She has been teaching at the tertiary level in Japan for about 30 years. She holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Education, University of London (now called University College London Institute of Education) on the topic of reflective practice as a development tool for in-service high school teachers of English in Japan. Her research interests include reflective practice, teacher cognition, researcher reflexivity, and interview methods. Her recent publications include the book, Reflective Practice as Professional Development: Experiences of Teachers of English in Japan (Multilingual Matters) and a chapter in Reflective Practice; Voices from the Field (Routledge) edited by Roger Barnard and Jonathon Ryan.