I have undertaken the following roles within Lancaster:

• English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Pre-sessional course tutor
• Research Assistant: TARDIS project convened by Dr Patrycja Strycharczuk (Manchester) and Dr Sam Kirkham (Lancaster)
• Program Committee Member: LAEL PG Conference Organisation Committee 2022

I am interested in a broad range of topics related to speech. In my PhD project, I investigate dynamic articulatory/acoustic properties in L1 Japanese speakers' production of English liquids using ultrasound tongue imaging. 

My PhD research has been funded by the Graduate Scholarship for Degree Seeking Students by the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO; 2020-2023) and a research grant by the Murata Science Foundation (2022-2023). 

I teach on modules/classes related to Phonetics and Phonology.

• 2023/24
  • LING327 (Advanced English Phonetics)
  • LING221 (Sounds of the World's Languages)
  • LING325 (Topics in Phonetic and Phonological Theory)
• 2022/23
  • LING103 (Linguistics)
  • LING221 (Sounds of the World's Languages)
• 2021/22
  • LING223 (English Phonetics)