Rie Tsujihara

Rie Tsujihara is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Washington, specializing in Japanese language education and discourse analysis. She holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Applied Linguistics (UW, 2023), an M.A. in Japanese Linguistics (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014), and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics (Texas Tech University, 2012).

Her research focuses on pragmatic competence in second language acquisition, classroom discourse analysis, and pedagogical strategies for teaching Japanese as a foreign/heritage language. She contributes to language education initiatives in the Department of Asian Languages & Literature.