Yukiko Inoue-Smith

Yukiko Inoue-Smith, PhD, a professor and chair in the division of foundations and educational research at the University of Guam, teaches educational psychology and research. Her teaching and scholarship on education technology have equipped her to play an important role at the University. Her current research focuses on interdisciplinary studies of student learning and development, improving university teaching with technology, and social contexts of learning within higher education. Her recent books (editor/chapter author) include: Online Education for Lifelong Learning; and Faculty Roles and New Expectation in the New Age. And her book, A Jungle Named Academia: Approaches to Self-Development and Growth, is a product of her many years of experiences and observations in academia. She is equally committed to poetry as the second area in which she has invested her passion for writing. Her recent poetry books include: The Inescapable Seasons of Life; and The Winter Woods: My Journey into Tanka.