The U.S.-Japan Network for the Future Program

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List of Participants

Members of Cohort V (2018-2020) (Name, Affiliation) at the time of participation

Photo of John Bradford John Bradford, Fleet Training Officer at U.S. Seventh Fleet Staff, U.S. Navy
Photo of Naomi Gingold Naomi Gingold, Journalist, Podcast Producer, NPR, PRI, NTHKS
Photo of Kathryn Goldfarb Kathryn Goldfarb, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder
Photo of Kristi Govella Kristi Govella, Assistant Professor in Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Photo of Scott Harold Scott Harold, Senior Political Scientist; Associate Director of Defense and Political Science, Center for Asia Pacific Policy, The RAND Corporation
Photo of Jordan Heiber Jordan Heiber, Deputy Representative of Washington, D.C. Representative Office, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Photo of Hilary Holbrow Hilary Holbrow, Department of Sociology Lecturer and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard University
Photo of Akira Inayoshi Akira Inayoshi, Associate Professor at Faculty of Law, Niigata University
Photo of Kazuyo Kato Kazuyo Kato, Director for Programs and Administration, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Photo of Ryosuke Maeda Ryosuke Maeda, Associate Professor at School of Law, Hokkaido University
Photo of Anna Nagamine Anna Nagamine, Manager of Business Development Section, Technology Development and Innovation Center, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Photo of Crystal Pryor Crystal Pryor, Program Director and Research Fellow of Security Cooperation Program, Pacific Forum
Photo of Anand Rao Anand Rao, Assistant Professor of Political Science & International Relations, State University of New York at Geneseo
Photo of Nicolas Sternsdorff-Cisterna Nicolas Sternsdorff-Cisterna, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University
Photo of Timothy Webster Timothy Webster, Associate Professor at School of Law, Case Western Reserve University

Members of Cohort IV (2016-2018) (Name, Affiliation) at the time of participation

Photo of Amy Catalinac Amy Catalinac, Assistant Professor, New York University
Photo of Yulia Frumer Yulia Frumer, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Photo of Robert Hoppens Robert Hoppens, Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Photo of Nori Katagiri Nori Katagiri, Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University
Photo of Adam P. Liff Adam P. Liff, Assistant Professor, Indiana University
Photo of Ko Maeda Ko Maeda, Associate Professor, University of North Texas
Photo of Reo Matsuzaki Reo Matsuzaki, Assistant Professor, Trinity College
Photo of Matthew Poggi Matthew Poggi, Deputy Director, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Photo of Michael Orlando Sharpe Michael Orlando Sharpe, Associate Professor, York College of the City University of New York
Photo of Jolyon Baraka Thomas Jolyon Baraka Thomas, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Photo of Kristin Vekasi Kristin Vekasi, Assistant Professor, University of Maine
Photo of Joshua W. Walker Joshua W. Walker, Director, Global Programs, APCO Worldwide

Members of Cohort III (2014-2016) (Name, Affiliation) at the time of participation

Photo of Liv Coleman Liv Coleman, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, History & Sociology, University of Tampa
Photo of Shinju Fujihira Shinju Fujihira, Executive Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Photo of Benjamin Goldberg Benjamin Goldberg, Foreign Affairs Analyst, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of East Asia and the Pacific Department of State
Photo of Shihoko Goto Shihoko Goto, Northeast Asia Associate, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Photo of Tobias Harris Tobias Harris, Research Associate, Teneo Intelligence
Photo of Levi McLaughlin Levi McLaughlin, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies North Carolina State University
Photo of Emer O’Dwyer Emer O’Dwyer, Assistant Professor, Department of History and East Asian Studies Oberlin College
Photo of Ian Rinehart Ian Rinehart, Asian Affairs Analyst, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service
Photo of Daniel Smith Daniel Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University
Photo of Nathaniel Smith Nathaniel Smith, Assistant Professor, East Asian studies, University of Arizona
Photo of Michael Strausz Michael Strausz, Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University
Photo of Hiroki Takeuchi Hiroki Takeuchi, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Southern Methodist University
Photo of Kiyoteru Tsutsui Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Members of Cohort II (2012-2014) (Name, Affiliation) at the time of participation

Photo of Celeste Arrington Celeste Arrington, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
Photo of Emma Chanlett-Avery Emma Chanlett-Avery, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service
Photo of Erin Chung Erin Chung, Charles D. Miller Assistant Professor of East Asian Politics, Johns Hopkins University
Photo of Annika A. Culver Annika A. Culver, Assistant Professor of Asian History, Asian Studies Coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Photo of Dyron Dabney Dyron Dabney, Assistant Professor of Politics, Albion College
Photo of Linda Hasunuma Linda Hasunuma, Assistant Professor, Franklin and Marshall College
Photo of Jeffrey Hornung Jeffrey Hornung, Associate Professor, The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)
Photo of David Jänes David Jänes, Director of Foundation Grants, Assistant to the President of United States-Japan Foundation
Photo of Weston Konishi Weston Konishi, Associate Director of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA)
Photo of Kenji Kushida Kenji Kushida, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University
Photo of Mary McCarthy Mary McCarthy, Associate Professor of Political Science, Drake University
Photo of Kenneth McElwain Kenneth McElwain, Assistant Professor of Political Science , University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Photo of Andrew Oros Andrew Oros, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Washington College
Photo of Gene Park Gene Park, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Loyola Marymount University

Members of Cohort I (2010-2012) (Name, Affiliation) at the time of participation

Photo of Daniel P. Aldrich Daniel P. Aldrich, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
Photo of James Gannon James Gannon, Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange
Photo of Mary Alice Haddad Mary Alice Haddad, Assistant Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
Photo of Kenneth Haig Kenneth Haig, Advanced Research Fellow, Harvard University
Photo of Llewelyn Hughes Llewelyn Hughes, Assistant Professor, George Washington University
Photo of Kathryn Ibata-Arens Kathryn Ibata-Arens, Associate Professor, DePaul University
Photo of Jennifer Lind Jennifer Lind, Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College
Photo of Phillip Y. Lipscy Phillip Y. Lipscy, Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Photo of Mark Manyin Mark Manyin, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service
Photo of Matthew Marr Matthew Marr, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Florida International University
Photo of Sherry L. Martin Sherry L. Martin, Assistant Professor of Government and the Program in Feminist, Gender and Sexual Studies, Cornell University
Photo of Robert Pekkanen Robert Pekkanen, Associate Professor, University of Washington
Photo of Kay Shimiz Kay Shimiz, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Photo of Mireya Solís Mireya Solís, Associate Professor, American University
Photo of Nicholas Szechenyi Nicholas Szechenyi, Deputy Director and Fellow, Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies