Faculty

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: ryan (at) nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6860
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Linguistic Landscape
• Computer Assisted Language Learning

Education:

• Doctor of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington
• Graduate Certificate, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Graduate Certificate, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Bachelor of Science, Morningside College

Courses Taught:

• Academic English Basic
• Academic English Intermediate
• Academic English Advanced
• Academic English Communication
• Advanced Reading 2
• Practical Presentation Skills
• Effective Research Presentation

Research:

• Linguistic Landscape
• Computer Assisted Language Learning

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: bourne.christopher.jack.x7 (at) f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 789-5181
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Operator algebras
• noncommutative geometry
• index theory
• mathematical physics
• topological phases of matter

Education:

• B.Sc. Flinders University
• Ph.D. Australian National University

Courses Taught:

• Calculus II
• Complex Analysis
• Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

Research:

• Mathematical studies of quantum mechanics using operator algebras, noncommutative geometry and index theory.

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: hamlitsch (at) ilas (dot) nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052)
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Frame Semantics
• Construction Morphology
• Loanwords
• Scientific Skepticism

Education:

• Ph.D., Nagoya University
• M.A., Nagoya University
• B.A., Western Washington University
• A.A.S., Whatcom Community College

Courses Taught:

• Research Skills B-3/B-4 (The Secrets of Research Writing/More Secrets of Research Writing)
• English Basic
• Academic English Intermediate
• Academic English Advanced
• Academic English Communication
• Academic English Seminar
• Tutorials

Research:

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Frame Semantics
• Construction Morphology
• Loanwords
• Scientific Skepticism
• Academic Writing & Critical Thinking

Professional Experience:

• Designated Associate Professor. Nagoya University, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2026-present
• Designated lecturer. Nagoya University, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2020-2026
• Visiting Lecturer. Mie University, Faculty of Humanities, Law and Economics, 2018-2020
• Instructor, Aichi Shukutoku University, Department of English Literature, 2017-2018
• Instructor, Chubu University, Department of English Language and Culture, 2017-2018
• Instructor/Language Tutor, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, 2010-2018

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: koizumi (at) nagoya-u.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6513
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Second language acquisition
• English language education
• CALL materials development

Education:

• Ph.D., Nagoya University
• M.A., University of Brighton
• B.A., Nanzan University

Research:

• Second language acquisition
• English language education
• CALL materials development

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: komatsu (at) nagoya-u.jp
• Phone: (052) 789-4190
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Experimental Particle physics
• Neutrino physics
• Neutrino oscillation
• CALL system

Education:

• Department of Physics, School of Science, Nagoya University
• Graduate school of Science, Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science

Courses Taught:

• Basic Seminar in Information Processing

Research:

• Neutrino oscillation
• Neutrino property
• Gamma-ray telescope

Professional Experience:

• Measurement of decay constant of charmed strange meson (Fermilab E653)
• Short-baseline neutrino oscillation search (CERN WA95 CHORUS)
• Observation of tau neutrino interaction (Fermilab E872 DONUT)
• Long-baseline neutrino oscillation in appearance mode (CERN CNGS1 OPERA)

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: wailinglai (at) ilas (dot) nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6706
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Academic Writing
• Logic
• Logical Thinking
• Critical Thinking
• Analytical Philosophy
• Cognitive Science

Education:

• Ph.D. (Sussex University)
• M.A. (Sussex University)
• B.Sc. (Bolton University)

Courses Taught:

• Academic Writing IA
• Academic Writing IIA
• TA Training
• Logical Thinking (Intensive Course)
• Tutorials

Research:

• Applied Logic
• Philosophy of Cognitive Science
• Higher Education

Professional Experience:

• 2008 – 2010, Writing center founder and director, Hokkaido University
• 2007 – 2008, Visiting Associate Professor, Kobe College
• 2005 – 2007, JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tokyo Institute of Technology

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: lujian (at) ilas.nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6715
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Academic Writing
• Chinese
• Cognitive Linguistics
• Dialectology
• Chinese Bible

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Tokyo

Courses Taught:

• Academic Writing I E / Academic Writing II E
• Academic Writing Tutorial
• Chinese１/ Chinese２/ Chinese３/ Chinese４

Research:

• Academic Writing & Critical Thinking
• Chinese language studies
• Cognitive Linguistics
• Dialectology
• Chinese Bible

