Meet the Faculty
The College of Intercultural Communication faculty’s diverse backgrounds and fields of research blend to produce a mosaic of intercultural communication itself.
Language Studies
| Nobuko Ikeda [Professor] Japanese Language Education, Educational Technology |
| Fumiya Ishikawa [Professor] Analysis of Language and Verbal lnteraction |
| Ron Martin [Associate Professor] English Language Education, Motivation in Language Learning |
| Chika Maruyama [Professor] Japanese Language Education, Sociolinguistics |
| Satomi Mori [Professor] Bilingualism, Language Acquisition and Use |
| Tatsuya Nakata [Professor] English Language Education, Second Language Acquisition |
| Kunihiko Sato [Professor] Linguistics (Spanish Linguistics), Sematics, Lexicology |
Translation and Interpreting Studies
| Jihyeon Kim [Assistant Professor] Translation and Interpreting Studies |
| Kayo Matsushita [Professor] Translation and Interpreting Studies |
| Kayoko Takeda [Professor] Translation and lnterpreting Studies |
| Masaru Yamada [Professor] Translation and Interpreting Studies |
Global Studies
| Keiko Hamazaki [Professor] Multicultural Society and Cultural Studies, Migrants Literature in Germany |
| Hiromi Hoshino [Professor] Musicology, History of Classical Music |
| Naoko Hosoi [Professor] Theatre Studies, Popular Entertainment in the East Asian Cultural Sphere |
| Midori Iijima [Associate Professor] Human Migration (example course in charge) |
| Masako Ishii [Professor] International Cooperation, Peace and Conflict Studies, Southeast Asian Studies |
| Mie Kuroiwa [Professor] Art History, Visual Culture |
| Naonori Kusakabe [Associate Professor] Development Studies, South Asian Studies |
| Hyangjin Lee [Professor] Film Studies |
| Rangarirai G. Muchetu [Assistant Professor] Global Studies, International Cooperation, Southern Africa Area Studies |
| Morihiro Niino [Professor] Urban Culture in Theory |
| Kazuko Ogura [Professor] Socio-cultural Studies of French-speaking Regions |
| Katsumi Okuno [Professor] Anthropology |
| Xiaoyin Wang [Assistant Professor] Sociology of Transnational Relations, Mobility Studies |
| Mariko Yamaguchi [Associate Professor] Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Language, etc. |
| Yuanhao Zhao [Associate Professor] Folkloristics (Ethnic Studies, Narrative Studies, Material Culture and ICH Studies) |
| Yanyin Zi [Assistant Professor] African Area Studies, Anthropology |
Communication Studies
| Kevin P. Garvey [Assistant Professor] lntercultural Communication and Social Media |
| Taketo Ishiguro [Professor] lntercultural Communication in Organizations |
| Megu Itoh [Assistant Professor] Rhetorical Studies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Gender Studies |
| Yuko Kawai [Professor] Multicultural Society and lntercultural Communication |
| Wataru Koyama [Professor] Sociolinguistics, Linguistic Anthropology, Sociocultural Semiotics |
| Junya Morooka [Professor] Rhetorical Studies, Critical Communication Studies |
