Temporary Lecturer
Biography
Ph.D., Japanese Literature, University of Washington, 2023
M.A., Japanese Literature, Portland State University, 2017
M.A., Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, 2012
B.A., History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
Washin Kai-Japan Foundation Fellowship, 2020-2021 and 2022-2023
University of Washington Graduate School’s Distinguished Dissertation Award (category: Humanities and Fine Arts), 2023
Selected Presentations
“Illuminating Japanese and Gozan Aesthetics in the Sinitic Poetry of Zen Nun Taisei Shōan.”
Paper presented at an organized panel, “Sino-Japanese Cultural Sphere: Zen and Sinitic Poetry and Prose Composition in Japan,” at Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference 2023, March 2023.
“The Loneliness of Abbess Taisei Seian: A Study of Chinese Poetry Created at ‘Nuns’ Palaces’ in Early Modern Japan.”
Paper presented at the 44th International Conference at Literature at National Institute of Japanese Literature, May 2021.
Paper presented at Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, an organized panel, "Problematic Politics in Japanese Literature and Manga," October 14-15, 2016.
“Finding ‘Nature’ through Encounters with Western Literature: Takamura Kōtarō and His Dualistic Worldview.”
Paper presented at Asian Studies on the Pacific Conference, June 10-12, 2016.
“Heart of Darkness: Ogawa Mimei and Children’s Literature.”
Paper presented at Student Research Symposium, Portland State University, May 4, 2016.