I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences (SHaPS), University College London for the Leverhulme-funded project “Speech production processes in resolving articulatory variation”. Before this, I completed a PhD at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University in November 2024, where I investigated acoustic/articulatory dynamics of L2 English liquids produced by L1 Japanese speakers using ultrasound tongue imaging and quantitative data analysis methods.

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Research interests

  Articulatory Phonetics

  Ultrasound Tongue Imaging

  Second Language Acquisition

analytics   Quantitative Analysis


Current projects

cosine--v1   Dynamics in L2 speech: L1 Japanese speakers’ production of English liquids (My PhD research)

cosine--v1   Speech production processes in resolving articulatory variation

                 PIs: Professor Patti Adank (UCL), Dr Chris Carignan (UCL) and Professor Adamantios Gafos (Universität Potsdam).

hiragana-ra   U-DNR: Articulatory characterisation of Japanese liquids using ultrasound

                 Co-researcher: Dr Maho Morimoto (Chuo University/Sophia University)


Education

  2020 - 2024   PhD in Linguistics, Lancaster University, UK.

                Supervisors: Professor Claire Nance and Dr Sam Kirkham

                See also: Lancaster University Phonetics Lab

                Funded by Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) and The Murata Science Foundation.

  2015 - 2016   Master of Arts in Linguistics (with Merit), University College London, UK.

                Dissertation supervisor: Dr Bronwen Evans

  2010 - 2015   Bachelor of Arts in Education Studies, Aichi University of Education, Japan.

                Thesis supervisor: Professor Yasuhiro Fujiwara (Now at Meijo University, Japan)


Skills

  Japanese (Native), English (Fluent, CEFR: C1), German (Beginner, CEFR: A2)

  R / R Studio, Praat, Gorilla, Microsoft Office, LaTeX, Moodle

  Ultrasound tongue imaging (Articulate Assistant Advanced), Acoustic analysis, Statistical analysis

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