The area of her research is linguistic anthropology, more specifically language, gender and sexuality. Her most recent book, Queer Japanese (2010 Macmillan), focuses on how Japanese sexual minorities (especially lesbians and gays) negotiate their lives though linguistic practice in various social contexts. Currently, she is working on three book projects, Nüshu: Chinese Women’s Script, Linguistic Practice of Transgender Speakers in Japan, and Negotiationg and Constructing Diverse Roles and Identities at Danso (FtM) and Joso (MtF) Cafes in Akihabara, Japan. She teaches various levels of Japanese language courses as well as sociolinguistic and gender related courses (Culture of Cuteness; Language and Gender; Japanese Language and Culture, etc).