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Personnel

Dean and Administrative Assistant

Dean: Sven Saaler
Professor of Modern Japanese History, Graduate Program in Global Studies

Administrative Assistant: Yuki Sano

For deans in previous years, click here.

Postdoctoral fellows (PD) and research assistants (RA)

PD: Beatrice Melo
PhD in Global Studies, Sophia University
Research Interest: The Fashion Industry and Sustainability

PD: Samuel Conde Amorim
Doctoral Candidate in Area Studies
Research Interest: International Relations, Latin American Studies, Global Governance, Brazilian Foreign Policy, Development Studies.

RA：Sriwichian Kuntida
Doctoral Student in Global Studies
Research Interest: Sociology of family, Childfree marriage, Reproduction, Family policies, The changing family, Asian families

RA：Miguel Niccolo Veneracion Rallonza
Doctoral Student in Global Studies
Research Interest: Engaged Anthropology, grassroots narratives, food and foodways, specialty coffee, global capitalism

RA：Michelle Sta. Romana
Doctoral Student in Global Studies
Research Interest: Southeast Asian politics, Philippine studies, comparative political economy, social movements, nationalism and electoral narratives

For personnel in previous years, click here.