Fellows List (Cohort 1-7)

• Cohort 7
• Cohort 6
• Cohort 5
• Cohort 4
• Cohort 3
• Cohort 2
• Cohort 1

*Affiliation and title are as of the time of program participation

Cohort 7 Program (2024-2026)

• Major Tyffani Barlow, United States Air Force, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Japan Country Director
• Mr. Justin Chock, Juris Doctor Candidate, Yale Law School
• Dr. Jordan Hamzawi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Dr. Yuko Kakazu, Education, Outreach, and Broader Impacts Manager & Scientist, Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International
  Observatory & National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) (Dual Appointment)
• Dr. Hirofumi Kawaguchi, Associate Professor of Political Science, Keio University
• Ms. Kyla Kitamura, Analyst in International Trade and Finance, Congressional Research Service
• Ms. Rina Komiya, Ph.D. candidate, Tokyo Metropolitan University and Program Adviser, Cabinet Office of Japan
• Mr. Joe McReynolds, Senior Research Scientist, Peraton Labs
• Dr. Tomoko Takahashi, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University
• Dr. Ayumi Teraoka, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
• Dr. Yunchen Tian, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Saint Martin’s University and 2024-2026 JF-Nichibunken Fellow
• Mr. Jacob Vawter, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State
• Dr. Scott Wilbur, Director for Japan Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative
• Dr. Timothy Yang, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Asian Studies, University of Georgia

See “Meet the Fellows：Cohort 7 Program (2024–2026)” for details

Cohort 6 Program (2022-2024)

• Ms. Noriko Akiyama, Senior Political Writer, The Asahi Shimbun
• Dr. Benjamin Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Miami University
• Dr. Paul Christensen, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
• Dr. Charles Crabtree, Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
• Dr. Sayako Kanamori, Associate Professor, Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka University
• Dr. Nikhil (Nick) Kapur, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University-Camden
• Dr. Tom Le, Associate Professor of Politics, Pomona College
• Dr. Tom Mason, Executive Director, U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation
• Ms. Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation
• Dr. Charles McClean, Japan Foundation Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University Council on East Asian Studies
• Dr. Lauren McKee, Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, Berea College
• Dr. Ryo Morimoto, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University
• Dr. Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Arizona State University

See “Meet the Fellows：Cohort 6 Program (2022–2024)” for details

Cohort 5 Program (2019-2022)

• Dr. John Bradford, Senior Fellow in the Maritime Security Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
• Ms. Naomi Gingold, Freelance Journalist
• Dr. Kathryn Goldfarb, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
• Dr. Kristi Govella, Associate Professor, University of Oxford and Fellow, St. Antony’s College
• Dr. Scott Harold, Senior Political Scientist, The RAND Corporation
• Mr. Jordan Heiber, Vice President, International Digital Economy Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Dr. Hilary Holbrow, Assistant Professor, Indiana University
• Dr. Akira Inayoshi, Professor, Niigata University
• Ms. Kazuyo Kato, Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA)
• Dr. Ryosuke Maeda, Associate Professor, Hokkaido University
• Ms. Anna Nagamine, Business Development Manager, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
• Dr. Crystal Pryor, Vice President, Pacific Forum
• Dr. Anand Rao, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, State University of New York at Geneseo
• Dr. Nicolas Sternsdorff-Cisterna, Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University
• Mr. Timothy Webster, Associate Professor of Law, Western New England University

See “Meet the Fellows：Cohort 5 Program (2019-2022)” for details

Cohort 4 Program (2016-2018)

• Amy Catalinac, Associate Professor of Politics, New York University
• Yulia Frumer, Associate Professor of History of Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University
• Robert Hoppens, Associate Professor of History, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Noriyuki Katagiri, Associate Professor of Political Science, Saint Louis University
• Adam P. Liff, Associate Professor of East Asian International Relations, Indiana University
• Ko Maeda, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Texas
• Reo Matsuzaki, Associate Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
• Matthew Poggi, Deputy Director, International Banking and Securities Markets, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Michael Sharpe, Associate Professor of Political Science, York College of the City University of New York
• Jolyon Thomas, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
• Kristin Vekasi, Associate Professor, University of Maine
• Joshua Walker, President and CEO, Japan Society

See “Meet the Fellows：Cohort 4 Program (2016–2019)” for details

Cohort 3 Program (2014-2016)

• Liv Coleman, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Tampa
• Shinju Fujihira, Executive Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
• Benjamin Goldberg, Japan Analyst, Department of State
• Shihoko Goto, Senior Fellow, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
• Tobias Harris, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
• Levi McLaughlin, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, North Carolina State University
• Emer O’Dwyer, Associate Professor of History and East Asian Studies, Oberlin College
• Ian Rinehart, Analyst in Materials and Manufacturing, Lux Research
• Daniel M. Smith, Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor, Columbia University
• Nathaniel Smith, Associate Professor, College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University
• Michael Strausz, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas Christian University
• Hiroki Takeuchi, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia, Southern Methodist University
• Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Professor of Sociology and Freeman Spogli Institute Senior Fellow, Stanford University

See “Meet the Fellows：Cohort 3 Program (2014–2016)” for details

Cohort 2 Program (2012-2014)

• Celeste Arrington, Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
• Emma Chanlett-Avery, Specialist, Asian Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service
• Erin Aeran Chung, Charles D. Miller Professor of East Asian Politics, Johns Hopkins University
• Annika A. Culver, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Florida State University
• Dyron Dabney, Director of Japan Study and Associate Professor of Politics, Earlham College
• Linda Hasunuma, Assistant Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University
• Jeffrey Hornung, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
• David Janes, Executive Director, Global Citizens Initiative
• Weston Konishi, President, Sake Brewers Association of North America
• Kenji Kushida, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Mary McCarthy, Professor of Political Science, Drake University
• Kenneth Mori McElwain, Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
• Andrew Oros, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Washington College
• Gene Park, Professor of Political Science and Director of Global Policy Institute, Loyola Marymount University

See “Meet the Fellows：Cohort 2 Program (2012–2014)” for details

Cohort 1 Program (2010-2012)

• Daniel Aldrich, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Director of the Security and Resilience Studies Program, Northeastern University
• James Gannon, Senior Fellow and Former Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange
• Mary Alice Haddad, John E. Andrus Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
• Ken Haig, Head, Energy and Environment Policy, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Amazon Web Services
• Llewelyn Hughes, Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
• Kathryn Ibata-Arens, Vincent De Paul Professor of Political Science, DePaul University
• Jennifer Lind, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
• Phillip Lipscy, Professor, Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto; Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo
• Mark Manyin, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service
• Matthew Marr, Associate Professor of Sociology, Florida International University
• Sherry Martin, Foreign Affairs Research Analyst, U.S. Department of State
• Robert Pekkanen, Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Sociology, University of Washington
• Kay Shimizu, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
• Mireya Solís, Director, Center for East Asia Policy Studies and Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, Brookings Center for East Asia Policy Studies
• Nicholas Szechenyi, Deputy Director for Asia and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studie

See “Meet the Fellows：Cohort 1 Program (2010–2012)” for details