Researcher List Thatcher Spero Thatcher Spero (スペロー サッチャー) Please select the form format to download from below 「Education and research environment」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ①Outline for Vitae」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ②Education and research environment」format 「List of Teachers」format Profile Information AffiliationAssociate Professor, Faculty of Global Studies Department of Global Business, Musashino UniversityDegreeEducational Policy Studies & Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D.(May, 2020, University of Wisconsin at Madison)Education Policy Focused on Global Studies in Education, M.Ed.(Aug, 2013, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)Psychology, B.A.(May, 2001, George Washington University)J-GLOBAL ID202101009151766448researchmap Member IDR000024011 Major Research Interests 14 Curriculum Studies Global Education English-Medium Instruction Internationalization of Higher Education Comparative & International Education Critical Studies in Education Global Studies in Education Anthropology & Sociology of Education Multicultural & Multilingual Education English Language Education Educational Policy Studies More Research Areas 1 Humanities & social sciences / Education - general / Educational Foundations / Educational Policy & Curriculum Studies / Sociology & Anthropology of Education / Comparative & International Education / Global Education / English Language Education Research History 7 Apr, 2025 - Present Adjunct Faculty, Ochanomizu University Apr, 2024 - Present Associate Professor, Musashino University Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024 Assistant Professor, Waseda University Aug, 2014 - Mar, 2020 Teaching Fellow, University of Wisconsin at Madison Apr, 2008 - Jul, 2014 Adjunct Faculty, Waseda University More Education 3 Sep, 2014 - May, 2020 Social Sciences & Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies & Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin at Madison Jan, 2012 - Aug, 2013 Global Studies in Education, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sep, 1997 - May, 2001 Psychology, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, George Washington University Awards 7 2024 Presidential Medal for Service and Excellence, STAR Scholars Network 2022 Waseda e-Teaching Good Practice Award, Waseda University 2020 Waseda e-Teaching Good Practice Award, Waseda University 2019 UW Teaching Academy Future Faculty Partner 2018 UW Housing Honored Instructor Award More Papers 8 Intercultural Learning in and Through Higher Education EMI Thatcher A. Spero Advancing Global Competencies in Education: Theory and Practice, 82-94, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead author The Emerging Face of Higher Education Internationalization Thatcher A. Spero Global Studies, 9 27-44, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead author Using ChatGPT to Improve Access, Inclusion, and Equity in and Through English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education Thatcher A. Spero ChatGPT and Global Higher Education: Using Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning, 135-147, May, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead author I'm Not a Language Teacher: Considering the Complexities of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education English-Medium Instruction Courses Thatcher A. Spero International Faculty in East Asian Higher Education, 46-68, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead author Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Internationalization of the Curriculum, and the Future of Higher Education Internationalization: Lessons from Japan Thatcher A. Spero WASEDA GLOBAL FORUM, (19) 111-137, Feb, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead author More Professional Memberships 5 Critical Internationalization Studies Network American Educational Research Association (AERA) Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR Scholars Network) Comparative and International Education Society
Thatcher Spero (スペロー サッチャー) Please select the form format to download from below 「Education and research environment」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ①Outline for Vitae」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ②Education and research environment」format 「List of Teachers」format Profile Information AffiliationAssociate Professor, Faculty of Global Studies Department of Global Business, Musashino UniversityDegreeEducational Policy Studies & Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D.(May, 2020, University of Wisconsin at Madison)Education Policy Focused on Global Studies in Education, M.Ed.(Aug, 2013, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)Psychology, B.A.(May, 2001, George Washington University)J-GLOBAL ID202101009151766448researchmap Member IDR000024011 Major Research Interests 14 Curriculum Studies Global Education English-Medium Instruction Internationalization of Higher Education Comparative & International Education Critical Studies in Education Global Studies in Education Anthropology & Sociology of Education Multicultural & Multilingual Education English Language Education Educational Policy Studies More Research Areas 1 Humanities & social sciences / Education - general / Educational Foundations / Educational Policy & Curriculum Studies / Sociology & Anthropology of Education / Comparative & International Education / Global Education / English Language Education Research History 7 Apr, 2025 - Present Adjunct Faculty, Ochanomizu University Apr, 2024 - Present Associate Professor, Musashino University Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024 Assistant Professor, Waseda University Aug, 2014 - Mar, 2020 Teaching Fellow, University of Wisconsin at Madison Apr, 2008 - Jul, 2014 Adjunct Faculty, Waseda University More Education 3 Sep, 2014 - May, 2020 Social Sciences & Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies & Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin at Madison Jan, 2012 - Aug, 2013 Global Studies in Education, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sep, 1997 - May, 2001 Psychology, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, George Washington University Awards 7 2024 Presidential Medal for Service and Excellence, STAR Scholars Network 2022 Waseda e-Teaching Good Practice Award, Waseda University 2020 Waseda e-Teaching Good Practice Award, Waseda University 2019 UW Teaching Academy Future Faculty Partner 2018 UW Housing Honored Instructor Award More Papers 8 Intercultural Learning in and Through Higher Education EMI Thatcher A. Spero Advancing Global Competencies in Education: Theory and Practice, 82-94, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead author The Emerging Face of Higher Education Internationalization Thatcher A. Spero Global Studies, 9 27-44, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead author Using ChatGPT to Improve Access, Inclusion, and Equity in and Through English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education Thatcher A. Spero ChatGPT and Global Higher Education: Using Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning, 135-147, May, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead author I'm Not a Language Teacher: Considering the Complexities of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education English-Medium Instruction Courses Thatcher A. Spero International Faculty in East Asian Higher Education, 46-68, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead author Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Internationalization of the Curriculum, and the Future of Higher Education Internationalization: Lessons from Japan Thatcher A. Spero WASEDA GLOBAL FORUM, (19) 111-137, Feb, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead author More Professional Memberships 5 Critical Internationalization Studies Network American Educational Research Association (AERA) Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR Scholars Network) Comparative and International Education Society