ABOUT ME
I am a professor of political science at the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo. I am originally from Ireland but was raised in Tokyo, Japan. I moved to the United States for university, obtained a PhD in political science, and worked at a number of universities, most recently as an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan.
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL
1999 - 2005 Ph.D. in Political Science
Stanford University
1995 - 1999 A.B. in Public & International Affairs
Princeton University
1983-1995
St. Mary's International School, Tokyo
2015 - University of Tokyo (Japan)
Institute of Social Science
Professor (2019-), Associate Professor (2015-18)
2018 - 19 Oxford University (UK)
Visiting Research Fellow
2008 - 15 University of Michigan (USA)
Department of Political Science
Assistant Professor
2011 European University Institute (Italy)
Visiting Research Fellow
2006 - 08 Stanford University (USA)
Div. of Int'l, Comparative, and Area Studies
Lecturer
2005 - 06 Harvard University (USA)
Program on US-Japan Relations
Advanced Research Fellow