| EDUCATION |
| 1998-2001 Ph.D. |
Educational Theory &
Policy, Educational Policy Studies
Dual Titles in Comparative & International
Education
(Minor in Sociology)
Pennsylvania
State University, University Park
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| 1994-1998 B.A. |
Education
University
of Tsukuba, Japan |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| 2004-Present |
Assistant Professor
(Educational Policy Studies)
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Educational Leadership
and Policy Analysis
University of Missouri-Columbia |
| 2003-2004 |
Research Assistant Professor |
Educational Leadership and Policy
Analysis
University of Missouri-Columbia |
| 2002-2003 |
Senior Researcher |
Mid-continent
Research for Education and Learning (McREL),
CO |
| 2001-2002 |
Research Associate |
Education
Department, Mills College, CA |
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| HONORS
and AWARDS |
| 2008-2013 |
National Science Foundation Early Career Award ($630,468) |
| 2007 |
Outstanding Reviewer Award for American Educational Research Journal/SIA |
| 2005-2007 |
Isabell Lyda Professorship (University of Missouri-Columbia) |
| 2003-Present |
Pi Lambda Theta (Honor Society,
University of Missouri-Columbia, Alpha Chapter) |
| 2003-Present |
Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society,
University of Missouri-Columbia, Chapter
145) |
| 2000-2003 |
Pi Lambda Theta (Honor Society,
Penn State University, Alpha Kappa Chapter) |
| 2000-2003 |
Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society,
Penn State Chapter) |
| 2000 |
Drexel Award for Distinguished
Graduate Students |
| 1998-1999 |
International Rotary Scholarship |
| 1994-1998 |
Komori Kinen Zaidan Scholarship |
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| SPECIAL TRAININGS
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- HLM 6 Training Seminar (Hierarchical Linear Modeling) by Bryk & Raudenbush, September, 2004.
- Mplus Short Courses (Structural Equation
Modeling) by Muthen & Muthen, November,
2003.
- AERA Institute on Statistical Analysis
for Education Policy sponsored by NCES,
IES, and NSF: Use of NELS:88, April,
2003. (fully-funded)
- NAEP Database Training Seminar sponsored
by NCES, June, 2002. (fully-funded)
- TIMSS-R Database Training Seminar
sponsored by NCES, Aug, 2001.
(fully-funded)
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