Awards and Honors
2016
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student, Stony Brook University
Interview with the Graduate School on Award: “Michelle Ho Q&A: Turning Difference into Strength, Striking Balance”
Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Travel Award, Stony Brook University
Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) Professional Development Award
2015
Vivien Hartog Travel Award, Stony Brook University
Grants and Fellowships
2017-2018 Academic Year
Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship (for dissertation completion) 
National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Travel Grant and Registration Scholarship, NWSA
2016-2017 Academic Year
Japanese Studies Fellowship, Japan Foundation 
AAS-in-ASIA Conference Travel Grant, Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) Travel Grant, ACLA
2012-2016 Academic Years
Teaching Assistantship, Stony Brook University
2011-2012 Academic Year
Merit-based Scholarship funded by NEC Corporation, University of Tokyo
2010-2011 Academic Year
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)/JENESYS Next Leaders Program Scholarship, University of Tokyo
Research Experience
2016-2017 Academic Year
Visiting Research Fellow
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo
Service to Profession
2017-
Manuscript Reviewer, Feminist Media Studies
Departmental & University Service
2014-2015 Academic Year
Graduate Student Representative for Women’s and Gender Studies, Cultural Analysis and Theory, Stony Brook University
Editorial Assistant, Kudos, Cultural Analysis and Theory Departmental Newsletter, Stony Brook University
2013-2014 Academic Year
Organizer, Cultural Analysis and Theory Colloquia, Stony Brook University
Extracurricular University Service
2010-2011 Academic Year
Vice President, Singapore Students’ Association (Japan) 
Community Involvement and Outreach
2017-
Volunteer, Rosie’s Place, a shelter for poor and homeless women in Boston
Volunteer, Boston Living Center, a non-profit organization (NPO) for the HIV/AIDS community
2016-2017 Academic Year
Volunteer, Hands On Tokyo, an NPO for community services, such as working with children and youths with visual and intellectual disabilities
Volunteer, AKTA, an NPO and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community center based in Tokyo
