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Professor of Social Work

• Affiliation(s)

  • Center for Japanese Studies
  • School of Social Work

• Fields of Study

  • Understanding Women's Subjective Experiences with Domestic Violence: Epistemological, Theoretical and Methodological Issues
  • Violence Against Women of Color with Focus on Immigrant Women

• Education

  • PhD, Social Welfare, University of California (Los Angeles), 1996
  • MSW, University of California (Los Angeles), 1986
  • BA, Literature and Linguistics, Sophia University, 1984

• Awards

  • Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Grant awarded to the Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, 2000-2003
  • World Health Organization, Grant, 2001
  • Center for Japanese Studies Faculty Research Grant, 2001
  • Rackham Graduate Studies Faculty Grant and Fellowship, 2001
  • Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare, Grant, 1998-2000
  • Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Faculty Research Grant, 1999