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Mark West was appointed Director in July 2003. The Nippon Life Professor of Law, he received his JD with multiple honors from Columbia University School of Law. Professor West's current research focuses on two issues: the role of law in everyday life in Japan, and the effects of institutions and institutional change in Japanese corporate life and related areas.
markwest@umich.edu

Leslie Pincus was appointed Director of Graduate Studies in 2007. Professor Pincus is an Associate Professor of History. Her current role at CJS includes advising Japanese Studies MA students. Professor Pincus received her PhD from the University of Chicago.
lpincus@umich.edu

Program Associate, Jane Ozanich, directs, plans, and oversees all of the center's lecture series, film series, conferences, and special events. She is the Editor of the Center's newsletter and the Webmaster of this site. Jane has an MA in TESOL and has lived and worked in Japan.
jozanich@umich.edu

Toshiko Graves, Administrator, manages the Center's finances and human resources. She was born and raised in Japan. She has 15 years' experience in teaching, administration, translation, and banking, both in Japan and in the U.S.
trsek@umich.edu

Student Services Coordinator Azumi Ann Takata, has worked at the University of Michigan since 1994. Her responsibilities include admissions, fellowships, academic advising, career counseling, and anything else related to student life. Ann holds a PhD in sociology and an AM in East Asian studies from Stanford University. Born in Japan and raised in California, Ann is bilingual bicultural and also works as a translator and interpreter.
cjsadmissions@umich.edu

Heather Littlefield, Community Outreach Coordinator, serves as a liaison to the public in promoting an interest in the study of Japanese culture in K-14 education and within the community. She holds an MA from the University of Michigan in Japanese Studies, has spent one year studying in Japan, one year building a multi-ethnic education program in Kosovo, and has served as an ESL instructor to Japanese children and adults since 2001.
hclittle@umich.edu

Sandra Morawski, Office Assistant, joined the CJS staff in January 2003. She began her career at the University of Michigan at the Institute for Social Research. Her key responsibility is to support the Center's overall office operations. Other responsibilities include supervision of the student assistants, database management, and accounting related tasks.
morawski@umich.edu

Hitomi Tonomura was appointed as the Director of CJS Publications in the summer of 2004. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and in the Women's Studies Program.
tomitono@umich.edu

Bruce Willoughby, Executive Editor of the Publications Program, has worked at the Center for nearly 25 years. He lives out in the country with his wife, Tracy, eight Newfoundlands, four Shih Tzus, two cats, and a number of Eastern Bluebirds.
bew@umich.edu

CJS is led by an Executive Committee headed by the Center Director. The 2007-08 members of CJS's Executive Committee are:

Kevin Gray Carr, Assistant Professor of History of Art
kgcarr@umich.edu

Shinobu Kitayama, Professor of Psychology
kitayama@umich.edu

Kenji Niki, Senior Associate Librarian, Asia Library
nikik@umich.edu

Mayumi Oka, Coordinator of the Japanese Language, Asian Languages and Cultures
mayoka@umich.edu

Jennifer Robertson, Professor of Anthropology
jennyrob@umich.edu

Mark West, Nippon Life Professor of Law, Director of CJS
markwest@umich.edu

Jonathan Zwicker, Assistant Professor, Asian Languages and Cultures
jzwicker@umich.edu

COMMITTEES

Faculty Fellowship Committee

Ken Ito is the Chair of this committee. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures.
kenkito@umich.edu

Michael Fetters is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine.
mfetters@umich.edu

Kiyoteru Tsutsui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology.
tsutsui@umich.edu

Admissions Fellowships Committee

Leslie Pincus is the Chair of this committee. Professor Pincus is an Associate Professor of History.
lpincus@umich.edu

Maki Fukuoka is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures.
mfukuoka@umich.edu

Abé Markus Nornes is a Professor in the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures.
amnornes@umich.edu