Media
I write for general audiences, provide expert commentary, and engage with contemporary debates. My work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, The Asahi Shimbun, East Asia Forum, The Interpreter, NPR, and many more.
"Not a fear — a reality": Massachusetts researchers leaving for abroad, red states
A stronger Japan: PM Takaichi’s pledge and implications for Australia
Japan’s first female PM and the White House’s China agenda ahead of Trump’s visit to Beijing.
Why did the Japanese public appear to vote against their own concerns?
The untold story of Japan’s election: The quiet breakthrough of Team Mirai
Dartmouth to Monash: The academic brain drain from New England to Australia
Japan’s foreign policy pivot toward the Asia-Pacific
Constitutional reform, China, and Europe under PM Takaichi.
Japan elections: Takaichi’s coalition wins historic majority
Implications for tax cuts, military spending, and Australia.
AI-generated propaganda: The world is not ready
AI agents, information manipulation, and policy responses to disinformation.
China’s ‘rat people’: When education can’t deliver on its promises
Society Japan faces child safety crisis amid rising school bullying and child abuse
The problem with banning flags at international sporting events
Japan’s snap election and PM Sanae Takaichi
What the snap election means for Japan and Australia.
Hong Kong’s new LegCo faces test over same-sex partnership recognition
Japan’s "iron lady" PM has a special power
Japan’s first female prime minister and her political agenda.
Snapshot of a lost world
The trial of Abe’s assassin is a test of Takaichi’s appetite for political reform
Japan’s Komeito exposes the logic of coalition survival
Will Japan’s first woman prime minister finally tackle violence against women?
Japan’s analog bureaucracy holds back a digital economy
Takaichi’s Japan enters an era of fragile coalitions
As Asia advances LGBTQ+ rights, Japan’s parliament stalls
Japan’s first woman prime minister: A lot of talk, and … ?
Interview: Background and research on discrimination in Japan
Discrimination in Japan and human rights in the Asia-Pacific
Conversation about my research on discrimination and human rights.
The blocked road to a woman prime minister in Japan
Asian/American studies programmes are key to combating discrimination
Could Japan draw Myanmar's military junta chief to a UN peace initiative?
China looms large, despite a strong US-Japan alliance
Sending politicians fake emails is sometimes necessary
The U.S.-Japan alliance should pivot to China’s human rights issues
Japan’s challenges in the next year are greater than its opportunities
Let’s keep it the ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific
Japan's role could redefine Asia-Pacific relations under Biden and Suga
Democracy in crisis: Do Americans support deploying election monitors?
Does religious discrimination occur in American schools?
Five ways in which Japan’s new Prime Minister Suga is different from Abe
U.S. school principals discriminate against Muslims and atheists, our study finds
How the media describes Kamala Harris’s ethnicity doesn’t affect what voters think of her
Abe’s resignation creates uncertainty - and opportunity - in US-Japan relations
Fears about the marriage market might deter Japanese women from attending Todai
Why the US-Japan partnership prospered despite Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Expert commentary on American politics
In Japan, men have complicated views about gender and equality
Don’t take our allies for granted, even Japan
Japanese distrust of government stalls adoption of My Number card
Blacks experience systematic discrimination in the U.S
Don't give up on America's ability to counter China
Inflamed American attitudes interfere in healthy competition with China
Red and blue America agree that now is the time to violate the constitution
Territorial contenders – a new agenda for conflict research
The state of conflict and peace studies
Voters are much more likely to support immigrant-family separation if they watch Fox News or read Breitbart
State legislators are less likely to respond to constituents who are not white
Conflict researchers should care about the political economy of data production
Auditing macroeconomic data production
Do lawmakers respond to immigrants' requests? The answer depends on ethnicity and race
The political economy of data production
In Belarus, Europe’s `last dictator' is actually allowing protest
How did West German TV affect East German protests?
Research Coverage
My research has been featured in over 50 outlets across multiple countries.
International media
(18 outlets)Above the Law, The Atlantic, CBS News, China Radio International, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, The Economist, The Huffington Post, Huffington Post UK, The Independent, NPR's All Things Considered, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times, Tennessee Tribune, The Wire, Vox's The Weeds (podcast), Yahoo! News, MSN, Power Corrupts (podcast)
Japanese national media
(10 outlets)The Asahi Shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch (podcast), Daily Sports, Forbes JAPAN, Japan Times, The Mainichi, Mainichi Shimbun, Nikkei, Nikkan Sports, Sankei Shimbun
Japanese regional media
(12 outlets)Chunichi Shimbun, Fukui Shimbun, Fukushima Minpo, The Kobe Shimbun, The Kochi Shimbun, The Kyoto Shimbun, Niigata Nippo, Oita Press, Ryukyu Shimpo, Saitama Shimbun, Sanin Chuo Shimbun, Shimotsuke Shimbun
Korean media
(2 outlets)Asia Business Daily, Maeil Business Newspaper
Digital and aggregator
(4 outlets)ABEMA, LINE News, Livedoor News, Yahoo! Japan News
My research has also been cited by advocacy organizations such as the ACLU, the American Institute for Economic Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Institute for Free Speech, National Affairs, National Constitution Center, Richard Dawkins Foundation, and Summary Judgment, and in policy documents including U.S. House testimony and State Department reports.
Media Inquiries
I'm available for commentary on discrimination, intergroup conflict, AI in social science research, experimental methods, and politics in Japan and the Asia-Pacific.