University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS August 2021-August 2023
M.A., East Asian Languages and Literature
• Concentration: Japanese Language, Japanese Literature
• Graduated with distinction
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfeesboro, TN May 2018
B.A., Philosophy
Kansai Gaikokugo University, Hirakata, Japan Fall 2016-Spring 2017
Asian Studies
The University of Kansas Trade War Lab Summer 2023
Research Assistant
• Collection of market data from Japanese tax records
• Generation and translation of Japanese business operations reports
• Research into structural changes of Japanese corporations
• Determination of Japanese corporations’ intent to divest from Chinese markets
The University of Kansas Fall 2021-Summer 2023
Instructor
• Eastern Civilizations (ECIV 104: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022,
Spring 2023, Summer 2023)
• Instruction and design of an introduction to the history of East Asian culture
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Student Disabilities Services January 2019-August 2021
Administrative Assistant
• Generation, operation, and maintenance of spreadsheets used to manage employees
• Coordination of efforts with faculty and students to meet student accommodation requirements
• Management of student-employee payroll
• Creation of annual reports to better attune processes to accommodate student needs
"Categorical Conundrum" Presenter, Mid-West Conference on Asian Affairs, University of Kansas, 2022
[1] English Native
[2] Japanese: High conversational fluency; High reading fluency; Med. writing fluency
• Well versed in IRIS and other human resource software
• LaTeX
• Experienced in all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
• Conversationally fluent in Keigo
Dr. Keith McMahon (e-mail: kmcmahon<at>ku.edu; phone: +1-785-864-9126)
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultures Department, University of Kansas 1445 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045
Dr. Yuka Naito Billen (e-mail: yukan<at>ku.edu; phone: +1-785-864-9250)
Assistant Teaching Professor and Japanese Language Coordinator
East Asian Languages and Cultures Department, University of Kansas 1445 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045
Tim Cichanowicz (e-mail: timothycichanowicz<at>ku.edu)
Project Lead at KU Trade War Lab
Political Science Department, University of Kansas 1445 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045