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2013 Faculty & Staff
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Linda Lonon Blanton, UNO Professor Emerita of English, & Academic Director of UNO-Japan 2013 Dr. Blanton retired from UNO in 2006—after directing the UNO Honors Program during her last seven full-time years—only to spend the following four very interesting years in northern Greece, as institutional director of English programs at a kindergarten-through-MBA school in Thessaloniki. She has also worked and lived in Tunisia and Morocco. Dr. Blanton loves the Mediterranean, but is very much looking forward to Japan. She also loves off-the-beaten-path road trips, antiques, good books, and sitting in sidewalk cafés (people watching). 2013 Course: |
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Noriko Lastrapes, M.Ed, Japanese Instructor A native of Tokyo, Noriko Lastrapes has taught the Japanese language at the University of New Orleans for over 20 years and enjoys seeing her students use their Japanese in countless ways. In her free time, she enjoys caring for her pets and her dear husband. 2013 Courses: |
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Michael Wood, PhD, Senior Professor of Practice, Asian Studies at Tulane University Dr. Michael Wood is returning to the UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University summer program for a third time and is very much looking forward to again teaching Japanese history and literature on the program. Dr. Wood has spent his adult life living between Japan and the United States and his research is related to literary, visual, and cultural studies related to Japan, the Pacific, and globalization. He is currently a faculty member of Asian Studies at Tulane University and serves as the Coordinator of Japan Studies. 2013 Courses: |
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Noriko Ito Krenn, Ph.D, Counselor, UNO Honors Program and Associate Director, UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University Noriko is a native of Japan. She holds a Masters degree in Counseling and a Ph.D. in Language Education and has been a counselor for the Honors Program since spring 2003. She loves hiking, having meaningful conversations, and crawfish boiling. Her favorite quote is "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away." |
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Mary I. Hicks, M.Ed, Program Director, UNO-Japan Mary spent 2 years in Japan teaching English many years ago. Little did she know that would prepare her to work on this program someday. She started her UNO career assisting Noriko Lastrapes in teaching Japanese in the 90's, and that led to her current position in the UNO Division of International Education. Mary's other duties include the direction of the UNO International Student Exchange Programs and the UNO Prague Summer Seminars. In her personal time, she enjoys reading, travel (of course!), making crafty stuff, and getting out of the city from time to time. |
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