About the Research Team

The research team includes:

Jennifer L. Teeter, Emilie Devaux, Manabu Kitawaki, Kione Kochi, and Ai Yazawa, 

Jennifer L. Teeter

Jennifer L. Teeter is a currently faculty member in the Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University and coordinator of the project. Jennifer was born in a suburb of Chicago in Illinois, USA. After coming to Japan in 2002 and teaching English in a high school in Toyama, she worked for a Japan-based international NGO working to promote peace, human rights, and sustainability, called Peace Boat, later teaching at the university level. She explores issues of race, gender, and other aspects of identities and how education can be used as a vehicle to broaden understandings of these issues. Finally, she is dedicated to supporting Indigenous-led education.

Kione Kochi

Kione Kochi is a Research Coordinator at the Center for Innovation in Traditional Industries at Kyoto Seika University.

Ai Yazawa

Ai Yazawa is a faculty member at Kyoto Seika University. 

Previous Research Members:

Rosanna Rios

Rosanna Rios is a graduate student at Kyoto Seika University. She explores the relationship between humans and nature and the way they coexist in daily life. In recent works, she expresses the idea of change and transition by tracing the body image on the fabric.