Curriculum Vitae
Updated on: April 28th 2021
Professional Appointments
Post-doctoral Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Title: “Dress Politics of the Gulf: The Case of Naturalised Iranian Women”
Project: Investing how migrant Iranian women in the UAE and Oman have utilised different types of dress to express their sense of belonging, integrate into society, and reject certain social norms imposed on them.
4/2019-Present
Project-based Appointments
Visiting Researcher, Zayed University (United Arab Emirates)
11/2019-3/2020
Visiting Researcher, Zayed University (United Arab Emirates)
Task: Data collection for the PhD research mainly interviewing local women, and presentations and a lecture on the current research and methodology.
3/2018
Visiting Student, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University
Task: Data collection for the PhD research mainly interviewing local women.
4/2016
Project Coordinator, Human Right Now (Japan)
Projects: Data collection and report on cases on gender-based discrimination and punishment against women in the Middle East and Asia as a research leader. Research on cases such as Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan, the violence against women in Vietnam, and congenital birth defects in Fallujah in Iraq.
6/2013-8/2013
Local Media Coordinator and Translator, TV Tokyo (Kuwait)
Task: Negotiation with and interviewing organisations and individuals concerned, and preparation for shooting on locations.
12/2012
Business Development Assistant, Saudi Arabia-Japan Industrial Forum (Japan)
Task: Consult with organisation concerned and preparation of a venue.
3/2011-4/2011
Short-term Clerk, Middle Eastern and African Bureau, First Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Task: Data collection and report on effect of the Arab Spring and on-going situation in the Middle East and North Africa.
3/2011-3/2011
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, The United Kingdom
Master of Gulf Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University
Bachelor of Law, Jurisprudential department, Seikei University, Japan
9/2015-3/2019
9/2013-6/2015
3/2011-3/2011
Teaching
Guest lecture「Youth and Women's Participation in Politics in the Gulf」 (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
11/2020
Guest lecture「Women and the Masking Culture in the Middle East (the Gulf)」 (Nagasaki University)
10/2020
Guest lecture「Women and the Masking Culture in the Middle East (the Gulf)」 (Toyo Eiwa University)
12/2019
Guest lecture「The updated version of "Burqu’-Mask and Identity: The Case of the United Arab Emirates"」 (Zayed University)
12/2019
「Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel」 (University of Exeter)
10/2020
Guest lecture「Discovering the Untold Stories of Masked Women」 (Zayed University)
3/2018
Guest lecture「Burqu’-Mask and Identity: The Case of the United Arab Emirates」 (Zayed University)
3/2018
Guest lecture「Gulf Society and Gender」 (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
12/2017
「Women in Islam」「Gender and Law」「Japanese Language」「Gulf Studies」 (Qatar University)
9/2013-6/2015
Guest lecture「Arab Spring」 (Seikei University)
7/2013
Professional Courses and Qualifications
The Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Programme (Stage 1 & 2), University of Exeter, The United Kingdom
Shia Islamic Studies, The University of Religious and Denominations, Qom, Iran
Persian language: Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute & International Center for Persian Studies, University of Tehran, Iran
International Relations: conflict, security and peace (International Summer School), University of Exeter, The United Kingdom
Arabic Language Study for Non-Native Speaker, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University
Arabic as a Second Language, Language Center, Kuwait University
International Relations (Undergraduate), University of Oregon, The United States of America
9/2017-11/2017
8/2016-9/2016
4/2016-8/2016
7/2015-8/2015
7/2014
9/2012-6/2013
10/2011-8/2012
4/2009-11/2009
Grants and Scholarships
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellows, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Doctoral Studentship Award for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS) Arts Grant for Exhibition, University of Exeter
IAIS Funding for Conference Attendance, University of Exeter
Prince Al-Waleed Furthering Understanding Award 2017/18
Additional Research Allowance, College of Social Sciences & International Studies (SSIS), University of Exeter
Prince Al-Waleed Furthering Understanding Award 2016/17
Shi’a Intensive Course Fellowship
Santander Postgraduate Research Award 2015/16
Additional Research Allowance, SSIS, University of Exeter
Prince Al-Waleed Furthering Understanding Award 2015/16
Qatar University Student Grant
Arabic Programme for Non-Native Speakers Scholarship, Qatar University
Arabic Language Institute Scholarship, Kuwait University
4/2019-3/2022
9/2015-8/2018
3/2018-9/2018
6/2018
2/2018-3/2018
12/2017
2/2017-4/2017
8/2016-9/2016
3/2016-7/2016
5/2016
3/2016-4/2016
11/2014-6/2015
9/2012-6/2013
10/2011-8/2012
Awards
The Prize of Poster Presentation Awards for Young Researchers, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Construction of the Face-Body Studies in Transcultural Conditions”, Japan
12/2020
The Prize of Poster Presentation Awards for Young Researchers, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Construction of the Face-Body Studies in Transcultural Conditions”, Japan
12/2019
Best Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Poster/ Most Innovative Poster in Postgraduate Research Showcase 2018, University of Exeter
5/2018
The third place for Tweet Your Thesis competition in Postgraduate Research Showcase 2018, University of Exeter
The first-place award in Arts in the CAS Graduate Students’ Research Poster Competition, Qatar University
The first place in the GCC Days Poster Competition, Qatar University
5/2018
6/2015
4/2015
Additional Skills
Languages
Japanese: Native
English: Fluent
Arabic: Advanced
Persian: Moderate
Chinese (Mandarin): Basic
Spanish, French, Korean: Some working knowledge
IT Skills
Windows, Word, PowerPoint, NVivo, Excel, SPSS, Max QDA, and online course familiarity
(Blackboard & Moodle)
Licenses
Driving licence: (International, Japan, Qatar and the UAE)