Academics
Faculty
The iCLA Faculty
The faculty at iCLA is a body of highly trained scholars hailing from countries around the world and who, in most cases, obtained advanced degrees from universities in countries outside their own nations of origin. iCLA faculty members are native speakers of many languages, with English as the shared language of instruction, research, and student support.
Dr. Darren Ashmore
Specialization: Japan Studies
Dr. Udani Balasooriya
Specialization: Japanese Language
Dr. Mike Blow
Specialization: Interdisciplinary Arts and Music
Tzumin Peter Chang (張 子旻), EdS
Specialization: Language Education
Dr. Chun Yuen Terence Fong
Specialization: Experimental Neuropsychology
Dr. Koji Haraguchi
Specialization: Political Science
Dr. Sanjay Jhingan
Specialization: Theoretical Astrophysics
Sumie Jasmine Kawakami, MA
Specialization: Political Science, Media, English as a Second Language
David Knudsen, MMus
Specialization: Music history, English as a Second Language
Dr. Rosario Laratta
Specialization: Public Policy and Management
Dr. Wai Him Crystal Law
Specialization: Developmental Psychology, Psychopathology
Dr. Clarence I-Zhuen Lee
Specialization: History
Dr. Ming Liu, CFA
Specialization: Finance
Mariko Okabe, MA
Specialization: Japanese language education, applied linguistics, educational technology
Dr. Abhishek Parida
Specialization: Computer Science, Gravitational Wave Physics, Data Science
Dr. Haja Michel Rajaonarison
Specialization: Political Economy
Dr. Vahid Rafieyan
Specialization: Linguistics
Dr. John Ricketts
Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Dachen Sheng, MA (Econ)
Specialization: Economics
Hitoshi Suga, MBA
Specialization: Entrepreneurship, General Management, Marketing
Dr. Kazutaka Sugiyama
Specialization: Literature
Dr. Sam Stocker
Specialization: Art and Design
Taku Sudo, MA
Specialization: Japanese Language
Masahiro Toma, MA
Specialization: Japanese Language
Adjunct Faculty
Momotoshi Hara, MA
Specialization: Politics and Public Administration
Satoshi Hasegawa, MPhEd
Specialization: Shugendo, Somatic Psychology
Dr. Joji Murasawa
Specialization: Japanese Traditional Music, Koto
Takahiro Nishida, BPhEd
Specialization: Judo
William Reed, MEd
Specialization: Samurai Culture, Aikido, Calligraphy, Nanba, Career Design
Go Tanaka
Specialization: Karate
Kayoko Tozawa, MFA
Specialization: Art and Design, Drawing
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