She is an associated faculty in the East Asian Studies Program as well, as her research is focused on Asia, mainly China. Eri works on the diverse projects that cover: 1)environmental policy/politics (analyzing the impacts of environmental standards and trade as well as analyzing policy making processes); 2) atmospheric chemistry (modeling air pollution in Asia); 3)environmental health (assessing the adverse health impacts of air pollution); 4) climate science (estimating greenhouse gas emissions, especially in Asia); and 5) indoor air pollution (assessing emissions due to yak dung burning in Tibet). She has a B.E. from the University of Tokyo, M.P.A. from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.