Professional Experience:

• Nagoya University Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2011-present
• University of Tokyo, 2008-2011

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: m_matsubara (at) nagoya-u.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6512
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Second Language Acquisition
• English Education
• Language Production

Education:

• M.A., Nagoya University

Courses Taught:

• Academic English Advanced
• Academic English Communication
• Academic English Intermediate

Research:

• Second Language Acquisition
• English Education
• Language Production

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: nakamura (at) nagoya-u.jp
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Learning Analytics
• Educational Technology
• Statistical Physics

Education:

• D.E., Kyoto University
• M.E., Kyoto University
• B.S., Kyoto University

Courses Taught:

• Basic Mathematics
• Laboratory in Physics
• Decision Making
• Simulation Science 1
• Physical and Life Science Informatics 4
• Many Body Systems A, B

Research:

• Clarification of the Learning Process by Analyzing the Answering Process of Online Tests in an E-Learning System for Science and Mathematics

Professional Experience:

• 2023 - : Professor of Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nagoya University
• 2017-2023 : Associate Professor of Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
• 2004-2017 : Associate Professor of Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University
• 2003-2004 : Research Associate of Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University
• 1995-2003 : Research Associate of School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: nilep (at) ilas (dot) nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6705
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• linguistics
• sociolinguistics
• pragmatics
• ethnography
• discourse analysis
• language and culture
• academic writing
• English

Education:

• PhD, University of Colorado
• MA, Arizona State University
• BA, University of North Dakota

Courses Taught:

• Academic Writing I and II
• Special English Seminar: Writing
• Special English Seminar: Reading
• Special English Seminar: Presentation
• Seminar: Political Philosophy
• Seminar: Bureaucratic Language

Research:

Identities and ideologies in second language learning, analysis of political discourse

Professional Experience:

• Nagoya University Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2010-present
• University of Colorado, 2001-2009
• Japan Foundation, 2005-2006
• University of Idaho, 1999-2001

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: kylenuske (at) ilas (dot) nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 789 - 4808
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Language teacher training
• Critical pedagogy
• Ideologies of English in Japan

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy: English: Composition and TESOL, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA (2014).
• Master of Arts: English: Composition and Rhetoric, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (2006).
• Bachelor of Arts: Rhetoric, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL (2004).

Courses Taught:

• Academic English Communication
• Academic English Intermediate
• Special English Seminar: Writing
• Special English Seminar: Presentation
• Special English Seminar: Reading

Research Interests:

• Language teacher training
• Critical pedagogy
• Ideologies of English in Japan

Professional Experience:

• Designated Associate Professor - Nagoya University, 2016-present.
• Assistant Professor - The University of New Mexico-Gallup, 2015-2016.
• Adjunct Faculty Member - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2015.
• Teaching Associate - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2013.
• Instructor - American Language Institute, 2010-2014.

• Nuske, K. (in press). “Critical Friends: How to develop effective critical friends PD groups.” In J. Liontis (Ed.), The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. New York, NY: Wiley.
• Nuske, K. (in press). “Novice practitioners’ views on the applicability of postmethod and critical pedagogy in Saudi EFL contexts.” In L. Buckingham (Ed.), Language, Identity, and Education: The Place of English in Society in Arab Gulf States. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
• Nuske, K. (2015). Transformation and stasis: Two case studies of critical teacher education in TESOL. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies 12(4), 283-312.
• Nuske, K. (2014). “It is very hard for teachers to make changes to policies that have become so solidified”: Teacher resistance at corporate eikaiwa franchises in Japan. The Asian EFL Journal 16 (2), 105-131.

• Nuske, K. (2015, March.) “I just figured out I’m discriminating against my own people”: multilingual graduate students’ shifting perceptions of localized Englishes. Paper presented at the 2015 American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Toronto, Canda.
• Nuske, K. (2014, March). Resistance, subversion, and oppression in the kingdom: A critical discourse analysis of Saudi teachers’ perceptions of English proficiency. Paper presented at the 2014 American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Portland, OR.
• Nuske, K. (2013, March). What does it mean to be a critical language teacher? : Investigating graduate students’ situated understandings of criticality. Paper presented at the 2013 American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Dallas, TX.
• Nuske, K. (2013, March). Intercultural rhetoric: Ideologies of cultural comparison and pedagogical applications in ESL writing classrooms. Paper presented at the 2013 Conference on College Composition and Communication, Las Vegas, NV.
• Oda, T., & Nuske, K. (2010, July). World Englishes in Japanese EFL classrooms: How to see the world through YouTube. Paper presented at the 16th annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes, Vancouver, BC.

