I am a political scientist specializing in international political economy. My research examines the political economy of international development and energy security, with a particular focus on the perspectives of the Global South and emerging economies on international cooperation and global economic challenges.

I am currently a Senior Researcher at Oklahoma State University Center for International Trade Development. I contribute to projects for the Trilateral Energy Security Committee (TESC) that promote energy security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea.

I completed my PhD in Political Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. My dissertation on foreign aid and public opinion examines the drivers of American public support for foreign aid as well as Kenyan public perceptions of aid projects and donors.

Before entering academia, I served as a Japanese foreign service officer with assignments in Malawi, Washington, DC, and at the Ministry’s headquarters in Tokyo. I have also conducted fieldwork in Colombia and India.

I hold an MPA from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, an MA in International Affairs from the George Washington University, and a BA in International Relations from the University of Tokyo.