I can’t believe how many amazing events I have been to this year!!!!! On the left all the badges from Anime/Manga/Comic Book Conventions that I attended/presented at to share my research and on the right all the academic conferences I went to, to represent my academic departments!!!

This week I am in Columbus, Ohio for the SACNAS Academic Conference, and as usual being in a environment full of scientists, researchers and brilliant minds is always so refreshing and inspiring!

Also the food has been amazing so far!

#NDiSTEM #NationalDiversityinSciences

Pirate - Raylene The Pink Rose “Wanted Dead or Alive”

Bounty: 12000000 Berry

Crimes: Loving One Piece too much, wearing excessive but fashionable amounts of pink, and performing full on musical numbers in the shower and while driving…

Boat Cruise on the historical Natchez Steamboat - I wonder if this is similar to what traveling the Grand Line with the Straw Hats would be like…

#theonepiecedr

I couldn’t call myself a One Piece Academic if I didn’t love learning about pirates and history too!

So while in New Orleans I had to stop by Lafitte’s Trading Company for a “Pirate King Coffee”

Of course for research purposes only….

#theonepiecedr #onepiece #nola

This week I am in New Orleans for the sWE25 Academic/Research Conference, and let’s just say being surrounded by all these wonderful fellow women researchers, academics and scientists is so inspiring and invigorating!

Let’s keep supporting women in Academia, in Science and in Research!

People ask - How much do you love One Piece?

Me - Well… enough to make it the center of my academic research, that I have spent years developing and that has lead me to awesome presentations all over the country…

Oh also New York Comic Con was a blast hehe

This week I had the amazing opportunity of being a keynote speaker for the Annual Fundraising Luncheon provided by the non-profit organization “The Immigration Project” and needless to say it was a fantastic opportunity to share my experiences and how they have shaped me as an educator!

From Anime Expo in LA to Anime NY in NYC, this has been a wonderful summer of One Piece Research, Presentations and just overall spreading the love for Anime & Manga Studies! #OnePiece #theonepiecedr

This weekend I had the amazing opportunity of presenting at a panel of manga and anime scholars and researchers at the convention Anime NY in NYC! I feel so grateful to share the arena with so many incredible people. Being The One Piece Dr. freaking rocks!!!! #animenyc #theonepiecedr