Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies (Master's) Faculty | APU Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

BUI Thanh Huong

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M, D
Degree	MA, Griffith University MBA, Waseda University PhD, Griffith University
Divisions	Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , International Public Administration (IPA) , Sustainability Science (SS)
Research Field	Human Geography, Tourism Psychology, Tourism Development and Cultural Heritage Conservation, Tourism Management Professor Bui completed her master’s in Tourism Management and International Management before completing her Ph.D. at Griffith University in Australia. Her current academic societies include the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies and the Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies (ANZALS). Professor Bui’s research fields are Heritage Tourism, Human Geography, Social Psychology and Southeast Asian studies.
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GHOTBI Nader

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M, D
Degree	PhD in Modern Economics, Kyoto University
Divisions	Development Economics (DE) , Sustainability Science (SS)
Research Field	Applied Health Sciences, Philosophy/Ethics, Civil Law, Clinical Psychology and Public Hygiene Studies/Health Science Professor Ghotbi received his MD from Tehran University in 1992 before coming to Kyoto University for his Ph.D. in Modern Economics. He is a member of the Asian Bioethics Association as well as a member of the International Association for Asia Pacific Studies and is also a member of the editorial board for its journal. His current research fields are Applied Heath Sciences, Philosophy/Ethics, Civil Law, Clinical Psychology and Public Hygiene Studies/Health Science.
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KUBO Takayuki

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M
Degree	PhD (Economics), Chuo University
Divisions	Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , Sustainability Science (SS)
Research Field	Urban and Regional Economics, Urban and Regional Policies, Urban and Regional Planning
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LI Yan

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M, D
Degree	Doctor of Engineering, Kyoto University Master of Science, East China Normal University Bachelor of Science, Nanjing University
Divisions	Sustainability Science (SS) , International Public Administration (IPA)
Research Field	Environmental Policy, City Planning, Regional Planning, Traffic Engineering, Social System Engineering Professor Li received her Bachelor’s degree in City Planning from Nanjing University and Master of Science in Urban Geography from East China Normal University before obtaining her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University. She served as an assistant in the Engineering Department of Ritsumeikan University before working at Fukuyama Consultants Co., Ltd. as a researcher; she has been at APU since 2000. She teaches under the Sustainability Science division. Her current research fields are Environmental Policy, City Planning, and Traffic Engineering. She currently is a member of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, the City Planning Institute of Japan and the GIS Association of Japan.
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PISHVA Davar

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M, D
Degree	Ph.D. in System Engineering, Mie University Master of Science, Ateneo de Manila University Bachelor of Science, University of the Philippines
Divisions	Sustainability Science (SS)
Research Field	Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs), Simulation and Modeling (SaM), Decision Science (DS) Professor Pishva received his Ph.D. degree in System Engineering from Mie University, Japan. He has been serving APU since 2007 and currently teaches under the Sustainability Science division. His recent teaching focus includes Technology Management, Environmental Modeling and Analysis, Structured Decision Making, and Geographic Information System. The focus of his recent research includes Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs), Simulation and Modeling (SaM), Decision Science (DS) and Information Security (IS). He has recently published a number of articles, book chapters and international patents. He has also been active in numerous academic societies and has been serving IEEE as a Senior Member for more than a decade now.
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ROSE John A.

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Memphis Master of Science, Memphis State University Bachelor of Arts, Rhodes College
Divisions	Development Economics (DE) , Sustainability Science (SS)
Research Field	DNA Nanotechnology, Nanobioscience, Biomolecular Computing, Soft Computing, Bioinformatics Professor Rose received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Memphis. Before coming to APU, he worked at the University of Tokyo as a research fellow and lecturer. His current research fields are DNA Micro & Nanotechnology, Soft Computing, and Software Engineering. He is currently a member of the IEEE academic society (since early 2007).
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SUDO Tomonori

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M
Degree	Ph.D in International Studies, Waseda University
Divisions	International Public Administration (IPA) , Sustainability Science (SS) , Development Economics (DE)
Research Field	Environmental and Climate Policy, Resource/Environment/Climate Economics, Development Economics and Finance, Development Policy Professor Sudo graduated from Osaka University before attending the University of London for his masters. In 2008, he graduated from Waseda University with a Ph.D. in International Studies. Professor Sudo worked for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as a Senior Research Fellow and as a Visiting Scholar. He was also a part-time lecturer for the Graduate School of Aoyama Gakuin University before coming to APU. Currently, he is the Division Head of the International Public Administration division.
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VAFADARI M. Kazem

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M, D
Degree	Ph.D. (Asia Pacific Studies), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University MA, Theoretical Economics
Divisions	Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , Sustainability Science (SS)
Research Field	Cultural Heritage Management, Ecotourism, Agriculture Heritage Tourism, Community Based Tourism and Rural Tourism Tourism destinations vary greatly from urban to rural settings and from artificial structures to remote locations in nature. This diversity results in demand for knowledge in various subfields of tourism and related skills. Such subfields include natural environment studies, human resource management, economics, and socio-cultural issues, knowledge of which assists our graduates in contributing to sustainable tourist destinations based on available resources. Today, tourism and hospitality are among the top grossing global industries, and attract individuals from both academia and the business world in order to manage the tourism industry and its socio-cultural, economic, and environmental impacts.”
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YAMASHITA Hiromi

Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M D
Degree	Ph.D. Univesity of Birmingham
Divisions	Sustainability Science (SS)
Research Field	Coastal environment, Fishing communities, Pubic participation, Environmental sociology, Natural restoration projects
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JONES Thomas Edward

Associate Professor

Graduate Advising *1	M, D
Degree	PhD (Agriculture), University of Tokyo
Divisions	Sustainability Science (SS) , Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , International Public Administration (IPA)
Research Field	Environmental Policy, Nature-Based Tourism, Protected Areas, Regional Development
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