Research Supervision
Dissertation Committee Member (GSR)
Aqil Khairi
Dissertation research on nuclear fusion (with relevance for space energy policy), Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington
Dissertation Committee CHAIR
Seunghyun Kim
Dissertation, “Rich Nation, Restrained Army (富国慎兵): Toward Japan’s Maritime Order in the 21st Century.” Ph.D. awarded international studies, 2024; Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo.
Dissertation Committee CHAIR
Frank J. Kuzminski
Dissertation, “A Certain Idea of Space: How Leaders Shape Military Space Posture in Europe,” Ph.D. in International Studies awarded 2023, University of Washington; Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Dissertation Committee Member (GSR)
Kenya Amano
Dissertation, “Three Essays on Political Regime and Economic Development,” Ph.D. in Political Science awarded 2023, University of Washington; Postdoctoral Fellow, The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA), Harvard University.
Dissertation Committee Member
Hwayoung Lee
Dissertation research on “Congruent or Divergent? Perceptions of State and Domestic Actors in the Japan-South Korea Relationship,” Ph.D. candidate in International Studies, University of Washington.
Dissertation Committee Member
Deirdre Q. Martin
Dissertation “Acquisition Strategies and Military Capabilities in Japan.” Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley; Visiting Assistant Professor, Government, Colby College.
Dissertation Committee Member
Seonhee Kim
Dissertation “Legitimated State Repression in Authoritarian Regimes: Russia 2010-2017.” Ph.D. in International Studies awarded 2019, University of Washington; Postdoctoral Fellow, The Harriman Institute, Columbia University; Visiting Assistant Professor, College of William & Mary
Dissertation Committee Member (GSR)
Emily Kalah Gade
Dissertation “Connection and Resistance: Civilian Experiences of Violence in Conflict Zones and their Impact on Civilians’ Political Preferences for Violent and Nonviolent Resistance.” Ph.D. in Political Science awarded 2017, University of Washington; Postdoctoral Fellow, Moore/Sloan & WRF Innovation in Data Science at the eScience Institute, University of Washington; Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Emory University; Senior Researcher at Fors Marsh.
Dissertation Committee Member
Steve Smith
Dissertation “Winning Friends and Influencing People with Guns: Understanding the Growth of Chinese Military Diplomacy.” Ph.D. in International Studies awarded 2016, University of Washington; Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFT; United States Air Attache to the People’s Republic of China.
Dissertation Committee Member
Greg Guedel
Dissertation: “Assessing Political Economy in Native American Nations.” Ph.D. in International Studies awarded 2016, University of Washington; Attorney-at-Law, Hobbs, Straus Dean & Walker, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Chief Legal Officer, Fluent Finance.
Dissertation Committee Member
Crystal Pryor
Dissertation: “Beyond Economics and Security: Strategic Export Control Practices in Advanced Countries.”Ph.D. in Political Science awarded 2016, University of Washington. Postdoctoral Fellow Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Director of Research (remote), Pacific Forum; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Policy Research (CPR), University of Albany, SUNY (remote).
Dissertation Committee Member (GSR)
David J. Kuenzel
Dissertation “Essays on Institutional and Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade.” Ph.D. in Economics awarded 2014, University of Washington; Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Wesleyan University.
Dissertation Committee Member
Mike Strausz
Dissertation: “Cetaceans and Citizens: International Norms and Debates about National Identity in Japan.” Ph.D. in Political Science awarded 2007, University of Washington; Professor, Department of Political Science; and Director of Asian Studies, Texas Christian University.
