Specializations:

Spatial Transformation of Cities & Quality of Life in the Global Economy; Transportation & Urban Development; Urban Infrastructure Finance; Spatial Econometrics/GIS Applications for City Planning.

Education:

Ph.D. in City & Regional Planning (April 2010 expected) University of California, Berkeley

M.S. in Transportation Engineering (1999) University of Tokyo

B.S. in Transportation Engineering (1997) Tokyo University of Science

Academic Appointments:

Jan.2009-Present Graduate Student Researcher "The Transit-Oriented Global Centers for Competitiveness and Livability: State Strategies and Market Responses in Asia". P.I.: Murakami, J. / Supervisor: Prof. Cervero, R. / Funds: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (Sweden) and University of California Transportation Center.

Aug.2008-Dec.2008 Graduate Student Researcher "Evaluating Bus Rapid Transit Services in Santa Monica, LA". P.I.: Prof. Cervero, R. and Specialist. Miller, M./Fund: Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

Jun.2008-Aug.2008 Graduate Student Researcher "Are TODs Over-parked? Exploring Housing, Neighborhood, and Environmental Impacts". P.I.: Prof. Cervero, R. / Fund: University of California Transportation Center, University of California, Berkeley.

Aug.2006-Aug.2008 Graduate Student Researcher "Modeling the Spatial Dynamics and Environmental and Resource Impacts of U.S. Metropolitan Growth and Change". P.I.: Prof. Landis, J. and Prof. Cervero, R. / Fund: National Science Foundation.

Aug.2006-Dec.2007 Graduate Student Researcher "A Case Study of MTR Corporation's 'Rail + Property'Joint Development in Hong Kong". P.I.: Prof. Cervero, R. / Funds: MTR Corporation(Hong Kong, China) and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Jan.2006-May.2006 Graduate Student Course Reader "CP207 Economics for City Planning in Spring 2006" Instructor: Prof. Collignon, F. Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley

Professional Career:

Apr.1999-Mar.2003 Planning Officer (Full-time): Research on the Economic and Environmental Impacts of the Tokyo-Yokohama Belt Highway Projects, Road Project Finance, Urban Street Designs and Neighborhood Planning, and Public Relations. Department of Highway Planning, Road Bureau, City of Yokohama, Japan

Awards/Grants:

2009-2010 University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Grants

2009-2010 Deanfs Normative Time Fellowship, Graduate Division, University of California, Berkeley

2008-2009 Department of City and Regional Planning Block Grant, University of California, Berkeley

2008-2009 Center for Japanese Studies Graduate Student Fellowship, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley

2007-2008 Academic Progress Award, Graduate Division, University of California, Berkeley

2007-2008 Department of City and Regional Planning Block Grant, University of California, Berkeley

2007-2008 Center for Japanese Studies Graduate Student Fellowship, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley

2006-2007 Research Grant for the Impact of Public-Sector Interventions on Land Prices, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: Massachusetts (with Prof. Robert B. Cervero)

2006-2007 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP), World Bank: Washington, D.C.

2005-2006 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP), World Bank: Washington, D.C.

Academic Services:

2010 Reviewer for the Berkeley Planning Journal

2009 Reviewer for the Journal of Transportation and Land Use

2006 Reviewer/Web Designer for the Berkeley Planning Journal

2002 Lecturer for the Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo