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Education
- PhD, 1997, Columbia University
- MA, 1993, Columbia University
- MPhil, 1994, Columbia University
- MBA, 1984, Manchester Business School, Manchester University
- MA, 1983, Cambridge University, Trinity Hall
- BA, 1980, Cambridge University, Trinity Hall
- A-Level, 1975, Winchester College
Professional Experience / Employment History
- Japan Research Associates, Inc.: President, 1991 - 2000 Consulting on the Japanese economy and business
- BEI/Golembe Associates: Vice President, 1984 - 1990 Staff consultant specializing in international banking, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions
- Grindlays Bank PLC: Management trainee, 1980 - 1982
- Kokugakuin University Research Fellowship, June to November, 2005
- Japan Foundation Research Fellowship, 2005-2006
- Smith Faculty Enrichment Fellowship, Duke University, Fall 2003
- Fulbright Research Fellowship, September 2000 - May 2001
- Rikkyo University Foreign Research Fellowship, 2000, May-November
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Award (for postdoctoral research), 1997-8
- Japan Foundation Fellowship (for dissertation research), 1995-6
- Hofstadter Fellowship, Columbia University (for graduate study), 1995
- History Department Colloquium, 2006 - present
- Triangle Japan Forum, July, 2002 - present
- Duke Kendo Club, 2001 - present
- Department Executive Committee, July, 2001 - present (except when on lea
- South Asia search committee, September, 2006 - December, 2006
- Carnegie Initiative on Graduate Education, September, 2004 - May, 2005
- Smith Faculty Enrichment Fellowship Selection Committee, 2003 - 2004
- Asia-Pacific Studies Institute, Executive Committee, September, 2001 - 2003
- Honors Thesis Review Committee, April, 2003
- History Department Faculty Colloquium on “Narratives of the Individual”, 2001 - 2002
- Duke Japanese language partner program, 1998 - 2000
- Language Dorm, Japan Floor, September, 1999 - May, 2000
- Department Executive Committee, July, 1999 - May, 2000
- Asia-Pacific Studies Institute, Speakers’ Committee, September, 1998 - May, 2000
- Honors Thesis Review Committee, April, 2000
- Fulbright Fellowship Evaluation Committee (Duke internal committee), October, 1999 - November, 1999
- Toyama-Durham school exchange, October, 1999
- Mellon Scholarship Evaluation Committee (Duke internal committee), February, 1999 - April, 1999
Selected Recent Talks and Lectures
- "Business and the Consumer: Who Created Whom?," Southern Japan Conference, Miami, November, 2006.
- "Nihon no shoshisha ha doko kara kimashita ka? (Where did the Japanese consumer come from?)," Tokyo, June 13, 2006.
- "An Overview of Japan's Postwar Experience," Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, March 24, 2005.
- "The Story of Haruko," Engaging Faculty series, Duke University, January 29, 2004.
- "Coercion and Consent: The Home Front in Japan," Duke University, "The Weight of War" series, February 26, 2003. [html]
- "Nihon no denki sangyo to juyo sosaku-1950 nendai ni oite (The Japanese electrical goods industry and market creation in the 1950s)," ISICS Cultural Studies Program, University of Tokyo, June 2001.
- "Graduate Studies and Trends in the Academy," Japan-United States Educational Commission, Tokyo, March 2001.
- "20-seiki Nihon noson ni okeru seikatsu kaizen undo (The Lifestyle Improvement movement in 20th century rural Japan)," Kanto chapter meeting of the Social and Economic Hisotry Society (Shakai Keizaishi Gakkai), December 2000.
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