My research brings transnational perspectives to bear on investigating key areas in contemporary culture and society: migration, social inclusion, gender in/equality, food cultures, the work-family nexus and higher education. I am currently working on several individual and collaborative projects, including 'minority NESB migrants and thier employment', 'gender income gap', 'food sustainability' and 'online international learning'. My work has appeared in leading international publishers, including Oxford University Press, Routledge, Springer Nature and Bloomsbury Academic.

I have an interdisciplinary background (cultural studies, anthropology, and social sciences), holding a B.A. in Education from Sophia University, an M.A. in Applied Communication from RMIT University, and a Ph.D. in Japanese Studies from the University of Melbourne. I came to Australia in 2006 as a recipient of the Endeavour Japan Awards funded by the Australian Government. I joined Japanese Studies at Monash University in 2019.

I am also the author of six commercial books about intercultural communications, language learning, and Japanese food culture. Some of my books were translated and sold in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.