About Me

Welcome! I am a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. I was previously a Research Fellow for Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

I study how past conflicts shape beliefs and perceptions about international relations with computational and experimental methods. My research focuses on how wartime victimization, exposure to violence, and war outcomes influence support for aggressive security policies and perceptions of perpetrators’ culture. I also have broad interests in public attitudes toward foreign policy, post-conflict state-building, and the links between music and politics. My articles have been published or are forthcoming in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Peace Research and BMC Public Health.

I received my BA (2019) and MA (2021) in Political Science from Waseda University, Japan. Outside of academic work, I enjoy playing the violin and cheering for Cardinals.