keynote address at Pomona in the City of Seattle, Seattle, WA, June 2018
“Japan’s Aging Peace: Finding Security Among Militarisms,” Pomona in the City of Los Angeles, December 2017
“Crafting an Enduring Peace Agreement between Japan and South Korea,” Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima, Japan, 2017
“Japanese Peace Culture and Identity,” Japanese-American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA, February 2017
“Japanese Peace Culture and Identity,” Claremont Public Library, Claremont, CA, October 2016
“Bargaining in Good Faith: A Role for the U.S. in the Japan-ROK Reconciliation Process,” Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, CA, May 2016
“Presidential Primary Process: Politicians, Parties & Possibilities, panel discussant at Arsalyn Youth Forums: Presidential Primary Process, Duarte, CA, September 2015
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Japan Studies Summer Institute, Japan Foundation (2017)
Japan Studies Summer Institute, Japan Foundation (2016)
Institute for Qualitative and Multi-method Research (IQMR), Syracuse University (2012)
Professional Service
Co-editor, Politics and History Section Â鶹´«Ă˝letter, APSA (2016 - Present)
Dissertation Committee, Eivande Lande at the NTNU (2018 - 2019)
Reviewer, East Asia: An International Quarterly (2019)
Reviewer, Journal of Human Rights (2019)
Teaching
International Relations Senior Seminar (Fall 2019)
International Relations Intermediate Seminar (Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2018)
International Relations of East Asia (Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017)
Security and Cooperation in International Relations (Spring 2016, Spring 2018)
Introduction to International Relations (Spring 2016, Fall 2017)
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Education
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Hiroshima City UniversityM.A., University of California, Irvine
B.A., University of California, Davis
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Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors
US-Korea NextGen Scholars Program, CSIS
Next Generation Fellowship, American Friends of the International House of JapanSummer Institute Program, Japan Foundation, Summer 2016
Wig Fund Teaching Innovation Grant, Â鶹´«Ă˝, Fall 2015
Non-resident Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellowship, Pacific Forum CSIS, 2014-2016
Fulbright Fellowship, U.S. Department of State (IIE), 2013-2015
Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship, Japan Foundation, 2013-2014 (declined)
Summer Research Grant, University of California, Irvine, 2008-2013 (5 times)
Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching, University of California, Irvine, 2008-2013 (11 times)
President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, 2013-2014 (alternate)
Research Grant, Center for Asian Studies, Summer 2013 (declined)
Research Grant, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Summer 2013
Associate Dean’s Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, Winter 2013
JASSO Research Scholarship, Monbukagakusho (Government of Japan), Summer 2012
Research Grant, Center for Asian Studies, Summer 2012
Research Grant, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Summer 2012
UC President’s Washington Program Scholarship, University of California, Davis, Winter 2005