Our team members

PIL Associate with background in academic and corporate research. During her MA and Ph.D. studies, Nina focused on migrant identities through the transnational lens and social identity theory, working mainly with primary qualitative data gathered through her fieldwork in Japan and the United States. After completing her doctorate at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, she became a researcher at a Tokyo-based EdTech startup, where her main responsibility lies in conducting content research related to the social impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related ethical concerns. She also has experience in conducting market research, including competitive analysis, qualitative and quantitative data collection and organization, data visualization using Python, and data analysis using statistical machine learning and deep learning methods. Nina strongly believes in social justice, equity, and the inherent dignity of every individual. 

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Through her various life experiences, such as volunteering at Caritas’ daycare for children from socially excluded families, formal education in graduate school with heavy influence on post-colonial theory, 8 years of language teaching experience, qualitative in-depth interviews, and most recently, AI ethics-related research, Nina firmly values the importance of comprehending each individual’s socio-cultural and personal circumstances. This point of view has been guiding her through her daily and professional activities, particularly when working with research participants from vulnerable groups, or participating in education activities with special needs or neurodivergent children.