• Professor of Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: richard (at) math.nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052)-789-5572 (ext. 5572)
• See also Homepage Homepage of Serge Richard

Keywords:

Education:

Courses Taught:

Research:

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: saveliev.igor.d2 (at) f (dot) mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone:(052)-789-4396
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• History
• Anthropology
• Migration Studies

Education:

• Ph.D（2003.7. Nagoya University）
• Ph.D (History)（1995.4. Saint Petersburg State University）
• B.A. (Japanese History)（1993.6. Saint Petersburg State University）

Courses Taught:

• Study of International Social Dynamics
• Research in International Social Dynamics
• Seminar in Socio-Cultural Change Studies
• Basic Russian 2
• Intermediate Russian 2

Research:

• Northeast Asian History

Professional Experience:

1. Nagoya University Graduate School of Humanities Professor 2021.4 -
2. Nagoya University Graduate School of Humanities Associate professor 2017.4 - 2021.3
3. Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development Associate professor 2004.4 - 2016.3
4. Niigata University Faculty of Humanities Associate Professor 1998.10 - 2004.3
5. Osaka Gakuin University Visiting Scholar 1995.4 - 1995.9

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: shuku (at) ilas (dot) nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 789-5106
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Solid State Physics
• Crystal Engineering
• Molecular Design

Education:

• Ph.D., Nagoya University
• M.S., Nagoya University
• B.S., Nagoya University

Research:

• Solid state physics based on crystal engineering and molecular design

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: toohey (at) ilas (dot) nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6700
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• immigration studies
• cinematic political theory
• media studies
• critical theory

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
• M.S., George Mason University
• B.A., Vassar College

Courses Taught:

• Special Seminar: Writing 2
• Special Seminar: Reading 2
• Special Seminar: Presentation
• Academic Communication English
• Academic English Advanced
• Mei-Writing Presentation

Research:

• cinema and the U.S.-Mexico border
• critical theories
• media studies

Professional Experience:

• Visiting Assistant Professor. Aichi University. April 2011-September 2014
• Lecturer: University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Outreach College exchange with INHA University. August 2010
• Graduate Assistant: The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Department of Political Science. Fall 2009
• Lecturer: University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Outreach College: 2006-2009 various terms

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: mnvassileva (at) ilas.nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Phone: (052) 789-5621
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• Food and Health
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Biology Science Education
• Internationalization of Higher Education

Education:

• PhD, Nagoya University, Japan (Medicine)
• MVSc, Trakia University, Bulgaria (Veterinary medicine)

Courses Taught:

• Fundamentals of Biology II
• Biology in English I, II, III, IV
• Studium Generale I, II

Research:

• Molecular epidemiology of food pathogens
• Population level health knowledge association with health status
• Health knowledge promotion
• Biology Science Education, teaching and learning
• Internationalization of higher education

• Department: Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Email: yamazato (at) nagoya-u.jp
• Phone: (052) 747-6596
• Homepage: Yamazato Laboratory
• See also Nagoya University Faculty Profile page

Keywords:

• OpenCourseWare
• e-Learning
• Vehicle-to-vehicle communications
• Visible light communications
• Stochastic Resonance

Education:

• 1988/03, Shinshu University, Faculty of Engineering, Graduated
• 1993/03, Keio University, Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering, Department of Electronics, Doctor Course, Completed

Courses Taught:

• Digital Circuits with Exercises
• Theory of Signal Processing and Waveform Transmission
• Advanced Lecture on Signal Transmission and Detection Theory
• Advanced Experiments and Exercises in Information and Communication Systems
• Seminar on Information and Communication Systems

Research:

• Wireless sensor networks
• Satellite communications
• Vehicle-to-vehicle communications
• Visible light communications
• Stochastic Resonance
• e-Learning

Awards

• IEEE Communication Society 2006 Best Tutorial Paper Award, 2006/06/11

Professional Experience:

• IEEE Communication Society Asia Pacific Board, Director, 2016/01 - 2017/12
• IEICE I-Scover Project, Subleader, 2013/02 - 2017/03