I was graciously hosted (by Keri :)) to give an engaging talk on “Packaging and Place: Omiyage as Gastrodiplomacy,” as part of the NTU Food Studies Seminar series. Drawing on my current research as a…
Research
Fulbright Mid-Year Conference, 2024-2025
It was wonderful to reunite with fellow Fulbright Lecturers at the 2024 Mid-Year Conference in Osaka! We reflected on our first six months of teaching and living in Japan, sharing insights to make the most…
Presentation for Tokyo Sustainability Research Seminar: Singapore and Japan Alternative Protein
We were delighted to give a presentation for the Sustainability Research Open Seminar 3: Food and Agriculture in the World, hosted by the West Tokyo Joint Center for Sustainability Research and Implementation on March 15,…
Exploring Future Food
I was honored to be the keynote speaker at the Cultured Food: Innovations for a Sustainable Future conference at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), on January 17, 2025. I shared insights on “Singapore…
Japanese Calligraphy and Nohgaku performing art
I was able to participate in a Japanese calligraphy session and a Nohgaku performing art workshop during my stay at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as a visiting professor Fulbright Scholar. Shu-ren, a professional…
Kelsi teaching Culinary Diplomacy at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
As a Fulbright Lecturer and professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, I am teaching four courses in the Global Education Institute: culinary diplomacy, communicating science, diversity and inclusion, and intercultural communication. One…
Interview, BBC Food Chain “How to Read a Menu”
How do you read a menu? Top down? Zoom in on the boxed listings? Decide by price? Whether there are photos? Or how they are described? All these are factors to how we read a…
Presentation and poster- 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels
We were delighted to present at the 18th International Pragmatics Conference, a biannual conference attended by over 1500 linguists! This year it was held at Université Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels, Belgium. There were many…
Conversation on Table Manners: Keri, Kelsi, and Ivan Brehm at Appetite, Singapore
We led an engaging conversation on Table Manners with chef Ivan Brehm at Appetite, the creative collaborative space above his Michelin-starred restaurant Nouri in Singapore. In our stimulating discussion, we delved deep into how we…
Presentation at Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
We were speakers at the Monday Morning Lectures series at the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore. Invited by Friends of the Museum, we gave a live presentation on beef and its historical and cultural significance…