Hatfield School of Government, https://www.pdx.edu/cps/ at Portland State University. She received her Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from Portland State University. She teaches graduate courses in research methods, statistics, diversity in the workplace, intercultural communication, organizational theory and organizational behavior in the Division of Public Administration in the Hatfield School of Government. She also teaches Japanese Interpretation Workshop in the Japanese language program in the Department of Wrold Languages. Her research interests include issues of social diversity, cultural competence, civic capacity, government-citizen interface, and comparative local government.